Posted on 03/14/2016 3:11:10 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
A North Carolina sheriff's office is investigating whether Republican front-runner Donald Trump's actions at a Fayetteville, N.C., rally last week "rose to the level of inciting a riot," according to a statement from the department's lawyer.
"We are continuing to look at the totality of these circumstances . . . including the potential of whether there was conduct on the part of Mr. Trump or the Trump campaign which rose to the level of inciting a riot," said the statement from Cumberland Sheriff's Office attorney Ronnie Mitchell. An associate in Mitchell's office read the statement aloud to a Washington Post reporter.
The statement said the sheriff's office was also looking into further charges against John Franklin McGraw, 78, who allegedly was the man seen sucker punching a protester as that person was being led out of the Trump rally by police. In addition, Mitchell said, the office was investigating how its own deputies reacted -- or didn't -- during the incident.
"We are not in a position to comment further at this time," Mitchell's statement concluded. It did not give details about when the investigation into Trump's behavior would conclude. Neither the county sheriff, Earl "Moose" Butler, nor a spokesman for the sheriff's office returned calls for comment Monday afternoon.
Under North Carolina law, a riot is "a public disturbance involving an assemblage of three or more persons which by disorderly and violent conduct, or the imminent threat of disorderly and violent conduct, results in injury or damage to persons or property or creates a clear and present danger of injury or damage to persons or property."
The charge of "inciting a riot" is a misdemeanor, defined this way: "Any person who willfully incites or urges another to engage in a riot,
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RE “...131 Dick Street...”
Well, at least his address is appropos...
These people are ridiculous. How about the organizers that actually caused a riot in Chicago. This piling on us complete bullshit.
did you make that? That’s fantastic!
and if you did make it, well I’m flattered! Thank you! Man, that is so great!
Did you intentionally modify the title when the actual article doesn’t use the word “ponder”?
I made it!
Inspired by your tagline my FRiend :-)
Bulter the Moose is a democrat.
RE: Did you intentionally modify the title when the actual article doesn’t use the word “ponder”?
THAT was the EXACT title I posted when it came out yesterday. Now it seems they’ve changed the title in the web page.
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