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“It s a beautiful, whimsical work of art,” Day said. The work of art is titled LMAO, an acronym for, “Laughing my a off,” Day explained with a smile. Day owns the property where, four years ago, the then McKinney city council member was fined $44,000 by the city who said he cut down trees illegally, a claim Day disputes. I think they re wrong,” he told NBC 5 in 2017. Day said he ended up paying a fraction of the fine to move on. Now, people are getting a kick out of his statue. “There are some people who probably disagree with me and I thought they ought to have a place to put their lips,” Day said. ....
For the past four weeks, a group of up to 40 protesters has gathered outside the Collin County Jail nearly every night around 9 p.m. They hang signs, draw on the sidewalk with chalk and decorate the chain link fence, celebrating the life of Marvin Scott III, who died while in the custody of jail staff in March. Consistently, their memorials have been taken down by county staff. But that doesnât deter his sister, LaChay Batts, from returning every day with other community members outside the jail in McKinney. âWe just do it again,â Batts, 28, told the Tribune Sunday, her voice hoarse from chanting all day. âThey want us to stop, to go away. Weâre gonna remain until the officers are arrested.â ....
Marvin Scott III died in Texas police custody. His family will protest until the officers involved are arrested. Texas Tribune Published: Updated: Tags: LaChay Batts leads a chant saying Marvin Scott III’s name at a March 26 demonstration outside of the Collin County Jail to demand justice for Scott, who died while in custody at the jail on March 14. Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune For the past four weeks, a group of up to 40 protesters has gathered outside the Collin County Jail nearly every night around 9 p.m. They hang signs, draw on the sidewalk with chalk and decorate the chain link fence, celebrating the life of Marvin Scott III, who died while in the custody of jail staff in March. ....
Though seven of the sheriff’s officers have been fired after initially being put on administrative leave and another resigned while under investigation, the family and protesters say they don’t plan to stop until the officers have been charged with a crime. ....
Marvin Scott III died in police custody, family will protest until involved officers are arrested Marissa Martinez and Shelby Tauber, The Texas Tribune April 13, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail A prison is pictured in this Getty stock photo. Darrin Klimek/Getty Images For the past four weeks, a group of up to 40 protesters has gathered outside the Collin County Jail nearly every night around 9 p.m. They hang signs, draw on the sidewalk with chalk and decorate the chain link fence, celebrating the life of Marvin Scott III, who died while in the custody of jail staff in March. Consistently, their memorials have been taken down by county staff. But that doesn’t deter his sister, LaChay Batts, from returning every day with other community members outside the jail in McKinney. ....