Prosecutor will not likely be ‘bullied’ by Andrew Brown’s household: law firm

A North Carolina prosecutor cautioned the family of a black man shot lifeless by cops very last 7 days that he’s “not f–ing likely to be bullied” by them or their attorneys.

Bakari Sellers, an legal professional for the loved ones Andrew Brown, 42, claimed the tongue-lashing came as family were waiting around to assessment bodycam footage of the fatal incident — only to be demonstrated just 20 seconds of online video.

Sellers claimed Pasquotank County Lawyer R. Michael Cox even tried using to continue to keep lawyers for Brown’s loved ones from viewing the footage.

“We went back and forth and I just want to say I’ve by no means been talked to like I was talked to in there,” Sellers advised reporters outside the house the Pasquotank County Community Basic safety Center.

“I went to the back again and I know that we’re reside on the information all-around the globe, so I will say that Mr. Cox informed me, a developed black guy, that he ‘was not f—ng’ likely to be bullied,’” Sellers stated. “So I walked out.”

“And I want you to know that the sheriff was pretty, really apologetic and diplomatic,” he added. “The sheriff needed to make guaranteed that the loved ones observed the online video, but it was the county legal professional that gave us this back again and forth.”

“But let us not aim just on the disrespect shown to me. Let us emphasis on the disrespect revealed to this relatives,” Sellers added. “One overall body cam, 20 seconds. An execution.”

In a statement before on Monday, Cox explained that the regulation will allow his business office to redact or blur photos in bodycam footage to preserve the integrity of an interior investigation.

Brown was shot and killed Wednesday by deputies and other legislation enforcement officers who have been executing a warrant at his dwelling in Elizabeth Metropolis.

Cox’s office environment did not respond to calls in search of remark on Monday.