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As I reported on Friday, a group of people armed with weapons demanded entry into the home of a North Carolina black family in Pender County, while refusing to leave.
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Deputy Jordan Kita, a member of the New Hanover Sheriff’s Office, seemed to be in charge of the group, even though he was off-duty and employed in a different county.
The reason for the house visit? The mob claimed they were looking for a young missing girl. Attorney James Lea, currently representing the family, said that Dameon Shepard and his mom, Monica told the men nobody by that name or likeness was in the home. Still, they allegedly didn’t accept that answer.
Reportedly as Dameon tried to shut the door, one of the members placed their foot inside, preventing the door from closing all the way.
[WECT] When Dameon attempted to shut the door after telling the group who he was, Lea says the New Hanover County deputy stuck his foot in the door and demanded to come inside. Shepard woke up during this commotion and also tried to get the group to leave her property, indicating the person they were looking for did not live there.
Once again, according to Lea, the group continued to question the Shepards, demanding to come inside. The deputy also blocked Shepard from closing her door. Lea says at some point the group realized they were at the wrong residence and started disbanding, but by that time the Pender County Sheriff’s Office was called to the disturbance.
According to more reports, none of the armed mob members were arrested for trespassing or charged with anything else at that time:
[CBS17] Two deputies arrived to talk with the Shepards. Lea notes the group of people, including those who were armed, returned and followed the deputies to the Shepards’ property. According to Lea, the deputies took no names of those in the group and didn’t investigate the situation. A captain who arrived on scene also did not take any action. Lea says the same captain returned to the Shepards’ property the next day on his own, indicated it would be complicated to arrest anyone, but said he’d “look into it.”
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Soon after, Deputy Kita was subsequently fired from his job and charged with forcible trespass, breaking, and willful failure to discharge duties.
Another member of the estimated 15-person mob was arrested and charged with going armed to the terror of the public, District Attorney Ben David, said.
[WECT] Sheriff Cutler admitted at the news conference Friday they may have had enough evidence to make an arrest on the night of the incident, but said he was proud his deputies diffused the situation that night and they wanted to make an informed decision on this situation.
I am not sure I would be patting myself on the back for just two arrests, but what can you do? This family was terrorized and told the mob they had the wrong house.
So they got together an armed lynch mob and terrorized this woman because they thought some guy *might* live there, and when they found out he didn’t, and the actual police arrived, nobody was arrested even though they brought weapons to the scene and tried to force their way into her home. I am sure readers will see how wrong this is and call it out, for it is wrong.
This piece was written by Wayne Dupree on May 11, 2020. It originally appeared in WayneDupree.com and is used by permission.
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