Ahmaud Arbrey redo. Father and son attack black FedEx delivery man.

[Fla Dem]

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Black FedEx Driver Says White Men Chased, Shot At Him During Deliveries
BY ASHTON PITTMAN

Mississippi Free Press.
FEBRUARY 4, 2022

A Black FedEx driver says he was making deliveries in Brookhaven, Miss., late last month when two white men assailed him, including one who allegedly fired multiple bullets into his delivery vehicle.

The driver, 24-year-old D’Monterrio Gibson of Utica, Miss., told the Mississippi Free Press today that he had just delivered a package around 7 p.m. on Jan. 24 when he saw a white pickup driving toward him from a nearby residence located on a connected plot of land.

“In my mind I’m thinking (the driver) is leaving to go to the store or something like that, but then they get extremely close to me and start blowing their horn,” Gibson said. “I proceed to leave the driveway. As I’m leaving the driveway, he starts driving in the grass trying to cut me off. My instincts kick in, I swerve around him, and I start hitting the gas trying to get out of the neighborhood because I don’t know what his intentions are.

“I drive down about two or three houses. There’s another guy standing in the middle of the street pointing a gun at my windows and signaling to me to stop with his hands, as well as mouthing the word, ‘Stop.’ I shake my head no, I hide behind the steering wheel, and I swerve around him as well. As I swerve around him, he starts firing shots into my vehicle.”

Full Story
https://www.mississippifreepress.org/20519/black-fedex-driver-says-white-men-chased-shot-at-him-during-deliveries/

Can also read twitter thread. Lots of good info in twitter thread.

Link to tweet

Disturbing reenactment of Ahmaud Arbrey murder. Thankfully a better ending. Hopefully the guy and his son (Brandon) get thrown into prison and sued penniless. Only way these throw backs will learn.

[dalton99a]

1. Brandon Case and Gregory Case:

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Racist thugs seem to love 19th Century beards. . . . nt

[Chicago1980]

25. The Duck Dynasty effect.

[LakeArenal]

63. Oh yes yes! Exactly.

Also the “remote Alaska” look

[COL Mustard]

39. They look like Neo-Confederates

Not to look-shame anyone, but that's what I see.

[Pinback]

56. Yep. Compare to Jefferson Davis.

FYI, this photo is available as a framed wall print from Wal-Mart! Happy Black History Month...

[Kingofalldems]

5. Gee I wonder who they voted for.

[COL Mustard]

42. It's Mississippi

There's no doubt who they voted for.

[GoCubsGo]

12. At first glance, I thought that was Roddie Bryan on the right.

That Col. Sanders wannabe bears a bit of a resemblance to the neighbor guy who was an accomplice an Ahmaud Arbery's murder.

These assholes should both be brought up on attempted murder charges.

[LogicFirst]

22. I thought that, too.

[Aristus]

37. Couple of useless masses of human protoplasm that deserved better hosts.

Convict them and send them to GenPop. I hope when they get out of prison, it's feet-first...

[calimary]

40. Lawn mower needed.

And probably a couple of good flea treatments.

For starters. Followed by JAIL.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

41. When I first read the story I thought "Brookhaven, at least these clowns will have some assets...

… to go after for actual and punitive damages”

Then I saw the picture. Something doesn’t compute.

Ohhh Brookhaven Mississippi. Makes total sense. Sorry about no assets.

[Texin]

70. What the actual hell! Poor guy is just doing his job and he has to worry about these

slovenly nut jobs. What would actually prompt people to act like this? Have they not heard what the outcome of the Arbery trial was? Do they want to actually get convicted and, what, share jail cells with those crazy creeps?

[spanone]

2. WTF?

[Solomon]

3. FFS!

This shit has got to stop.

[onecaliberal]

6. Words fail.

[SharonClark]

7. Glad people are smart enough to get attorneys so they can sue these threats to society.

That is a great twitter feed, so informative.

[dixiechiken1]

8. Goddam it, this shit is tiresome.

[SharonClark]

9. Police chief Kenny Collins, who is Black, pushed back against allegations of racism in Brookhaven

Gibson said the Cases then followed him in their pickup truck all the way to the interstate. When he called police, he was told authorities had received a call about a suspicious person at the same address at the same time.

“I said, ‘Sir, I’m not a suspicious person. I’m a FedEx worker. I was just doing my job and they shot at me,'" Gibson told the Free Press.

When Gibson went to the police station the following day, a white officer reportedly asked him he had been “doing anything to make them think (he) looked suspicious.”

“I felt disrespected at that point, because even if I did, they still can’t take the law into their own hand,” Gibson said.

According to the Free Press, Gibson said the police chief “tried to emphasize how unracist the town (of Brookhaven) was, which seemed odd to me.”

"Brookhaven has a history of lynching," the newspaper reported. "In 1955, civil rights activist Lamar Smith died after someone shot him on the lawn of the Lincoln County Courthouse in Brookhaven. Local police never charged any suspects with the crime."

Police chief Kenny Collins, who is Black, pushed back against allegations of racism in Brookhaven, according to the AP.

“We’re not going to have outsiders coming in trying to stir that up,” Collins said. “Brookhaven is not a racist, prejudiced town. You can’t judge a town by the actions of two individuals.”

[link:https://www.rawstory.com/hate-crime-2656563547/|

[AZLD4Candidate]

13. Yet RW nuts can judge an entire city the same way, just like spewing hatred a other generations.

Give me a break.

[llashram]

18. typical

[yardwork]

19. I hope that FedEx files their own charges.

These people endangered a FedEx employee while he was doing his job, driving company property.

What are you going to do about this, FedEx?

[SouthernDem4ever]

21. Was he in a FedEx vehicle? Not that it should matter but

we have drivers here subcontracted in their own vehicles doing small deliveries for fedex. Some are unmarked.

[Harker]

71. The article relates that the truck was a Hertz rental, marked as such

and the victim said he was wearing his FedEx uniform.

[sarge43]

34. For starters FedEx should put that town off limits.

No more goodies for you all.

[ret5hd]

65. Pffft...you really think fedex is going to...

pull out of a town over the possibility of a small lump-sum workers comp death payment?

[Geechie]

30. A: Yes sir, I was being black

Q:

When Gibson went to the police station the following day, a white officer reportedly asked him he had been “doing anything to make them think (he) looked suspicious.”

[CatWoman]

45. ....

[exboyfil]

10. Smart to keep driving

The police: Where you doing anything suspicious. Sounds like they have the narrative ready to go.

[Ferryboat]

11. When he ducked down behind the wheel the mistake he made was swerving around the gunman

Shouldnt risk wrecking your vehicle to avoid someone shooting at you.

[yardwork]

20. If he'd run into the gunman we might never have learned what happened.

[Ferryboat]

24. My thinking is over the gunman

Why stop until you feel safe?

[BSdetect]

14. What the frig triggers these idiots? A Fedex delivery guy being black? It's so bizarre.

[Aristus]

38. White in-bred rednecks.

They've never gotten over losing their free work force.

Can you imagine the resentment of someone having to get up off his lazy white ass and put in an honest day's work for a change?

[whopis01]

52. You can drop "FedEx" and "delivery" and it holds true

There is one specific things that triggers them.

[Disaffected]

15. Don't FedEx drivers drive

FedEx trucks? If not in this case, it looks like the perps though they were going after a house burglar. If so, it's even more egregious.

[Iggo]

17. That's it.

[LiberalArkie]

26. I live in the country and very seldom does my fedex driver wear fedex clothes or drive a fedex

vehicle. Fedex should at least furnish the contractors (?) with a decal for their van.

[cadoman]

36. a lot of companies fail in this respect, including USPS, but what about gig deliveries?

I regularly see USPS contractors that really need a lot more in the way of identification, because they do appear to just be randoms driving around.

But now you have all the GrubHub and food delivery, errand running services, Lyft/Uber, and lord knows what. Any person imaginable might be coming into a neighborhood to do deliveries. So the assumption that someone is suspicious has to be completely thrown out.

So in no way does lack of decals absolve those nutcases. Packages are being delivered like crazy right now. Call it in if you must but keep the gun on the shelf.

I suspect these "gentlemen" will be put away for a good while.

[Disaffected]

49. Yeah,

seems like a no-brainer. You can buy the custom made magnetic stick-ons for cheap so why not? Come to think of it, the Amazon delivery vehicles around here usually don't have any outside ID either.

[RobinA]

73. I Agree

I live in a fairly well off but ruralish area. The houses tend to be back off the road. I would be very hesitant if I were black to drive, ununiformed, in a nondescript vehicle, down the driveways to deliver packages to us and our neighbors. You don't know WHAT is waiting back there.

Fortunately, other than some early Amazon drivers using their own cars, the delivery people come fully wrapped in branded clothing and trucks.

[Sherman A1]

27. Not always

Since the Covid surge in the delivery business, the are using pretty much anything that will carry packages.

[Fla Dem]

54. Driving a Hertz truck but wearing a Fed EX uniform.

From the Mississippi Free Press article linked in the original post.

The truck he was driving at the time of the incident was a Hertz rental with Hertz markings on the side, not an official FedEx truck, Gibson said, but he was wearing his FedEx uniform.

[Disaffected]

60. And all they saw was a black guy driving an unidentified vehicle and

up to no good...

[llashram]

16. racists are

feces dipped scourge of this country and trump provided them with the faeces this generation. This must stop because as soon as these types of racists get shot down. The black person defending their own lives will go to prison no matter the circumstances. White man down ...black man off to prison. Especially in the deep south states. Slavery by another name is still rampant in this country...especially in the deep, deep south.

[Escurumbele]

23. "Taking the law into their own hands"???? WHAT???? What law??? Gibson has not done anything wrong

What law??? They have to stop talking about "taking the law into their own hands", this is racism and criminal action.

These SOBs are criminals, nothing else. Gibson is working, he works for FedEx, or delivers FedEx packages, they are after him just because he is black.

There should have been no bond, they should have remained in jail, it is obvious these thugs don't care about going to jail because they know they will be caught, they just want to kill. Didn't these idiots watch the other idiots father/son who are going to jail for the rest of their lives? Racism is a powerful hateful sentiment, that you would give your freedom just to kill someone because of the color of their skin...the criminal mind works in very different ways.

[relayerbob]

28. Fuckers

Too bad he didn't stand his ground and run the fucker with the gun down. That said, he still would've been on the recieving end. Crazy bastards. Hope they end up in prison

[BeckyDem]

29. This is digusting.

Wish I could say I was shocked.

[twodogsbarking]

31. Mississippi should make it illegal to shoot at people.

That will fix it.

[RainCaster]

32. They need to be banned from FedEx services for life

In addition to spending several decades in prison.

[musclecar6]

33. Well

Not everyone in that small town is racist I would think, and maybe most are happy to live and let live peacefully. That said, it is Mississippi and there are more than a few ignorant racist rednecks running around like these two assholes seem to be. Unfortunately if people insist on being neanderthal ( like a well known despicable disgrace we know well), they’re gonna be.

[tavernier]

35. Let's go Brandon

Straight to prison

[dchill]

55. Sofa king right!

[Demovictory9]

43. kick

[uponit7771]

44. "he starts firing shots into my vehicle." This is attempted murder no ?!

[exboyfil]

46. In any sane country it is

I am not sure about here.

[Fla Dem]

48. Hey to me it would have been an attempted hijacking to steal the parcels in my truck.

Would have felt justified in running them down to get away. Two crazy backwood bearded thugs after my truck's merchandise.

[cbabe]

66. Car insurance company could take them on, also.

[RobinA]

74. This Is What Got Me

about the Arbery case. Since when is it OK to fire at a random, unarmed, maybe-burglar in the street? I don't care what color he is.

[raccoon]

47. SUE THE BASTARDS, as well as try them for attempted murder. Nt

[TexasBushwhacker]

50. I wouldn't be surprised if one or both has a record

and cannot legally own a firearm.

[Blue Owl]

51. I hope FedEx has this employee's back 100%

Sue the living fuck outta those racist fucks

[raccoon]

53. That second FedEx manager Gibson spoke to was a fucking idiot.

Or something worse—maybe trying to help the perps cover their asses.

From the Mississippi Free Press article link given in the OP:

Once he [Gibson] was about 10 or 15 minutes down the interstate and the white pickup was no longer following him, Gibson said he called another manager and told him what had happened. The manager told him they would file a police report the next morning.

But Gibson called dispatch to report the incident himself.

Why in the world would the idiot manager want to wait and then file a police report the next morning! I’m glad that Gibson went ahead and called and reported it himself. Otherwise that would’ve given some people time to discuss the incident and invent a story.

[struggle4progress]

57. "Gregory Case and his son Brandon Case have both been arrested and charged ... Brandon is ..

charged with aggravated assault shooting into an occupied vehicle, while his father is charged with conspiracy"

Press conference intended to address alleged shooting suddenly canceled
By Quentin Smith
Published: Feb. 6, 2022 at 12:04 AM EST
Updated: 16 hours ago

[Fla Dem]

68. NAACP intimidated by large police presence,

so cancelled their press conference. Chief said they were just there for protection.

[raccoon]

69. I wish that this incident would get as much attention as Ahmad Arbery's murder. Nt

[ShazzieB]

58. To all those saying Gibson should have run over that guy: please check your white privilege.

I am white myself, and I am embarrassed by some of the comments I'm seeing here.

Anyone who thinks a black man could run over a white man in Mississippi (anywhere in the U.S., really, but especially a deep south state like Mississippi), and NOT automatically be in very deep 💩, regardless of the circumstances, is living in a dream world.

Even a white man would have some serious 'splainin' to do in that situation (unless the the guy he ran over was black, of course ). A black man would just have to hope the "victim" didn't die, because that could mean the death penalty for him, instead of "just" decades behind bars.

Did that racist pissant deserve to be run over. Absolutely, but that is completely beside the point.

Gibson is lucky he had enough room to swerve around that asswipe. He made the most sensible abd prudent choice that was open to him (gtfo of there as fast as possible while avoiding harm to anyone, including himself), and he deserves our approbation for thinking clearly and acting quickly and decisively in an incredibly dangerous situation.

[Catherine Vincent]

59. This chief of police must be related to Clarence Thomas

[BobTheSubgenius]

61. I wonder if Mr. Gibson regrets swerving.

Assuming the story happened as told, does anyone know what his legal obligations are in those circumstances?

[localroger]

62. Like many MS towns, Brookhaven is really two towns on opposite sides of a railroad track

Dollars to donuts Gibson was making the delivery in the traditionally white section of town, which is why these two numbnuts felt it was their titanium oxide duty to make sure he wasn't up to no good. In a lot of cases the black politicians who manage to eke out positions of power like mayor and city councilmen are reluctant to upset the status quo for fear they will lose their own privilege and, in some cases, opportunities for graft. And even black citizens are often on that page because of the public service kickbacks they are getting from the black pols who suddenly have the power to push nice projects on the wrong side of town. The whites feel like they are under siege and over the years I've had at least a dozen of them in various similar towns solemnly warn me that it's just a matter of time before the race war goes hot. There are also usually some fairly affluent families in these towns, both old-money white and business-development of both races. They live cheek by jowl among the poor, who are encouraged to kiss their asses; this may be the yahoos attempt to curry favor among their own wealthy. The father and son will probably be gettin' a talkin'-to this weekend about comporting themselves publicwise (and getting them all on the national news, which nobody, black or white, wants).

[Red Mountain]

64. I had the thought

and forgive me if someone posted something similar up thread but we're doomed to repeat crimes like the Ahmaud Arbrey murder if the 'news' sources that assholes like these tune in to don't cover crimes like the Ahmaud Arbrey murder.

If capital punishment is supposed to have am extra special deterrent effect (for the record, I'm against it and don't think it does) how could it if nobody ever knew there was a trial, conviction and punishment?

Likewise for other crimes. I make a distinction here between a death sentence and life in prison.......for deterrent purposes they are functionally the same but they have completely different costs to society.

Either way....if these stupid bastards aren't seeing people that look like them go to prison for life they are much less likely to hesitate and think about the consequences before acting out their prejudices.

FOX is killing people.

[Bucky]

67. I heard about this. Appalling

Their defense story will be "He was driving slowly around the neighborhood in a suspicious van, and kept stopping at random houses and running up to their front porches. It was very suspicious. So I had to shoot first and ask questions later. I was just standing my neighbor's ground."

[KY_EnviroGuy]

72. FedEx put this man's life into a very dangerous situation.

Next to Mr. Gibson jumping out of his truck nude and yelling "where's all the white women?", I can't think of him being in a more risky situation.

In the redneck's mind....

* Black man in known racist zone at night (yes, that's still a thing in some parts of the USA).
* Black man driving a rental van without proper markings around a neighborhood at night gotta be stealing shit.
* Mah wifey saw it out our window and got skeered and told me to get mah gun.

FedEx should also realize that under those circumstances, local cops are not likely to go after the rednecks and will often fabricate their own reality to avoid a "difficult" investigation. Trust me, if Gibson had ran over that white dude, he would have been lynched before he got out of the county.

Let's hope Mr. Gibson gets justice in this case and FedEx apologizes for their lack of foresight in addition to making appropriate changes in their delivery system..

KY

[RobinA]

75. Yup!

A guy in a Fed Ex uniform in a rental truck in broad daylight would get questions in my neck of the woods, which is nowhere near the south. There was a time in my neighborhood when burglars would come during the day when no one was home, with a truck, and take their time emptying the house of valuables. Driving up in a random truck with a non-matching uniform would definitely set off alarm bells. Our Fed Ex guy, who happens to be black, arrives in a spotless truck and looks like he just stepped out of a band box in his very recognizable uniform. He is very obviously a Fed Ex guy on his appointed rounds, even to some good ol' boy.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

77. It would be interesting to learn how your FedEx guy feels about making deliveries after dark.

Here in north-central Kentucky, even the USPS guys are delivering after dark just to keep up.

I personally feel this is a bad practice no matter the delivery company or color of the driver's skin and that it's being done to boost profits and "efficiencies". It invites violent confrontations and even robberies against the drivers.

KY

[Hortensis]

76. Shocking story. There's been some local media reporting on it.

Two men turned themselves in and posted pretty serious bail for that area, but are out. They do look a lot like "before" pictures of Arbrey's killers, before their attorneys re-styled them for the 2020s.

https://www.newsbreak.com/channels/lincoln-county-ms-crime-safety

Press conference that was intended to address alleged shooting involving a FedEx Driver, suddenly canceled at the last minute
1 day ago
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https://www.wlbt.com/2022/02/06/press-conference-that-was-intended-address-alleged-shooting-involving-fedex-driver-suddenly-canceled-last-minute/

The Brookhaven NAACP and the family of FedEx driver Demonterrio Gibson are asking for the resignation of Brookhaven’s mayor, chief of police and others. Brookhaven NAACP President Rev. Rico Cain made the statement after the close of a brief press conference Saturday afternoon on the steps of the Lincoln County-Brookhaven Governmental...

FedEx shooting investigation continues
Daily Leader
2 days ago
Cover picture for the articleAn investigation into a recent shooting in Brookhaven continues behind the scenes, according to Police Chief Kenneth Collins. On Feb. 1, two men were arrested and charged in a Jan. 24 incident in Brookhaven. Gregory and Brandon Case were booked into the Lincoln County Jail after reportedly pursuing a FedEx driver...