THE TRUTH IS RARELY PURE AND NEVER SIMPLE!
YOU CAN BEND IT AND TWIST IT...YOU CAN ABUSE IT AND MISUSE IT...BUT EVEN GOD CANNOT CHANGE THE TRUTH!
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The Facts Surrounding the Incident:
1. QM is an eleven year old African American young man, who at the age of nine was walking with his friends in the vicinity of Washington School located at 427 Darrow Avenue,Plainfield, NJ on July 18th 2009. Jeffrey Yingling was driving his truck nearby. In his truck was a passenger, Phillip R.Repella III. A rock thrown by one of the boys (according to witnesses it was not QM), struck Mr. Yingling's truck. Mr. Yingling observed two boys walking near the school (one being QM).
He drove his truck off of Darrow Avenue and onto the school lawn and attempted to run over the two boys with his truck. Mr. Yingling chased the two boys with his truck for approximately 100 yards on the school property to the back of the building. The two boys had to be pulled from in front of the truck by a witness so that they would not be struck by Mr. Yingling. When QM could no longer run and was able to stop by the back wall of the building, Mr. Yingling then asked the boys who had thrown a rock at his truck. QM responded that it was not him.
2. In response to QM's denial, Mr. Yingling said," You're a liar nigger!" He then told QM to "lay down in front of my truck nigger so I can run you over."The child was terrified and did not move.Mr. Yingling then drove off chasing QM's friend.
3.QM was frightened and exhausted. He ran home. Witnesses to the incident called the Plainfield Police.The police arrived and Mr. Yingling was issued several summonses for Reckless driving (NJSA 39: 4-96); driving on a sidewalk (NJSA 39: 4-71); and operating a motor vehicle on recreational property (NJSA 39: 4-97A). He was also charged with a disorderly person's offense.
4. On July 18th 2009, the reporting officer noted in his report that he observed tire tracks in the grass of Washington School and that a citizen stated that the occupants of the truck were heard to yell "Nigger" when the children were being chased!
5.The reporting officer spoke to Union County A P Young who advised him to only charge Mr. Yingling with disorderly conduct. Mr. Yingling was then notified by the police to turn himself in.
6.On July 20th 2009, Robin McNeill went to the Plainfield Police Dept. for a copy of the police report. The male Sgt. on duty gave her the report. He commented that the existing charges against Mr. Yingling did not coincide with the report because they were limited to violations of the motor vehicle statutes. The report classified the crime as criminal mischief. He advised Ms. McNeill to contact the special prosecutor at the Union County Prosecutor's Office ( UCPO) because of the actual nature of the crimes.
7.Robin McNeill telephoned the UCPO, and after calling for several days,she finally spoke to a n individual by the name of John Holl. Mr. Holl advised Ms. McNeill that by having the rock thrown at his truck, Mr. Yingling had the right to call a 9 year old child a "Nigger" because of freedom of speech! It was not a hate or bias crime by Mr. Yingling, he was only exercising his First Amendment rights.
Ms. McNeill then asked Mr. Holl about Mr. Yingling's conduct in chasing her grandson with his truck and putting him in fear of his safety and actually risking bodily harm to the child. Mr. Holl dismissed her question as insignificant to Mr. Yingling being charged with a criminal offense. According to recent newspaper accounts, Mr. Holl is an official spokesperson for the UCPO.
8. On July 27th 2009, Robin McNeill went to the Plainfield Police Station to file a complaint against Mr. Yingling for additional charges.She was given an affidavit form by Mrs. Slaughter, the municipal court clerk, to complete and sign to support the charges.(The affidavit prepared by Ms. McNeill will be in the next post). Mrs. Slaughter then returned the affidavit to Ms. McNeill stating that she was advised by the prosecutor that there were not going to be any additional charges filed against Mr. Yingling. Unable to file the additional charges on behalf of her grandson, Ms. McNeill then left.
Part Two is on the way!!!!
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