A judge on Wednesday dismissed the charges leveled against one protester and ordered no jail time for another two protesters before him in court following their arrests at demonstrations last fall in Graham.
A case against Maurice Wells Jr. was dismissed because Judge Lunsford Long ruled the state couldn t provide enough proof of the charges against him. Wells was charged with misdemeanor resisting a public officer, misdemeanor injury to personal property and misdemeanor disorderly conduct for an incident that occurred at a protest on Sept. 26, 2020.
Deputies with the Alamance County Sheriff s Office testified that a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk and that Wells entered the crosswalk in front of the vehicle as it was beginning to move. At that time, deputies testified that Wells hit the vehicle with a flagpole.
Alamance County starts trials on summer and fall protest charges
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Alamance County residents can become honorary members of the North Carolina Sheriffs Association.
The association is a nonprofit professional and educational organization serving sheriff s offices across the state. Joining the association is a way to support law enforcement, Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson said.
Memberships cost $25 for individuals and $50 for businesses. Contributions are tax-deductible.
The money from the memberships goes toward technical resources, legislative support on criminal justice issues, and training for sheriffs and deputies and the N.C. Sheriff s Association Undergraduate Criminal Justice Scholarship Program at the University North Carolina System.
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Jail is a bad place to be any day, but Christmas behind bars is particularly sad.
To try and alleviate some of those jailhouse blues, churches, individuals, and the sheriff’s office, working with a local group, are making about $4,000 available to inmates.
“They can’t decide to eat what they want; they have to eat what’s given to them,” said Michael Graves, founder of Actively Changing Together. “A lot of the individuals don’t have the money to even make a call to their family members.”
At a recent press conference held at the Sheriff’s Office, Graves said ACT raised $2,500 from people and local churches, and Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson put up $1,500 for inmates in the Alamance County Detention Center to pay to make phone calls at Christmas and buy food from the jail commissary.
Two of the lawsuits against the city of Graham, Graham Police Chief Kristy Cole and Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson have merged.
The suits were both filed on Nov. 2 after officers with the Graham Police Department and sheriff s office used pepper spray during the I am Change march to the polls held Oct. 31.
The first lawsuit was filed on behalf of Future Alamance, Sylvester Allen Jr, Dejuana Bigelow and Tabatha Davis. The second lawsuit was filed by Rev. Gregory Drumwright, the lead organizer of the march, in addition to Edith Ann Jones and Justice for the Next Generation.
On Dec. 4, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina ruled that the cases should be consolidated. Both lawsuits stemmed from the same event, and the court ruled they examine a common question of law.
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