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Officers only rebuked fo r having dinner together
(AP) — Portland Police Chief
Derrick Foxworth rebuked two of
ficers involved in the fatal shooting
o f K endra Jam es, saying they
shouldn’t have met for dinner be
fore a grand jury convened.
Other than that, however, an in
ternal affairs investigation into
seven post-shooting concerns will
result in no punishments. The most
serious allegation had been that
officers failed to give James proper
medical aid as she lay handcuffed
in the street.
The c h ie fs findings conclude
the internal affairs investigation
into the May 2003 shooting, which
outraged the community and led to
the resignation of former Chief Mark
Kroeker.
James' family has fileda$10m il-
lion lawsuit against the city and the
officers involved in the traffic stop.
Chris Bottoms, one o f the James
fam ily’s Portland attorneys, said
Friday that the investigation had a
predictable result.
“We didn’t have any expecta
tions that police internal affairs
appointed by the c h ie f s findings
on the restaurant meeting between
McCollister, who fired the fatal shot,
and O fficer Kenneth Reynolds,
who was also at the traffic stop.
The two ate together at a restau
rant the night after the fatal shoot
ing and before McCollister
had been interviewed by
detectives.
“Their conduct did im
pact this organization's
credibility and negatively
impaired the public’s trust
in the Police B ureau,”
Foxworth said in a hand
written memo to the Inter
nal Affairs Division.
B u t F o x w o rth also
wrote that there was no
conclusive proof that the
officers discussed details
o f the shooting.
A Multnomah County grand jury
found no criminal wrongdoing by
McCollister. Kroeker gave him a 5
1/2-month unpaid suspension for
what he considered tactical mis
takes.
* We didn’t have any
expectations that
police internal affairs
would produce
anything positive for
the James family.
Kendra James
would produce anything positive
for the Jam es family,” he said. “It’s
lik e th e w o lf g u a rd in g the
hen h o u se.”
— Portland attorney Chris Bottoms
The lawsuit contends that offic
ers failed to pro v ide medical care to
were baffled.
Jam es after she was shot.
"They had shot her,” said the
Internal affairs investigators
Rev.
T. Allen Bethel, alliance presi
found no evidence the officers vio
dent,
“and then to handcuff her and
lated the b u reau 's directive on
emergency medical care. After pull just leave her there. I find that to be
ing James from the car, Officer Scott not-human treatment.”
Bethel said he was equally dis-
M cCollister called for paramedics.
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A role model among children in
the community was arrested fol
io wing a domestic disturbance last
month.
The Blazers Boys andGirlsC’lub
accepted the resignation of Willie
Fuller, its unit director, days after
the arrest. He directed the club for
tw o y ea rs and also co ach ed
sophomore boy’s basketball at
Jesuit High School, where he re
signed in the spring.
Fuller was charged with the
rape, attempted sodomy and as
sault of his wife. Police were called
to his southeast Portland home
after his wife said Fuller raped her
and threatened her life with scis
sors in front o f their teen son.
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He said he found no signs o f a
gunshot wound and d idn’t perform
emergency resuscitation because
he saw her chest rising and falling.
Members o f the Albina M iniste
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critics of the shooting, said they
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Funk Legend Remembered
Rick James hit
the top with
‘Super Freak’
(A P)— Funk legend Rick James,
best known for the 1981 hit “Super
Freak” died Friday. He was 56.
James died in his sleep at his
residence near Universal City, ap
parently o f natural causes, said his
publicist, Sujata M urthy. James
lived alone and was found dead by
his personal assistant, who noti
fied police, she said.
The exact cause was not immedi -
Rick Jam es pauses during an
interview in this Oct. 23, 2 0 0 2
file photo, in the Hollywood
section o f Los Angeles. (AP photo)
ately known.
W ith long hair elaborately styled
in braids or Jheri curls, James was
one of the biggest R&B stars o f the
19 8 0 s, c o m p o sin g d a n c e a b le
rhythms and passionate ballads that
gained a wide following.
Aside from “Super Freak” - which
MC Hammer used a decade later as
the backing track for his rap smash
“U C an’t Touch This” -Jam es’ hits
included “M ary Jane,” “Ebony
Eyes” and “Fire and Desire,” a stir
ring duet with Teena Marie.
“He was really fantastic, he was
a creator,” singer Little Richard told
MSNBC.
Tow ard the end o f the ’80s,
Jam es’ fame began to fade as he
became embroiled in drugs, legal
problems and health troubles.
In 1997 he released a new album,
but a year later he suffered a stroke
while performing at Denver’s Mam
moth Events Center, derailing a
com eback tour.
In 1998 he also underwent hip
replacement surgery.
Oprah Signs Through 2011
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W infrey said.
Just last year, W infrey extended
her contract by two more years,
taking her through the 2007-2008.
Previously, though, W infrey, had
talked about quitting after the 2005-
2006 season.
W infrey, 50, routinely appears
on lists o f Hollyw ood’s most pow
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