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Sophomores in the Civic Literacy class at Lenoir County Early College High School were witnesses when they went to the Lenoir County Courthouse – witnesses to the workings of the

Kinston/Jones Free Press (kfp) The investigative findings of the April 12 incident of "closed-fist strikes" used by Kinston police officers on a suspect will be disclosed publicly this evening. A press conference will be held at 6:15 p.m. today inside Kinston City Council chambers for credentialed media. The officers McKinley Jones and Kevin Page, both 22, have not received a dismissal, suspension, or demotion for disciplinary reasons taken by the city. The two officers were put on administr...

Kinston/Jones Free Press (kfp) A bill filed last month in the North Carolina Legislature that would allow the public greater access to the personnel files of state and local government employees — including teachers, law enforcement and city and county workers — moved one step closer to passage this week.  Senate Bill 355, which would grant public access to information concerning terminations, suspensions and other disciplinary actions, passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 27 a...

Kinston community reacts to the Chauvin guilty verdict amid its own alleged police brutality Kinston/Jones Free Press (kfp) Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three charges on Tuesday in the murder of George Floyd.  Though some members of the Kinston community felt justice was served, some couldnt find the words to say amid Chauvins guilty verdict and Kinstons own alleged police brutality, which was caught on video Monday, April 12.  "I felt justice was s...

Kinston/Jones Free Press (kfp) Kinston Mayor Dontario Hardy posted a video update Friday afternoon on the investigation into the use of force used by two police officers Monday afternoon. The investigation continues and footage of the encounter that led to officers Kevin Page and McKinley Jones using "open fist strikes" on 36-year-old David Lee Bruton Jr. at the conclusion of a foot chase. 

Kinston/Jones Free Press (kfp) The arrest of David Lee Bruton Jr., 36, was publicized by a Facebook video posted by a passenger in a car at the corner of West Vernon Avenue and Queen Street. The video appears to show Kinston Police Department officers punching Bruton after a foot chase. Heres what we know so far about what happened and when. - Monday, April 12 at 6:38 p.m. Kinston police respond to the Little Caesars Pizza at 111 W. Vernon Ave. in downtown Kinston after the panic alarm is t...

2021/04/14 08:08 KINSTON, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina police officers were placed on leave after at least one of them was shown on video throwing punches at a Black man who was taken to the ground after a foot pursuit. A roughly 17-second video clip from a bystanders cellphone during the arrest Monday night in Kinston appears to show an officer standing over David Lee Bruton Jr. and throwing multiple punches while hes on the ground. The leader of the l...

Two North Carolina police officers were placed on leave after at least one of them was shown on video throwing punches at a Black man who was taken to the ground after a foot pursuit. A roughly 17-second video clip from a bystanders cellphone during the arrest Monday night in Kinston appears to show an officer standing over David Lee Bruton Jr. and throwing multiple punches while hes on the ground. The leader of the local chapter of the NAACP called the video disturbing and the mans mother sai...

Interested volunteers do not need to signup but simply show up at 8 a.m. in the parking lot behind the police department located at 205 E. King Street. Trash pick-up tool, gloves, trash bags and buckets will be provided with limited availability. Volunteers are encouraged to bring some additional supplies if they can.   The cleanup will focus on East Bright Street and Shine Street area, and South Queen Street to Adkin Street.   “It’s just an area where we see a large amount of trashing...