Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
The “Justice for Joey” rally in Tullytown turned out to be a lot smaller than predicted.
About a dozen people, aside from media, showed up outside the Tullytown municipal building on Main Street. Rain fell as several of curious onlookers in vehicle slowed down to watch as they drove by.
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Rally organizers Gregg Brinkley and Ed Lloyd, who are both investigating the incident for Joey Williams and his mother, stood outside and discussed the incident and their investigation with the media. Williams sat a few feet away inside a car with tinted windows.
Lloyd provided reporters with an account of what happened on that Tuesday after noon when 14-year-old Williams was tasered along Route 13 after he fled police custody In speaking with the boy, Lloyd and Brinkley said he was knocked unconscious at has little recollection of the incident. The private investigators said they had spoken with witnesses and had new evidence to prove Williams injuries came from police brutality but declined to elaborate to what that evidence was.
The organizers said they were there to bring awareness to Joey’s case and protest the alleged injustice.
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Asa Khalif, president of New York-based Racial Unity USA, attended the rally and spoke out against Tullytown police.
“We are going to hold these racist bigots accountable,” he said in a tone much more animated than the relatively relaxed Brinkley and Lloyd. Khalif continued to denounce Tullytown police in his strongly-worded rhetoric calling the department “”racists.”
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Khalif said borough police officers had “countless” incidents where they harassed “brown people” even outside of their jurisdiction. LevittownNow.com asked him to elaborate on his statement and he provided little supporting information.
When questioned after the briefing about the Black BB Gun Marissa Sargent said was among the items allegedly stolen by Williams and his uncle, Lloyd said he had no new information to share on about it and wondered aloud also as to why the gun was not among the items listed on court documents.
“That’s one the problems about this whole thing” he said, “where is that evidence?”
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Tullytown Borough solicitor Michael Sellers was on hand for the rally and said “We wanted to be able to establish an open line of communications with the organizers and provide what ever supports the group needed” in order for the rally to take place adding it’s there day and we’re here to help.”
Lt. Bruce Williams, who commands the area state police, said several precautions were taken in preparation for the event. He said multiple police departments had assisted in security for the rally, but no problems were reported.
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
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