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A North Carolina appeals court judge accused of nearly striking Black Lives Matter protesters in downtown Fayetteville with an SUV has had his case dismissed because prosecutors said they could not find evidence of a crime.
A document issued Friday by Cumberland County District Court said prosecutors found “no credible evidence that a crime was committed by Court of Appeals Judge John Tyson, who was scheduled to appear in court this month on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon.
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May 18, 2021
(Photo: Fayetteville Police Department) Surveillance video released by police shows an SUV driving around a traffic circle in Fayetteville, N.C., passing close to a group of Black Lives Matter protesters, May 7, 2021. Law enforcement officials said that lane is not currently open for traffic.
(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) A North Carolina judge has been charged with misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly almost hitting Black Lives Matter protesters with his car.
In a video of the May 7 incident released by police, an SUV reportedly driven by North Carolina Appeals Court Judge John M. Tyson appears to drive around a traffic circle past protesters, then move into the innermost lane of the circle near where protesters are standing and drive past them again.
Black Lives Matter Activists Accuse Man of Trying to Hit Them with SUV and Discover He s a Judge People 4 hrs ago © Provided by People North Carolina Courts Judge John M. Tyson
A North Carolina court of appeals court judge allegedly tried to hit a group of Black Lives Matter protesters with his SUV earlier this month and now he s scheduled to appear in court next month as a defendant, PEOPLE confirms.
Judge John M. Tyson, 67, of Cumberland County, faces a misdemeanor charge of assault with a deadly weapon, says his lawyer.
The alleged incident took place on May 7 near Fayetteville s Market House, a common site for protests that s surrounded by a traffic circle.