More than 400 Virginia convictions could be overturned
Prosecutors discovered evidence suggesting the arresting officer, Jonathan Freitag, had racist motives
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Jonathan Freitag, 25, is accused of making up reasons to pull people over and planting drugs in their vehicles in Fairfax County Virginia, according to a report by
On Friday, defense attorneys and prosecutors argued for the release of
Elon Wilson, who lost his job as a Washington, D.C. firefighter after being sentenced to prison as result of Freitag’s suspected misconduct, according to a story by the
Fairfax County Police Car (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)
Freitag stopped the Black 23-year-old man on April 3, 2018, claiming that he swerved over the center yellow line, according to
Brevard County sheriff s deputy fired after past misconduct revealed by Washington Post Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon, Florida Today
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Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey fired deputy Jonathan A. Freitag earlier this month after he became aware that the officer had a long history of misconduct allegations which, according to the sheriff, were not provided to his agency during a background investigation.
The story of the deputy s history and that the Fairfax County Police Department in Virginia failed to inform the Brevard County Sheriff s Office about the allegations were broken by the
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey fired deputy Jonathan A. Freitag earlier this month after he became aware that the officer had a long history of misconduct allegations which, according to the sheriff, were not provided to his agency during a background investigation.
The story of the deputy s history and that the Fairfax County Police Department in Virginia failed to inform the Brevard County Sheriff s Office about the allegations were broken by the
Washington Post. To say the least, it is outrageous that an individual such as Mr. Freitag, with a history of alleged misconduct at the Fairfax County Police Department, had become a member of our agency and placed in a position that may have negatively impacted our citizens due to your agency s misrepresentations, Ivey wrote in a two page April 5, 2021 letter to the Interim Police Chief of Fairfax County, David M. Rohrer.
More than 400 convictions involving suspected racist cop in Virginia could be overturned Joseph Wilkinson
More than 400 convictions in Virginia could be overturned after prosecutors found evidence the arresting cop was racist.
Jonathan Freitag, 25, is accused of making up reasons to pull people over and planting drugs in their vehicles in Fairfax County, the Washington Post reported.
Freitag has not been criminally charged, though he is being investigated, according to the Post. The allegations were revealed Friday as attorneys worked to free an ex-firefighter sentenced to three years in prison based on a Freitag traffic stop.
Elon Wilson, a former Washington, D.C., firefighter, is the only person still locked up based on Freitag’s suspected misconduct, the Associated Press reported. Wilson’s defense attorneys and county prosecutors both argued for his release Friday.