WEBVTT - 10-31-25 Willie with Doug Brannon

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<v Speaker 1>By Billy Cunningham less continue. Of course, Attorney Doug Brannon

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<v Speaker 1>represents Alex Shrevinsky. He was the victim of a beatdown

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<v Speaker 1>after the music festival, also a Reds game in which

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<v Speaker 1>there were hundreds of thousands of individuals downtown Cincinnati, not

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<v Speaker 1>well guarded by the police department. My dad and Alex

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<v Speaker 1>Stravinsky was beaten down, and there was a big news

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<v Speaker 1>conference held a few weeks later by the city council

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<v Speaker 1>members and by the mayor, and by so called civil

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<v Speaker 1>rights leaders who talked about the white guy's gotta be

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<v Speaker 1>charged because it's only fair the white guy started at all.

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<v Speaker 1>Now we have the tape. We have the tape from

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<v Speaker 1>three CDC that in the case that's not the case.

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<v Speaker 1>Joining you and I now is Doug Brannon, the attorney

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<v Speaker 1>for Alex Stravinsky. And once again Doug Brannon, welcome to

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<v Speaker 1>the Bill Cunningham Show. And first of all, attorney of Brannon,

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<v Speaker 1>can you tell the American people, having reviewed the tape,

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<v Speaker 1>what does this do to the case against your client

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<v Speaker 1>criminally and what does this say about the investigation.

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<v Speaker 2>The opportunity to come on and talk to you about this,

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<v Speaker 2>we have had a chance to review the three CDC

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<v Speaker 2>tape and it unquestionably exonerates Alex from any wrongdoing in

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<v Speaker 2>the census. He was hit and beaten multiple times. We

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<v Speaker 2>have said this from the very beginning of how he

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<v Speaker 2>was attacked by multiple people multiple times, long before he

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<v Speaker 2>tried to confront one of the attackers and telling him

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<v Speaker 2>to stop. And you know, this tape is dramatically changes

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<v Speaker 2>or should change the reality of what they've been portraying

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<v Speaker 2>politically versus what actually happened that day.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think the city will now drop the criminal

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<v Speaker 1>charges against your victimized client? Is that this tape shows

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<v Speaker 1>that this tape indicates that your clients should not have

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<v Speaker 1>been criminally charged.

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<v Speaker 3>Correct? Correct?

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't think any law enforcement officer ever wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to charge Alex because they knew what the actual facts

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<v Speaker 2>were behind us. This was politically motivated to charge him

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<v Speaker 2>and prosecute him. You know, they needed the public needs

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<v Speaker 2>to speak up and voice their concern over this prosecution

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<v Speaker 2>because it's wrong, it shouldn't be occurring, and their criminal

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<v Speaker 2>they're revictimizing somebody that's already been brutally victimized and beaten.

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<v Speaker 1>How's your client doing today? This began July twenty sixth.

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<v Speaker 1>Here we are October thirty. First, it's been what about

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<v Speaker 1>four minds? How's your client doing physically?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, physically he is. He has made some strides

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<v Speaker 2>in recovering. He suffered a large concussion as a result

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<v Speaker 2>of the beating. You know, mentally it has been very

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<v Speaker 2>difficult for him to get around other people, large crowds.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, having been attack like this by a large crowd.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, he still is suffering greatly from this.

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<v Speaker 1>You're also a noted personal injuries civil rights attorney. What

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<v Speaker 1>does this do to the the pending civil lawsuit against

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<v Speaker 1>the city who purposely filed criminal charges against an innocent

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<v Speaker 1>man because of his race? What does that do to

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<v Speaker 1>the civil lawsuit?

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<v Speaker 2>I think that it just gives more credence to the

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<v Speaker 2>viability of those quaims against any against the city of Cincinnati.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, this is not a claim that had to

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<v Speaker 2>be brought. This is a claim that they brought upon

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<v Speaker 2>themselves for their own wrongful conduct in initiating a wrongful

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<v Speaker 2>criminal prosecution against Alex.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you considered I spoke to a US senator recently

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<v Speaker 1>about this. These are US civil rights violations against the

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<v Speaker 1>city of Cincinnati that could have criminal elements, could have

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<v Speaker 1>civil elements against it, because a city under the color

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<v Speaker 1>of state or city ordinances in law, cannot violate the

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<v Speaker 1>civil rights of any innocent person. In the nineteen fifties

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<v Speaker 1>and sixties, you had Democrats in the South filing criminal

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<v Speaker 1>charges against people because of the color of their skin,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Birmingham and etc. Paid big money. Here we

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<v Speaker 1>are in twenty twenty five and the same Democratic party

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<v Speaker 1>but with different leaders, are filing have filed criminal charges

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<v Speaker 1>against an innocent person for racial and political reasons. What

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<v Speaker 1>does that do to the civil rights lawsuit and could

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<v Speaker 1>it have criminal elements to it?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, that is an interesting question, Bill, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think the federal government should be looking at this, and

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<v Speaker 2>that falls under the purview of the federal prosecutors in

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<v Speaker 2>federal court, and it certainly bears looking at because obviously

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think this criminal charge would have been brought

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<v Speaker 2>against Alex had he not been white.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, that's what the city fathers and mothers said that

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<v Speaker 1>they held a news conference and actually said, including state

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<v Speaker 1>Representative Cecil Thomas, this is the color of state law.

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<v Speaker 1>Who demanded that their city that they led and continue

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<v Speaker 1>to lead file charges and someone based upon their race,

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<v Speaker 1>and they felt so comfortable about it they did it

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<v Speaker 1>publicly in front of news, in front of microphones and cameras.

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<v Speaker 1>That's how stupid this crowd is. If you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>act in such a horrible way, do it privately, but

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<v Speaker 1>don't publicize your stupidity.

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<v Speaker 2>And they're still doing it publicly because they're still prosecuting Alex.

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<v Speaker 2>This is how crazy these people are and continuing this

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<v Speaker 2>wrongful criminal prosecution, especially after this tape has been made published.

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<v Speaker 2>But they note about this tape. They've seen this tape previously,

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<v Speaker 2>they've note about it since the conception of the events. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>they've done nothing to stop this criminal prosecution.

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<v Speaker 1>As we sit here at twelve forty five pm on

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<v Speaker 1>a Friday, Halloween, which is appropriate for this story, the

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<v Speaker 1>criminal prosecution of your client continues by the crowd who

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<v Speaker 1>demanded he'd be charged because of the color of his skin.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go back in time a little bit here and

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<v Speaker 1>talk about how the charges were filed against their crime

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<v Speaker 1>their client. I think the fourth degree misdemeanors that carry

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<v Speaker 1>up to thirty days in jail two hundred and fifty dollars,

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<v Speaker 1>as was told to me by Sergeant Ken Kober, who,

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<v Speaker 1>as you know, is the head of the FOP. He

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<v Speaker 1>said that the line officers doing the investigation would not

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<v Speaker 1>file criminal charges against Zarenski because shall we say, they

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<v Speaker 1>weren't proper, they were wrong. And the man in charge

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<v Speaker 1>of the Central Business District then was Captain Henny Hnni,

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<v Speaker 1>and now that same captain is the interim police chief.

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<v Speaker 1>So the mayor and city manager advanced Captain Henny to

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<v Speaker 1>the chief's position when the line officers would not file

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<v Speaker 1>the charges. Fiji wouldn't file the charges the chief, but

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<v Speaker 1>a captain did and he gets rewarded by being the

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<v Speaker 1>interim chief of police. Explain that one.

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<v Speaker 2>To me, Well, what I can tell you is, after

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<v Speaker 2>reviewing the discovery that was provided to me in this case,

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<v Speaker 2>that Captain Henny was not one of the detectives in

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<v Speaker 2>charge of the investigation of this case. Typically, where you

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<v Speaker 2>see charges being filed by an officer by investigating detectives,

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<v Speaker 2>the ones doing the investigation that are handling the case

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<v Speaker 2>are the ones that actually signed the criminal citation and

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<v Speaker 2>submit that to the court.

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<v Speaker 3>That is not what occurred in this case.

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<v Speaker 2>Captain Henny was just the administrator he was not one

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<v Speaker 2>of the lead investigators in this case, so there is

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<v Speaker 2>a huge disconnect between him being involved and who the

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<v Speaker 2>actual detectives are that are investigating this case.

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<v Speaker 1>A cop sent me the following text quote, Hanny was

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<v Speaker 1>in charge of the Central Business District when these violent

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<v Speaker 1>crimes took place on July twenty sixth. He did nothing

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<v Speaker 1>in response to the violence other than file false charges,

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<v Speaker 1>and now he's the interim chief who's being paid off.

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<v Speaker 3>It's like, Wow, well, I think that this is still coming.

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<v Speaker 2>We need to We have questions for the city manager

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<v Speaker 2>and the mayor about how this is occurring, because from

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<v Speaker 2>the information that we have been provided, it seems like

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<v Speaker 2>they are trying to control this criminal prosecution for political purposes.

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<v Speaker 2>So these are city officials that need to answer for

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<v Speaker 2>their conduct in getting involved in this particular case.

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<v Speaker 3>Wow.

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<v Speaker 1>Well at this point, uh, this was leaked by somebody

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<v Speaker 1>to Fox nineteen Trisha Mackie has do you have any knowledge,

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<v Speaker 1>as the attorney for Alex Zervinsky, who leaked this tape?

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<v Speaker 3>I do not. I do not. It certainly didn't come

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<v Speaker 3>from us.

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<v Speaker 2>We have been provided discovery in the criminal case, but

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<v Speaker 2>we have not provided this tape to to anybody else.

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<v Speaker 2>We have been using it to prepare for our defense

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<v Speaker 2>for trial, which is set for December eight.

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<v Speaker 1>Did did the discovery given to you by the City

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<v Speaker 1>of Cincinnati in the criminal case include this tape?

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<v Speaker 2>They were provided, They provided us with certain caps they

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<v Speaker 2>the uh. This particular tape initially was not included in

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<v Speaker 2>the initial discovery that was provided to us.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, So have you thought about a referral to the

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<v Speaker 1>US Attorney's Office for the possible criminal prosecution of the

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<v Speaker 1>city Solicitor Emily Smartwarner, the city manager, and the mayor,

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<v Speaker 1>and also for the public officials Cecil Thomas, Scottie Johnson,

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<v Speaker 1>lemon Kearney. Have you thought about a criminal referral to

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<v Speaker 1>the US Attorney's Office for federal charges against these individuals.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we're taking this case one step at a time, villain.

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<v Speaker 2>The first step in my first priority is to make

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<v Speaker 2>sure that Aleans has found not guilty of this bogus charge.

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<v Speaker 1>And this tape proofs beyond a shadow of a doubt

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<v Speaker 1>that the first punch was thrown at the back of

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<v Speaker 1>your client's head by one of the criminal defendants other

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<v Speaker 1>than your client who's criminally charged and This tape clearly

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<v Speaker 1>shows that there were lies told by city fathers and

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<v Speaker 1>mothers for political racial reasons in order to charge an

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<v Speaker 1>innocent man that they knew or should have known, was

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<v Speaker 1>not guilty of committing any criminal offense. His head was

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<v Speaker 1>treated like a soccer ball on fourth and Alum and

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<v Speaker 1>almost was murdered. Many people thought he was dead, kicked

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<v Speaker 1>in the head Reginald Denny style from the nineteen eighty

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<v Speaker 1>nine riots in Los Angeles, kicked in the head and

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<v Speaker 1>add insult literally to injury. Their client's now facing a

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<v Speaker 1>criminal charge, goes his head. I guess wasn't a proper

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<v Speaker 1>soccer ball. And secondly, the city solicitor, Emily smart Warner

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<v Speaker 1>demanded the criminal charges be filed by someone who was

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<v Speaker 1>not in the line of the investigation, that being Captain Henny.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that correct?

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<v Speaker 3>You know?

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<v Speaker 2>That is what the evidence is showing us right now. Bill,

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<v Speaker 2>That is absolutely what we see as well. And it's

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<v Speaker 2>clear not only did he not throw the first bunch,

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<v Speaker 2>he didn't throw the second, he didn't throw the throw.

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<v Speaker 3>He was hit so many times we.

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<v Speaker 2>Lost count before he even tried to confront the victim

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<v Speaker 2>and stop this. Then he was attacked again, and if

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<v Speaker 2>you watch the video very carefully, as this infamous where

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<v Speaker 2>he sticks his hand down and touched the other guy's

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<v Speaker 2>face and tells him to stop.

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<v Speaker 3>Another one of these thugs goes up, says.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going behind him to get him, and that's when

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<v Speaker 2>he's hit from both sides. An attack from both sides,

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<v Speaker 2>both the front.

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<v Speaker 3>And the back. This mob had no intention of stopping.

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<v Speaker 2>Anything he did at any time was an act of

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<v Speaker 2>self defense and get out of there alive was all

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<v Speaker 2>he could.

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<v Speaker 3>Do that day.

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<v Speaker 1>It was lucky he got out with merely serious injuries.

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<v Speaker 1>He was lucky he got out alive. And the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that Captain Henny, not in the line of command, would

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<v Speaker 1>file criminal charges against an innocent person, I would have

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<v Speaker 1>to assume that Captain Henny knew at the time that

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<v Speaker 1>the charges were false, because he either should have seen

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<v Speaker 1>this tape or if he didn't see it, he should

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<v Speaker 1>have demanded to be shown to him before the criminal

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<v Speaker 1>charges were filed. And the prosecutor's office, Connor Keelly has

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<v Speaker 1>said repeatedly there's more to this than meets the eye.

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<v Speaker 1>The county prosecutor is saying, look, we have more tapes

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<v Speaker 1>and she's on her phone ire from the so called

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<v Speaker 1>civil rights crowd not to file more criminal charges against

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<v Speaker 1>an innocent person. But at least she's standing up to

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<v Speaker 1>say no. But your information is that Captain Henny, who's

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<v Speaker 1>now the interim chief, was not in the line of command.

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<v Speaker 1>But he's the one that signed the charges, according to

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<v Speaker 1>ken Kober. Ken Kober said on our air with Me

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<v Speaker 1>that the reason he did it was to save his

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<v Speaker 1>men from being disciplined by the city manager for refusing

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<v Speaker 1>in order to file false charges against an innocent person

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<v Speaker 1>based upon race.

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<v Speaker 3>Think about that for a moment. It's mind boggling, isn't it. Bill?

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, when you look at this and as

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<v Speaker 2>we're facing trial, I'm wondering what Captain Hinny, if he's

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<v Speaker 2>going to testify for the prosecution, what he will have to.

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<v Speaker 3>Say as a non investigating.

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<v Speaker 2>Personnel from the police department that seems to be the

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<v Speaker 2>state's representative here.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, let me make a guess. They're going to dismiss

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<v Speaker 1>these charges after the election. They do not want you

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<v Speaker 1>to have Captain Henny under oath. He's not you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a cops I know say they like him. Captain Henny

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<v Speaker 1>is now the interim chief. They like him, and he

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<v Speaker 1>was putting in some impossible position of following false criminal

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<v Speaker 1>charges on one hand because the city solicitor ordered it,

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<v Speaker 1>and on the other hand, he wanted to protect his

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<v Speaker 1>men from future action against them because they wouldn't follow

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<v Speaker 1>an illicit, illegal order. And now Henny and Henny in

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<v Speaker 1>consequence has been elevated because he did what the city

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<v Speaker 1>fathers and mothers who wanted him to do. And so

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<v Speaker 1>Henny and I say, once again, the men respect Henny,

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<v Speaker 1>but at this point he's in a bad light. Would

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<v Speaker 1>you get out your crystal ball where the city continue

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<v Speaker 1>to pursue these charges against your client when they know

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<v Speaker 1>they're false.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, they've indicated nothing that they are going to stop

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<v Speaker 2>pursuing these charges at this point. And like you, with

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<v Speaker 2>this election looming, these things are certainly coming out and

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<v Speaker 2>right now that seems to be very.

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<v Speaker 3>Important to them.

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<v Speaker 2>But let's see what if common sense may come to

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<v Speaker 2>them after this election and they dismiss these charges. If not,

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<v Speaker 2>I can't wait to get these people on the road.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you're getting them under oath either the criminal case,

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<v Speaker 1>which will be dismissed, or you're getting them under oath

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<v Speaker 1>in a civil case. And none of them can avoid

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<v Speaker 1>that because in this opinion in a civil case, and

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<v Speaker 1>I know federal authorities are watching this case to see

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<v Speaker 1>what happens. I'm gonna make sure this tape goes all

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<v Speaker 1>over the federal officials, I know, because we can't live

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<v Speaker 1>in a society where person innocent persons are charged with

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<v Speaker 1>criminal offenses because of the color of their skin.

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<v Speaker 2>And no, you don't victimize victims. It's just not right, Bill,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're all over it.

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<v Speaker 1>Attorney Doug Brandon, representing Alex Stravinski, Thanks for coming on

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<v Speaker 1>the Bill Cunningham Show, and I'm sure we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>talk again, but get ready for a dismissal right after

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<v Speaker 1>the election.

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<v Speaker 3>Sound's good. Thanks for having me, Bill.

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<v Speaker 1>God bless you. Let's continue with more. Well, the truth

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<v Speaker 1>will set you free or the truth could imprison you?

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<v Speaker 1>After have peer of all. Bill Cunningham, News Radio seven

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<v Speaker 1>hundred WLW