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Rayshard Brooks struggled in system but didn't hide his past
Read full article: Rayshard Brooks struggled in system but didn't hide his pastIn this image made from video and released by the advocacy group Reconnect, Rayshard Brooks speaks during an interview about five months before an Atlanta police officer shot and killed him in earlier June 2020, in Atlanta. In the video interview with Reconnect, Brooks talked openly of his prison time. He described a cycle of job rejection and shame. He talked of a system that takes millions of Americans, many of them Black like him, away from their families and treats them more like animals than individuals. (Reconnect via AP)
Rayshard Brooks struggled in system but didn't hide his past
Read full article: Rayshard Brooks struggled in system but didn't hide his pastIn the video interview with Reconnect, Brooks talked openly of his prison time. (Reconnect via AP)ATLANTA – Rayshard Brooks didn’t hide his history. “He loved it up here,” Brooks’ father, Larry Barbine, said in a telephone interview. Brooks said he didn't want to be “in violation of anybody" and told the officers he could walk home. In Ohio, family and co-workers were heartbroken.
Accused Wendys arsonist Natalie White arrested, Brooks mentioned she was his girlfriend
Read full article: Accused Wendys arsonist Natalie White arrested, Brooks mentioned she was his girlfriendOur GCSO Fugitive Unit's hard work paid off today when they located Natalie White today and notified US Marshals/Fulton Co Sheriff Fugitive Unit, who made the arrest. Natalie White, Brooks tells police. She left off, I said, Babe, Im gonna get Wendys. Brooks said he had been staying a hotel nearby with White when she dropped him off at a rental car parked at the restaurant. Atlanta police officers were called to the Wendys on June 12 over complaints of a car blocking the drive-thru lane. I think youve had too much to drink to be driving, Rolfe tells him and then attempts to handcuff Brooks.
Woman suspected of Atlanta Wendys arson may have had relationship with Rayshard Brooks
Read full article: Woman suspected of Atlanta Wendys arson may have had relationship with Rayshard BrooksAn arrest warrant has been issued for the suspect accused of starting the fire at the Wendys where Rayshard Brooks was killed by police in Atlanta. Atlanta Fire Rescue tweeted the warrant for 29-year-old Natalie White, who is now facing a first-degree arson charge, which is a felony in Georgia. Natalie White, Brooks tells police. She left off, I said, Babe, Im gonna get Wendys.An arrest warrant has been issued by Atlanta Fire Investigators for Ms. Natalie White. I think youve had too much to drink to be driving, Rolfe tells him and then attempts to handcuff Brooks.