Federal Agent Shoots in D.C., Report Omits Incident: Corruption Concerns
During a traffic stop in D.C. on October 17, a Homeland Security Investigations agent reportedly fired at least three shots at Phillip Brown, the driver of a vehicle, an incident not initially documented by Metropolitan Police Department officers in their reports. Despite two bullets piercing the passenger seat and one grazing Brown’s jacket, the officers omitted the shooting from their affidavit and incident report, allegedly due to instructions from a “team leader.” Brown was initially charged with fleeing law enforcement, but the charges were later dismissed, and the U.S. attorney offered a plea deal without knowledge of the shooting or access to body camera footage. Brown’s defense attorney is raising concerns about the withholding of critical evidence and the lack of transparency in the investigation.
John Q. Hosedrinker
DC Woman Acquitted of Assaulting ICE Agent After Jeanine Pirro’s Repeated Failures
A Washington, D.C., woman, Sidney Lori Reid, was found not guilty of assaulting a federal agent, marking another setback for U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro. Prosecutors had initially attempted to indict Reid on felony assault charges after she allegedly kicked an FBI agent while filming an ICE detention, but grand juries declined to indict. This resulted in a misdemeanor trial which also failed, with the jury delivering a not-guilty verdict after less than two hours of deliberation. The case is part of a pattern of cases in which Pirro’s office has brought charges against district residents that have been rejected or dismissed.
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