Wednesday, April 24, 2019

BUMPED UP...A new possible Foxx ethics breach has come to light. Should the special prosecutor be considering obstruction of justice charges?

Kim Foxx recuses herself from another high-profile case

By Larry Yellen 
Posted Apr 23 2019 08:47PM CDT
I HAVE TO ASK WHAT EXACTLY DOES RECUSAL MEAN? IS SHE GOING TO GET A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR NAMED OR IS SHE GOING TO STAY IN THE BACKGROUND AND TRY TO CONTROL THE CASE?


ALSO, THE ALLEDGED FACTS IN THIS CASE (SEE BELOW) ARE QUITE DISTURBING. YET, DESPITE THE REVOLTING ALLEGATIONS, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT KIM FOX HAS ALLOWED THE DEFENDANT TO DO POLITICAL FUNDRAISING FOR HER CAMPAIGN. FURTHERMORE, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT FOXX HAS ALLOWED THE DEFENDANT TO APPEAR ON STAGE WITH HER AT ONE OF HER POLITICAL RALLYS AND EVEN POSED FOR A PHOTO WITH THE DEFENDANT (SEE THE BELOW PHOTO, ALL SMILES). 


I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE THE REPORT THAT THE CHARGES AGAINST THE DEFENDANT WERE REDUCED FROM A FELONY TO MISDEMEANOR AND TO EXPLORE WHETHER KIM FOXX SHOULD BE CHARGED WITH OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.


 - State's Attorney Kim Foxx has withdrawn from another high-profile case after police questioned her impartiality.
The state's attorney said she's had no involvement in the case against activist Jedidiah Brown, but she's agreed to recuse herself for appearances sake.
Video provided by Jedidiah Brown's attorney shows Brown's arrest at a South Side protest in 2018. Brown was charged with misdemeanor battery to police officers. On Tuesday, Foxx agreed that a special prosecutor should handle the case, which is just what the officers involved wanted.



“If a man has a pending criminal case, the state's attorney shouldn't have any contact with that person. He shouldn't be talking to that person. He certainly shouldn't be posing for photographs with that person,” said attorney James McKay.
McKay was referring to Foxx's appearance at Operation Push after her recusal and dropping of charges in the Jussie Smollett case. Brown appeared with her and posted a selfie afterwards.
On Good Day Chicago Tuesday morning, Brown said he was surprised the officers now wanted Foxx off the case.
“I was actually taken by surprise, I'm extremely disappointed, I'm angry about it. But I'm optimistic,” he said.
Attorneys for the state's attorney denied that there's any actual conflict of interest, but they admitted that the appearance might be there, so the state's attorney agreed to recuse herself.
Foxx's attorneys said she had no idea Brown had a pending criminal case. Brown is suing the police for excessive force, and said appointing a special prosecutor will merely delay justice.
“What I do know is that whatever prosecutor we have, we're confident we're going to prevail. So bring on whoever you want,” said Brown’s attorney, Jon Erickson.

Kim Foxx Colluding with Alleged Assailant Is a 'Punch and a Kick' to His Police Victims, Officers Say


Facebook screenshot of Kim Foxx with defendant Jedidiah Brown.
On Thursday, eight Chicago police officers formally asked for a special prosecutor in the case of Jedidiah Brown, an activist who allegedly assaulted them. Brown appeared with Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx at a press conference regarding her handling of the Jussie Smollett case, and reportedly worked for her political campaign in 2015, yet Foxx's office is still overseeing the case against him. The officers are demanding a special prosecutor take over the case instead.

This petition reveals the anti-police corruption and animus in Foxx's office. This animus is nothing new. Earlier this week, documents revealed that Foxx intervened in the Smollett case even after she had "recused" herself, and that her employee described police detectives as "the worst."

Foxx also supported the case against police officers who were accused of orchestrating a

cover-up in the Laquan Mcdonald case, but the police were acquitted. Wrongful conviction lawyers contributed to her campaign, and she has dismissed charges of murder that gang members freely confessed to. The Chicago police union has called for a federal investigation into Foxx's office, and Trump announced a federal investigation into the Smollett case.

Yet the case of Jedidiah Brown seems particularly horrific. According to the complaint, on July 19, 2018, Brown and his fellow protesters started to block traffic on the street. Police warned them not to do so "on three separate occasions." Brown refused to comply, and he also removed his jewelry and other belongings in order to physically assault the cops.

"After several warnings Mr. Brown and a fellow protester intentionally blocked traffic, daring the police to react. Brown’s associate was arrested first, peacefully and without a struggle. Nevertheless, Mr. Brown intentionally interfered with the arrest and yelled at the police to release the man," the complaint states. "In an aggressive manner Mr. Brown charged at the police with his arms outstretched. Brown physically engaged with several officers. The pod camera above captured Mr. Brown punching one of the Petitioners. Brown’s aggression and criminal disobedience required several police officers to effectuate his arrest. During the cuffing procedure, Mr. Brown kicked another Petitioner."

Despite clear evidence against Brown, Foxx's office dropped the original felony charges of aggravated battery against two police officers. "Inexplicably, and despite its evidentiary value, the Commander ordered the defendant's cell phone to be returned to him," the complaint adds.

Interestingly, Brown's friend and ally Lamon Reccord — who "had menaced the police with an extended metal baton" when Brown was arrested — announced in a Facebook Live video "that felony charges against Mr. Brown had been rejected by Ms. Foxx's office... before the petitioners knew that felony charges had been rejected."


The suspect was eventually charged with two counts of misdemeanor battery to a police officer, resisting arrest, and obstruction of justice by a non-motorist.

Before he was released, Brown spoke with two of the police petitioners, telling them "that he was a paid political worker for Kim Foxx, having worked on Ms. Foxx's campaign in 2015." He also spoke about Ja'Mal Green, who was paid a large sum from Foxx's campaign but refused to share it with Brown and Reccord.

Despite the fact that Foxx's office was continuing the prosecution against Brown, Foxx welcomed Brown on stage at a press conference on April 6, 2019. In that press conference, Foxx defended her office's decision to drop the 16 felony counts against Empire star Jussie Smollett, who allegedly lied to the police in a hate hoax. At that conference, Ja'Mal Green referred to the Chicago police as the "Blue Klux Klan." Neither Foxx nor Brown denounced this statement.

After the event, Brown took a picture with Foxx, sharing it on Facebook with the caption "Let the record reflect, I stand with Kim Foxx. Blue Klux Klan we aren't going without a fight you'll never forget!"

"It was bad enough for [the police] to suffer punches and kicks from Jedidiah Brown while they tried to serve and protect the citizens of Chicago on July 19, 2018. It’s worse now after the Petitioners saw Mr. Brown standing and smiling with the elected State’s Attorney on April 6, 2019 and being left to wonder if their rights as victims and witnesses will be protected by the current prosecutor," the petition states.

"Ms. Foxx’s public alliance with Jedidiah Brown, while his criminal case is still pending, is just another punch and kick to these police officers, but this time it’s to their confidence in the criminal justice system," the petition adds.

The police insist that they do not seek special treatment but rather "nothing more and nothing less than a just, unbiased prosecution of Jedidiah Brown."

"Mr. Brown’s paid assistance during Ms. Foxx’ campaign in 2015 and his presence on center stage at Operation Push showing his support for the State’s Attorney clearly establishes that the political relationship between the two is a strong and thriving relationship today," the petition argues. This is a clear case of a conflict of interest.

In fact, on Tuesday, Brown published a video on Facebook urging people to donate to Foxx's campaign, warning against a challenger supported by the police union.
"Any continued participation by the State’s Attorney in Jedidiah Brown’s criminal case ignores the obvious: the appearance of impropriety," the petition reads. "Petitioners submit that there’s no hope for a zealous prosecution of Jedidiah Brown when the public political alliance between Mr. Brown and his current prosecutor compromise that prosecution. When you add in their political work history, justice and fairness demands the appointment of a special prosecutor."

"Indeed, a zealous prosecution of one of Ms. Foxx’ current political allies and a former co-worker flies in the face of everything Ms. Foxx stands for, politically," the document states.

Foxx should recuse herself from this case and a court should bring in a special prosecutor. But this is not the end of the story. Jedidiah Brown filed a federal lawsuit against the police officers, claiming they struck him first and arrested him for no reason.

If the petition is correct, the police have camera footage to back up their claims, so Brown's lawsuit seems likely to fail. The very fact he filed it proves his presumption, however. Not only did Brown seem to think he would get away with blocking traffic and allegedly physically assaulting police officers, but he also tried to cash in on it.

During her remarks on the Smollett case, Foxx mentioned "criminal justice reform" four times. Criminal justice reform is indeed an important issue, but in this case, the petition suggests the police are in the right. It seems booting Foxx from office might be the criminal justice reform Chicago needs right now. At the least, a federal investigation into her office is long overdue.

Read the police petition here and Brown's lawsuit here.


AT SOME POINT (I WILL LEAVE THAT TIMING UP TO THE EXPERTS) MS. FOXX SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR  A PATTERN OF OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.

10 comments:

  1. Anonymous4/20/2019

    Crimesha is openly not doing her job and has decided to avoid charging people according to what state law says and made up her own rules. She is breaking the law. Time for removal from office.

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  2. Anonymous4/20/2019

    Considering the outrage expressed at Kim Fox during the past month, I feel sad for her. She has brought much of it upon herself, by having "good" intentions and taking advice from imbeciles.

    I can appreciate the reasoning for Kim's wanting to make up for perceived wrongs to "people of color" by the police. Historically speaking, those wrongs were known to occur. However, those police practices leading to such wrongs no longer occur. Society has changed and will not tolerate wrongful police conduct.

    There is absolutely no need or legal basis for Kim to refuse to prosecute a criminal on the basis of their race. Such a refusal also is prosecutional misconduct. Surely, it is just as grievous as the police misconduct. People of color are protected from abuse by a whole series of federal laws. Kim Foxx has to get with the times and rid herself of that chip on her shoulder. She should consider how much good she could do for by upholding the law and demonstrating the virture to be derived by being a law abiding citizen.

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    1. Anonymous4/20/2019

      What planet are you from?

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    2. Anonymous4/20/2019

      Okay, you feel sad for her? Why? Foxx allowed herself to be compromised by the opportunity to rub elbows with some folks in the Obama network. Did they elect her? Nope, but that chance to go to California, walk the red carpet, schmooze with the likes of Kamala Harris was too much for her to resist. She got caught with her pants down on the Smollett case and retreats to what? Oh yeah, "I was raised in the projects" and the poor black girl and all that other bullshit. She "recuses" herself to insulate insinuation that she threw the case but the text messages from her phone show she was playing the big shot overseeing what she wanted done with the prosecution of the case. Feel sorry for her? Not a chance. If too many people of color are being prosecuted and housed for crimes they committed, maybe her office could educate those "people of color" as to the consequences of their actions. Or else lobby the legislature to take those statutes off the books. The rest of us don't have issues following the law, why should exceptions to wrong doing be made because of ethnicity? You don't promote civilized behavior by rewarding/ignoring bad behavior. And all this first name references to the states attorney gives an inference that you have a personal relationship with her. If in fact that's the case, then maybe you could take her aside and ask her to get her head out of her ass for the remainder of her term, because it's probably going to be her last. Then lets see what her California connections, the Obamas, and George Soros do for her.

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  3. Anonymous4/20/2019

    Keep voting democratic…..

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  4. Anonymous4/20/2019

    Today's Democratic Party is definitely not the party of JFK.

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  5. Anonymous4/20/2019

    TRIFECTA!!

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  6. Anonymous4/20/2019

    She won't resign, nobody will hire her.
    She's has no future

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  7. Anonymous4/20/2019

    It's obvious they have people positioned through out her office, reporting back

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  8. Anonymous4/21/2019

    It wasn’t Toni Preckwinkle, Kimmy Foxx, or Chief Judge Evans and his hooligans who pulled the trigger, but bet you a case of bullets the trigger man has been cut loose by their agenda to continue to wreak havoc on the Black community! And Kimmy Foxx held a rally where everyone was clapping and cheering in support of her “Keep thugs on the streets agenda!

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