Mon May 11, 2020, 08:36 PM
Judi Lynn (145,802 posts)
Officer fired, under investigation after attempting to force way inside house while off duty: Cops
Source: ABC News
Teen repeatedly ID'd himself as not the suspect, according to investigators. By Ivan Pereira May 11, 2020, 2:40 PM 5 min read A North Carolina officer was fired and is under criminal investigation after he allegedly gathered a group of people and tried to break into a teen's home while searching for a missing person, prosecutors said. New Hanover & Pender County District Attorney Ben David charged Jordan Kita, a former deputy with the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office, with "forcible trespass, misdemeanor breaking and entering, and willful failure to discharge duties," for the incident that took place on May 3, David's office said. Monica Shepard told reporters that her son Dameon answered loud knocks to the door of their Pender County home and were allegedly confronted by Kita and other men, who were armed. Shepard and her son are both black; Kita and the group that confronted them are white. Kita, who was off-duty but allegedly had his weapon and uniform, said they were looking for a missing girl and came to the address looking for a suspect with a different name, according to the mother and son. Dameon Shepard said he was confused since there was a sign on the lawn that announced his graduation from Laney High School with his name on it. . . . Monica Shepard said she tried to step in and told Kita he had to leave. The officer allegedly said, "Well, I'm just going to step inside and close the door and talk to you guys," and put his foot in the door, according to Shepard. Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/officer-fired-investigation-attempting-force-inside-house-off/story?id=70616744 
Monica Shepard, Jordan Kita, Dameon Shepard. NC deputy led armed all-white group to black teen's home in search for missing girl, authorities say. Now he faces charges. Associated Press May 10, 2020 WILMINGTON — A sheriff's deputy in North Carolina is facing criminal charges after authorities said he led a group of armed people to the wrong home in a search for a missing girl. New Hanover County District Attorney Ben David said Friday that Jordan Kita, who worked in the New Hanover Sheriff's Office, will be charged with trespassing and breaking and entering. Kita led an armed group May 3 to the home of Dameon Shepard, a senior at Laney High School in Wilmington, according to James W. Lea, a lawyer for Shepard’s family who is preparing a civil lawsuit. The all-white group tried unsuccessfully to force its way into the home of Shepard, who is black, news outlets reported. Kita was looking for Lekayda Kempisty, a 15-year-old girl who was reported missing earlier that day. She was later found safe. More: https://www.greensboro.com/news/state/nc-deputy-led-armed-all-white-group-to-black-teens-home-in-search-for-missing/article_9a82099e-c71f-5dbb-9e7c-165576fd9496.html
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Author | Time | Post |
 Officer fired, under investigation after attempting to force way inside house while off duty: Cops (Original post) |
Judi Lynn | May 2020 | OP |
| mr_lebowski | May 2020 | #1 | |
| no_hypocrisy | May 2020 | #2 | |
| Thomas Hurt | May 2020 | #3 | |
| R Merm | May 2020 | #6 | |
| iluvtennis | May 2020 | #9 | |
| live love laugh | May 2020 | #4 | |
| Marcuse | May 2020 | #5 | |
| RVN VET71 | May 2020 | #7 | |
| cstanleytech | May 2020 | #8 | |
| Aristus | May 2020 | #10 |
Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Mon May 11, 2020, 08:41 PM
mr_lebowski (19,584 posts)
1. Something tells me that the 'oops, wrong house' part of the story arose later.
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Response to no_hypocrisy (Reply #2)
Mon May 11, 2020, 09:22 PM
R Merm (352 posts)
6. The deputy was not even in the county that he was an officer.
Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Mon May 11, 2020, 09:01 PM
live love laugh (6,364 posts)
4. Wonder how much his GoFundMe account balance is by now ...
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Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Mon May 11, 2020, 09:09 PM
Marcuse (3,905 posts)
5. Emmitt Till 2020
Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Mon May 11, 2020, 09:38 PM
7. A friend of mine used to like to say
Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Mon May 11, 2020, 09:39 PM
cstanleytech (22,201 posts)
8. I hope the prosecutor for the case does not plea bargain this down to a slap on the wrist.
Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
Mon May 11, 2020, 11:10 PM
Aristus (54,345 posts)
10. The deputy has the requisite douche-smirk down cold.
