Posted on 09/20/2020 4:48:55 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
A veteran federal prosecutor was tabbed Monday to lead a grand jury investigation into the May 30 shooting death of a 22-year-old black man by a white bar owner in downtown Omaha.
Frederick D. Franklin, a long-serving federal prosecutor, will lead the grand jury of 16 citizens and three alternates as they probe the death of James Scurlock. Presiding Douglas County District Judge Shelly Stratman appointed Franklin.
The grand jury will investigate and either bring charges or no indictment against Jake Gardner, the 38-year-old former owner of The Hive and Gatsby bars downtown. Jurors also could choose to issue a report in the death of Scurlock.
Franklin, a Chicago native, is a 1986 graduate of the Creighton University School of Law who has served as an attorney since that time.
Franklin will lead the presentation of evidence and the law to the grand jurors. The grand jurors then will deliberate outside of his presence to decide whether to bring charges against Gardner.
Franklin has been an assistant U.S. attorney in Nebraska federal courts for 22 years and has served as the president of the Midlands Bar Association, an organization of black attorneys.
The appointment of a special prosecutor became necessary when Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine petitioned for the process. Kleine initially said on June 1 that he would not bring charges and did not think it necessary to have a grand jury review the case.
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BREAKING: Omaha Bar Owner Charged For Killing Rioter Who Attacked Him and His Business Has Committed Suicide
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The owner of the building has since evicted Gardner. No date has been set for the grand jury investigation.
John Friend, clerk of the Douglas County District Court, said the grand jury likely will not convene for a couple of months, in part because of concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.
He was forced to defend himself against a Federal Prosecutor and he was evicted from his place of business and his livelihood was destroyed.
He knew the intent of the grand jury was to crush him financially and prosecute him in a hostile environment.
He was facing jail time after a long struggle.
So he killed himself. What a horrible end.
This #ComDem_Insanity MUST END!
Anybody have Frederick D. Franklin’s coordinates?
Why is this federal, and whom are they investigating, since both are dead?
“has served as the president of the Midlands Bar Association, an organization of black attorneys”
Why is a federal DA in a racist organization?
If it was the White Attorneys association, Chris Wray would have them all in for questioning this week.
Jake Gardner is Dead->
And the local prosecutor and judge who asked for the Federal Prosecutor to have the grand jury investigation.
Kline the local country prosecutor in Omaha.
Presiding Douglas County District Judge Shelly Stratman
Assistant Federal Prosecutor in Omaha, Frederick D. Franklin
They all have his blood on their hands.
When a Federal Prosecutor goes after you, you are going to prison. Having watched the video, this was a clear case of self defense. Why the hell was DOJ going after him?
The grand jury was established before the bar owner committed suicide.
The Local and Federal Judicial system in this case are both responsible for the death of Jake Gardener, the bar owner.
I’m a proud Omahan and I’m damned pissed. Another decent human being murdered by the leftists and their Storm Troopers. There better be justice in this country for allow of the innocent people murdered by the friens for biden club.
So have we found out just how Scurlock was turning his life around? Seriously, it would be interesting to see what kind (if any) record he had.
Well, this just happened in Omaha. I’ve been to Omaha. Nomally considered sane people.
Covid19 chaos
BLM
Antifa
Paid Demonstrators
Corrupt bought judges (by Soros)
Corrupt Federal Prosecutors
This #ComDem_Insanity MUST END !
You know the answer.
Because the guy he shot in self defense was Black.
I’m not white or black. This really angers me. It’s self defense clearly. How the event would have unfolded that will be qualified as self-defense. If a police officer was in victim situation, was the officer to be charged the same? What’s BS
I understand that the Prosecutor shopped this to 3 separate Grand Jurys before getting a indictment.
How many are ‘bloods’?
I just turned 80. And I am gloating——though I do feel sorry for my progeny.
On what grounds did the building owner evict Gardner?
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