VOLUSIA EXPOSED

"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke

The Shooting Death
Of Ahmaud Arbery

As was covered within numerous , on February 23, 2020, twenty-five (25) year old Ahmaud Arbery, was gunned down outside the city limits of Brunswick, Georgia.

Investigative law enforcement reports, supported by a cellphone video, documents that a local retired police officer, and his adult son, (Gregory and Travis McMichael) tracked Mr. Arbery, as he ran* down a street within their neighborhood. Apparently, the McMichaels were concerned that Arbery was somehow connected to some recently reported criminal activities within the neighborhood.

* Arbery's family states that Arbery was jogging.

The video also memorializes that the armed McMichaels attempted to challenge, and, or, to stop Arbery. Arbery refused to stop, which lead to a struggle between Travis McMichael and Arbery for control of McMichael's shotgun. The struggle ended with Arbery's death, after receiving three (3) blasts from Travis McMichael's shotgun.

A neighbor had video recorded the struggle between Travis McMichael and Arbery (see video - upper right of page). Records indicate, that the local police viewed the video shortly after arriving on scene.

Initially, No Charges Were Filed

Apparently, after reviewing the video, neither local law enforcement, or thought probable cause existed, in order to arrest, and criminally charge the McMichaels.

In fact, District Attorney, George Barnhill opined that the McMichaels were justified in the killing of Mr. Arbery.

Prosecutor To The Police:
Keep The Evidence From The Public

As detailed , D.A. Barnhill encouraged law enforcement not to release, as public record, any evidence in the shooting. The video is considered evidence.

Video Released Via The "Neighbor's" Attorney

Initially, local authorities were successful in their attempt to keep the video off of YOUTUBE. However, truth, and evidence in support of the truth, given a little help, usually finds it's way to the public's eye.

that the neighbor's attorney released the video.

The Fertilizer Hits
The Political Ventilator

Once the video was able to "get around" the tight seal that D.A. Barnhill had on it, - well, let's just say, in good old rural Georgia lingo - "the shit hit the freaking fan" ! And that fan had a mighty large swath, it threw "shit" through the governor's window, as it blew by, eventually landing on President Trump's desk within the Oval office.

Arbery's death has now become a political hot potato. However, the focus is now, more than MERELY on whether the McMichaels murdered Arbery, but whether local Georgia law enforcement officials assisted them in covering up the homicide?

Call Out The G.B.I. & The F.B.I

With the "shit" now exposed, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (G.B.I) took only two days, to do what local law enforcement officials couldn't accomplish in two months, they (G.B.I.) found probable cause, and arrested the McMichaels for Arbery's homicide.

The F.B.I. is apparently also investigating the homicide as a possible "hate crime", because .

February 2020 Shooting Of Ahmaud Arbery
Video Ceases, Prior To The Shotgun Blasts The Kills Mr. Arbery

Court Records
Georgia District Attorney's Letter
CLICK BELOW IMAGE TO REVIEW ENTIRE LETTER

The Brevard County Connection
The Killing Of Gregory Edwards
It's The Same "Shit Show"!

So, how does Arbery's homicide in Georgia, have a Brevard County connection? Well, unfortuately, this publication is of the "OPINION, that Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey, and State Attorney Phil Archer, have a similar on going "shit show" (criminal conspiracy), regarding the December 2018 in-custody death of U.S. combat veteran, Gregory Edwards.

As is detailed within our , and as followed up within our , we lay out our evidence, conclusions, and OPINIONS, that support our suspicion, that members of the Brevard County Sheriff's Office murdered Mr. Edwards during an excessive use of force incident within the county jail.

We suspect that there is an on-going conspiracy to cover-up the events surrounding Mr. Edwards' in-custody death, that included the active participation of the sheriff's office, the state attorney's office, and the medical examiner's office.

A Conspiracy To Cover-up A Homicide?

Questionable Medical Examiner's Report

As are available for review within our earlier articles, the law enforcement reports clearly documents that Edwards was subjected to physical force (stun gun, chemical agents, body blows, etc.), while he was being booked into the Brevard County jail.

However, please take note of Mr. Edwards' autopsy report as prepared by local Medical Examiner, Dr. Sajid S. Qaiser. Dr. Qaiser rules that the manner of death was "accidental" and the cause of death was "excited delirium". --->

Apparently, per Dr. Qaiser's autopsy report, Edwards' death had little to nothing to do with any physical force applied against Edwards during his jail booking. In short, Mr. Edwards, a U.S. combat veteran, became overly excited, and died an accidental death.

Dr. Qaiser Has Past Disciplinary Concerns

In May 2016, the Florida Medical Examiners Commission placed Dr. Qaiser on one year probation, .

Need to know more about Dr.Qaiser and his sketchy past? Then read our earlier articles - as linked above.

State Attorney Phil Archer Voices His Opinion

One must wonder why it was really necessary for State Attorney Archer to chime in on his opinion, that the force applied against Mr. Edwards was "justifiable"? After all, Dr. Qaiser had already ruled that Edwards' death was an "accident", and not a "homicide".

So, why was it necessary for S.A. Archer to memorialize that Edwards' death equated to a "justifiable accident"? And does S.A. Archer provide a legal OPINION in all law enforcement usages of force?

Video - It Sees All

Like in the Arbery homicide investigation, there is a video of what happened to Mr. Edwards, when jail deputies were using force against him (stun gun, chemical agent, and body blows). Unfortuately, this video was captured by the jail's security cameras - and Sheriff Ivey, like Georgia D.A. Barnhill doesn't want it made public.

Sheriff Ivey is claiming a to public records, in keeping the video from public eyes. Basically, that the sheriff CAN (not MUST) , if the requested record exposes the locations of his security cameras, and his fire detection and prevention equipment.

Sheriff Ivey Is NOT Camera Shy

As is covered within our earlier articles, Sheriff Ivey is in no way camera shy. He has allowed, when it forwarded his political agenda, several media organizations, including a foreign media outlet, video recording access within the jail. Further, , which is published on the sheriff department's media website. But when it comes to releasing the video detailing the death of a U.S. combat veteran - Sheriff Ivey does not want it released - just like Georgia D.A. Barnhill didn't want the Arbery video released.

Sheriff Ivey Has A Poor History Of Recognizing, And Properly Handling,
The Use Of Excessive Force By His Deputies

Sheriff Ivey was elected sheriff of Brevard County in 2012. Since his election, he has had a rather high tolerance, regarding his deputies' usage of excessive force (MORE THAN MERELY OUR OPINION - also supported by other law enforcement agencies, and the Courts).

Some examples are as follows:

The 2016 Killing Of Clarence Howard

In June 2016, off duty .

Initially, Sheriff Ivey supported (press interviews) the actions of his deputy (Hafza), but as questions started to mount - Ivey turn the investigation over to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to investigate. Prior to becoming sheriff, Ivey was the Resident Agent In Charge within FDLE for both Brevard and Volusia County. Therefore, we suspect, that Ivey was comfortable in allowing FDLE to take over the Hafza investigation, thinking that FDLE would support his initial conclusion that Hafza was justified in shooting Howard (our OPINION).

Ivey stressed the importance of "transparency" in the investigative process, when, he "asked FDLE to conduct an independent investigation and present their findings to the State Attorney's Office for a full review of the fact".

SHERIFF IVEY'S STATEMENT AS PUBLISHED WITHIN THE "BREVARD TIMES".
"Cases involving a member of your own agency are best facilitated with complete transparency that ensures public trust while also protecting the integrity of the investigation," said Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey. "As such, from the very beginning of the incident, I asked FDLE to conduct an independent investigation and present their findings to the State Attorney's Office for a full review of the facts. Following their review, the State Attorney authorized an arrest warrant, which resulted in Yousef Hafza being charged today by FDLE.”

We suspect (our OPINION) that came as a surprise to Sheriff Ivey - he felt burnt by the FDLE decision. We support our OPINION, in that for the December 2018 investigation into the in-custody death of Gregory Edwards, Sheriff Ivey apparently no longer wished for a "transparent" investigation into the events of Mr. Edwards in-custody death.

The , however, in the , several deputies were suspected of using excessive force (stun gun, chemical agents, body blows) against Edwards. Gone was Sheriff Ivey's past desires to "protect the integrity of the investigation", by "asking FDLE to conduct an independent investigation and present their findings to the State Attorney's Office for a full review of the fact".The Brevard County Sheriff's Office would self-investigate the Edward's death.

So, in the end, no independent investigation by FDLE (state law enforcement), AND no public release of the jail surveillance video, just like it was, until very recently, in the Arbery shooting death.

We are of the firm belief, that if the jail surveillance video had been (is) released, that much like in the Arbery case, the public outcry over how Edwards died would cause the opening of a homicide investigation into his death.

As of the publication date of this article, former Deputy Hafza's criminal prosecution remains on-going.

The Criminal Prosecution Of "Uncle" John Derossett

In August 2015, . Mary lived with her uncle in his Port St. Joe home.

When Mary opened the front door, and the deputies attempted to drag Mary out of the home, Mary cried out for her uncle. Uncle John engaged the non-uniformed deputies in a gun battle, thinking that these unknown men were attempting to kidnap his neice.

One deputy was critically injuried, and Uncle John received a gunshot wound. Thankfully, all eventually recovered from their injuries.

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Uncle John was arrested and criminally charged with three counts of attempted homicide of a law enforcement officer. He spent the better part of the next five (5) years in jail (2015-2020).

The . However, in April 2020, the , thereby dismissing the criminal prosecution against Derossett.

Sheriff Ivey initially (2015), and to this day (2020), expresses the OPINION that his deputies acted appropriately.

Our point is this - if the local sheriff (Ivey), and state attorney (Archer), can not properly evaluate when law enforcement officers are using excessive or improper force, then how can the public have confidence that the Edwards' death was properly evaluated?

Like in the Arbery matter, the Edwards' death cries for more transparency and accountability. As a U.S. combat veteran, we owe Mr. Edwards, and his family, a fair and transparent review of his demise. Brevard County should produce, and release the jail surveillance video.

Final Observation: Authorities Appear To Have Little Faith In Our Legal System

D.A. Barnhill, Sheriff Ivey, or State Attorney Phil Archer, they apparently share something else in common - their lack of faith within our justice system.

It's fairly clear, that absent the release of the video, there would have been no charges filed against the McMichaels. But now, because of the video release, the McMichaels, the Arbery family, and the people of Georgia will ALL have their day in court. The laws of Georgia will decide this case. Appropriate questions will be asked and answered. Did the McMichaels violation Georgia law? Do the laws need to be changed?

Georgia's D.A. Barnhill, NOR Brevard County officials have the right to side track a possible homicide investigation, by hiding inconvenient evidence (videos). We, the people, have the right to know whether our law enforcement professionals are holding themselves to the very same laws that they enforce, especially when it comes to the crime of murder. Brevard County officials should release the Edwards' jail surveillance video, and allow our justice system to properly process the evidence. Absent that, this publication alleges, that these named public officials have little faith in the criminal justice system that they so manage. And that may be all, that we, the people, really need to realize.

Stand by to stand by ....... there is surely more to come of this.....

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