Mecklenburg County Sheriff was ready to offer vaccine to protesters if arrested
Preparing for arrests, vaccinations By Dedrick Russell | April 23, 2021 at 7:00 PM EDT - Updated April 23 at 7:00 PM
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden was planning for protests to erupt in the streets of Charlotte after the Derek Chauvin verdict. He was also preparing for multiple arrests to take place. He planned to offer vaccinations to those arrested to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
Those arrested would have been isolated and offered the Moderna vaccine. Once released, they would get instructions on how to get the second shot.
Mecklenburg County Sheriff McFadden helps sheriff in Minneapolis prepare for aftermath of Chauvin verdict
Law enforcement preparing after Derek Chauvin found guilty in George Floyd s murder By Dedrick Russell | April 20, 2021 at 8:59 PM EDT - Updated April 20 at 9:02 PM
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden told WBTV he has been talking to the sheriff in Minneapolis about expectations of the verdict involving former police officer Derek Chauvin.
McFadden said he has spoken to Sheriff David Hutchinson about five times before the guilty verdict came on Tuesday.
McFadden believes even after the verdict - the sheriff in Minneapolis must continue to engage with the community to make a difference.
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/ In a letter to the president, dozens of sheriffs from across the country warned Biden that violent crime will escalate if more isn’t done to stem the influx of migrants at the border.
Sheriffs from across the country, including 29 in North Carolina, have signed a letter urging President Biden to address the influx of migrants at the United States southern border.
There’s been a surge in migrants arriving at the border over the past few months. More than 170,000 were reportedly taken into custody in March.
In the letter to the president, dozens of sheriffs from across the country warned Biden that violent crime will escalate if more isn’t done to stem the flow. They’re urging him to resume building the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and embrace border policies from the Trump administration. They do not say specifically which ones.
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