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Monday, November 26, 2007

This Is Over


















I hate to be the one to rain on the Deaunta Farrow parade, but I have an umbrella. When the "Justice Department" and the "Arkansas State Police" both agreed that there wasn't a case against the West Memphis police. That pretty much took the wind out of the lawsuit sails. Considering what I think this has turned into. For all intents and purposes, this whole thing is over.

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  1. In fairness I have to post this, though I still think it's over.


    Farrow Supporters Head To Little Rock
    Farrow Case Lands in State Supreme Court
    DeAunta Farrow


    FAST FACTS

    12-year-old DeAuntae Farrow was shot and killed by a West Memphis police officer
    All parties were cleared of wrong doing
    Judge Victor Hill ordered a special Grand Jury investigation
    The Arkansas Supreme Court is hearing arguments on whether such an order is legal
    LIVE BLOG STARTS AT 9 AM ON WREG.COM
    email: melissa.moon@wreg.com

    (West Memphis, AR 1/24/2008) A group organized by the Memphis Chapter of the National Action Network traveled to Little rock Thursday morning to show their support for the Farrow family.

    Around a hundred so called "Freedom Riders for Truth and Justice" boarded two buses before dawn in West Memphis.

    Deauntae Farrow's mother was also there.

    The group marched from the Arkansas State Supreme Court to the governor's office. Some are also attending the hearing.

    Even though Erik Sammis has already been cleared in the shooting death of DeAuntae they say the case deserves a second look. They are hoping their presence in Little Rock will make a difference.

    "I think by people being involved it will make a statement. I think there is a lot of untold history there," said Carolyn Jones.

    "I believe the truth needs to come out. Regardless of what the state prosecutor and the FBI report said," said Debra Farrow.

    In November, Judge Hill issued an order calling for a special grand jury investigation into the shooting death of 12-year- old DeAuntae Farrow.

    The supreme court is being asked to decide whether Hill has the right as a civil judge to order a special Grand Jury.

    The officer involved in the shooting, Erik Sammis, was cleared of any wrong doing in the shooting death of DeAuntae.

    Sammis believed the boy was holding a gun. It turned out to be a toy pistol. Sammis has filed his own complaint against the attorney representing the Farrow family.

    Sammis says Javier Bailey falsified evidence when he claimed Deauntae was holding a bag of chips and a coke rather than a toy gun.

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