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MERLE T. RUTLEDGE JR FOR VIRGINIA GOVERNOR 2021 REACHED OUT TO THE VIRGINIA GOVERNOR RALPH NORTHAM OFFICE TO FORMALLY REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION THROUGH THE VIRGINIA STATE POLICE IN REGARDS TO THE AFFAIRS OF DANVILLE, VA MAYOR ALONZO JONES DEALINGS WITH THE DANVILLE, VA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IN THE BELOW ARTICLE, IT IS CLEAR THAT THE LIBERAL MEDIA IS HIDING THE FACTS FROM THE PUBLIC THAT LEAD TO THE TERMINATION. RUTLEDGE FOR VIRGINIA GOVERNOR HAS ALWAYS DECLARED THAT HE WOULD DRAIN THE SWAMP BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE ELECTION. IT IS CLEAR THAT RUTLEDGE FOR VIRGINIA GOVERNOR IS KEEPING HIS WORD.

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https://godanriver.com/news/local/danville-mayor-alonzo-jones-resigns-from-role-in-danville-public-schools/article_9e0d5115-5855-5375-a0db-6e2d4922fb3d.html

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Letter to the Mayor of Virginia Beach,

Va. Beach man sues police officer – his ex-girlfriend article

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MERLE RUTLEDGE
<merletrutledge@gmail.com> Tue, May 20, 2014 at 8:55 AM
To: “William D. Sessoms” <WSessoms@vbgov.com>
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Dear Mr. Sessoms,

I just read an article in regards to a Virginia Beach female
officer Parker accusing a gentleman of rape and the charges being
dropped in Norfolk. The article is very disturbing and I am concerned
about the possible implications if it is deemed true. I am not one to
jump on one side of the story until I see further facts. However, I
hope a new and independent investigation is opened into the possible
allegations being made against one of your own and that justice is the
overall purpose.

I do not believe in anyone being railroaded and using the “color
of the law” authority for abusive purposes that leads to distrust in
the public perception of the badge and within the community it serves.
If the allegations are deemed to be fact then the City should offer a
huge apology to Mr. Coleman. Moreover to hold any man, if they are
innocent in jail for any length of time for a crime that he did not
commit and the charges was brought in bad faith should ask and warrant
the most serious response in trying to prevent this type of misconduct
from happening in the future.

I know public comment on these allegations may not be proper, but
I had to voice my concern in regards to what I have just read. It
would disturb anyone that someone is still working active duty and is
capable of causing so much destruction under these terms.

Thank you for your time,

Merle Rutledge Jr

Civil Rights Activist
Picture below with article attached is a innocent man named James Coleman!
Chatham, VaImage
Below is the article that Mr. Rutledge addresses
http://hamptonroads.com/node/716627

 

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After days of e-mails and correspondence in regards to a April 3rd and 4th, 2014 Rally in Danville, Va with a controversial scandal of one of its guest speakers National Civil Rights Activist Lennox Abrigo surfacing to media outlets..   The National Action Network has open up a fierce investigation of Lennox Abrigo.  It is alleged by Merle Rutledge Jr and Tarameka Thompson that Lennox Abrigo obtain funds by false pretenses in a pay for lawyer referral scam.  Lennox Abrigo would demand money on behalf of the National Action Network of $500 or more to help find people lawyers.  The National Action Network has stated that they never accept any money based off this allegation and has open up a investigation after complaints surface for people asking for their money back for a failure for Lennox Abrigo to return money as promised.  At this time, multiple police departments was informed by Merle Rutledge Jr of the scam and Tarameka Thompson has been fully in the process to get her funds back as well as others that may have been harmed by Lennox Abrigo scandal.   Lennox Abrigo is currently the Washington D.C National Action Network President and has been a civil rights activist for numerous years.  Mount Sinai Church of God in Christ of Danville, Va Pastor Linden, the church in which the Community Awareness rally is to be held, received documentation on Sunday in regards to the allegations and is taking the matter seriously.

The scandal is shocking and keep up with my blog for more details as it comes forward.  Also, Virginia Senator Donald E. Meachin has also release statements publically that he never stated that he was coming to this rally and to remove his name, image, and likeness from those that are organizing this event!  Reverend Toon of the National Action Network, stated that the National Action Network is a non profit organization and if anyone requests money other than a donation for services than this should be a red flag and to contact his organization immediately! Reverend Toon, of the National Action Network, is reported to told victims of the scandal to relay a message to Merle Rutledge to not go to the media. Merle Rutledge Jr, National Civil Rights Activist, released a statement, “This is not a allegation, there is proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Lennox Abrigo is a con-artist! The police are fully aware and to ask for me to back off, says a lot about your good faith towards a resolution of getting the victims back their money! What is more concerning to me, Abrigo asked the victim Nikki Thompson to put up false information to further conceal his scam and to paint me in a false light. The truth speeks for itsle and the actions of Reverend Toon will be handled with the appropriate authorities.

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MERLE RUTLEDGE 

<merletrutledge@gmail.com>

Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 1:12 PM
To: “Hairston, Dean” <hairsrd@ci.danville.va.us>, “sherman.saunders” <sherman.saunders@ci.danville.va.us>, DanvillePD <DanvillePD@ci.danville.va.us>
Mitchell Jennings I read an article about this group of cops once and
it included an officer that pulled me over twice in Danville cause my
daughter was sleep in the back seat and not in a car seat, I was doing
47 in a 35 mph zone. The offices name was LD Lancaster, I remember his
name cause I assumes it stood for “learning disability”. About two
weeks later I came to Danville to pick up my daughters to come back
here to Greensboro, and as I drive past DCC the same learning
disability cop was out of his car talking to a civilian, he saw me and
jumped in his car and followed me. When I stopped my daughter saw the
cop and started curing cause she was afraid. I told him I was getting
out to go to the back seat to calm her down and he said “no” and then
started pushing my door shut and started yelling something, so he
essentially said he didn’t care about my 4 year old crying her lungs
out. My friends told me to keep my cool cause learning disability
would have arrested me on something for nothing, so I chilled. But to
this day my child is afraid of cops anywhere, all because of one
learning disabled cop. He was really bold with his badge and his gun,
but mostly he was scared to death his heart pumping kool aid. As a cop
I feel he didn’t do his civic duty and teach my child that cops are on
your side, instead he showed no professionalism and my child will
forever have doubts about a policeman. But when he gets downtown he is
a hero to the good ol boys, but none of them could see the fear in his
eyes, so to me he’s just a chump with a badge.

written by Mitchell Jennings

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Read the letter from the Newport News Police Department in regards to Officer Hayward being disciplined!scan0001.pdf

 

This makes Officer number 28 discipline under the watch off Merle T. Rutledge Jr in his campaign to get rid of bad cops!  The allegations stem from this letter of the events that happen that night!

 

City of Newport News, Va Police Department crosses line and violates Ms. Banks Civil Rights 2013

August 6, 2013 by merletrutledge | Edit

Merle T. Rutledge Jr calls for a investigation into the Civil Rights Violations of Tamiko Rakeeena Banks against City of Newport News, Va Police Department and officers!

Public Information Act/FOIA request and Call by Merle T. Rutledge Jr into the allegations of civil rights violations of Tamiko Rakeena Banks Inbox 
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To: “Sugg, Lynn A.” <lsugg@nngov.com>, city <city@nngov.com>, council@nngov.com, cityatty@nngov.com
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Hello City of Newport News,

     My name is Merle Rutledge Jr. I am a civil rights activist and
college student at Norfolk State University. I spoke with the young
lady involved Tamiko Rakeena Banks about the illegal search and
seizure, abusive language, forcing her to give up her social security
number, a police officer calling her a crack head, false imprisonment,
unlawful detainment, and wrongful arrest done in Newport News, Va a
couple of weeks ago. She stated that she filed a complaint with the
police department of Newport News and nothing has been done and no
further follow up after asserting her complaint about allegations of
her civil rights being violated. After
speaking with her, I was very much disturbed, annoyed, irritated, and
bothered at the actions of the
Newport News police department and its officers and supervisors. A
clear failure to train, supervise and discipline police officers from the
allegations she stated, that are continuing to occur between officers and African American private citizens. She also went on to state that the
residence was occupied by a lawful person with permission to be there with a key to the place. This was verified to your police department and your officers, whom was then instructed to leave the private property, which the officers did not do, even though they had no legal justification for still being on the property. 
There was no criminal activity or reasonable suspicion to detain this
young woman from her allegations. I believe the City of Newport News,
Va owes her a apology and definitely should open up a thorough and
complete investigation into the actions of these officers. I never
heard of police threatening, creating physical injury where no
physical force was needed, handcuffing, and using abusive language to
someone that was not involved in no criminal activity on private
property. I expect swift action in regards to this incident and
definite follow up on what the City of Newport News, Va is willing to
do to right the wrong that was done here to this beautiful woman. I am notifying all media
outlets so that it is consistent pressure to bring the officers
involved to justice for possible violations of her civil rights. .
     

     Firstly, I am asking and requesting the Newport News City Police
Department re investigate this matter with the seriousness that is due, along with the City Attorneys
office. This incident should have never happen to no one and she has went
weeks or more feeling a huge void at the treatment, including pain to her body
because of the excessive force used, and the terrible and lack of judgment in
response
by the Newport News Police Department in regards to this incident. There is a difference
between negligence and gross negligence.
Also, Im filing this letter as a Virginia Freedom of Information
Act request to have the 911 calls or dispatch calls made by Newport
News, Va Police Department and officers in regards to this incident.
Any and all communication related to this incident, I would like to
have a copy or email response with this information. I would like to
see any warrants obtained for the location being searched. I would
like the police report in regards to this illegal search and any use
of force form provided to me by PDF. I would like the estimate of any
costs before going through the effort to retrieve the information that
I have requested. 

     ImageIt is also floating around that one of the officers
involved in this incident was transferred from the Hampton Police
Department into your police department after being cited for numerous
displinary problems. Your officers from these allegations appear to
be out of control and need racial sensitivity treatment in regards to
the scope of their employment. She states that one of your officers called her a crack head and
having no proof of her being on those drugs, goes beyond common decency or duty for his job as a state actor. She states that she asked the officer why she called her a crack head and that was because she looked like one. Such bigotry should not be condone or allowed in any police department. I
expect corrective actions and the right thing done to make Ms. Banks whole
again, as if this situation had never happen.

Secondly, I would like to thank you for your time and consideration in
regards to this matter and look forward to a timely response within 5
days and if more
time is needed than a letter requesting for such extension would be
preferred.

In conclusion, I look forward to your timely response.

Thank you for your time,

Merle T. Rutledge Jr
Civil Rights Activist
merletrutledge@gmail.com
Contact number is – 757-692-3571
Chatham, Va

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I am pissed off with the useless waste of dialing 10 digits to call 434-489-3114 for Rev. Avon Keen president of the so called Danville, Va area SCLC. This guy tells me that holds the marches that “he does not have enough information to even look into it.” I told the media exactly what I told him and they already reporting and sending investigative reporters to the police department to cover the Holly Butler incident.  can not believe the nerve of this guy at all. I always look into matters of community importance as long as I have a name and the police department and could be helping gathering information. I will never make that call again ever in my life.  He is known sale out in the black community here in Danville, Va.  Article below shows his priorities.

 

Reverend William Avon Keen is defending Biden. Danville is the Virginia pastor who introduced Vice President Joe Biden before Biden told the largely black audience that Republicans are “gonna put y’all back in chains.” 

Keen, who is black, is the president of the state’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He said:

He was giving the African American community and the poor people a warning that if we’re not careful and do no vote properly what could happen. That these chains could be placed back on us that President Obama had lifted off us by the bailouts and saving GM.

Biden’s comments have been denounced by Artur Davis, who used to be an Alabama Democrat before becoming a Northern Virginia Republican. Davis, on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” told Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday that what Biden said on Wednesday was something he has seen many a time in the South.

 

“It was wrong, and the president ought to be embarrassed by it, and the president ought to say it was wrong,” Davis told Blitzer.

Former Virginia Gov. Doug Wilder, the first black governor elected in any American state after Reconstruction, also denounced Biden’s comments. 

 

“First of all, without question they were appeals to race,” Wilder said Wednesday on CNN. “The important thing I got out of this was Biden separated himself from what he accused the people of doing. As a matter of fact, what he said is they are going to do something to y’all, not to me. Not us. So he was still involved with that separate American.”

 

Wilder continued: “As far as I am concerned, the President would not associate himself with those remarks … And I expect as the days go forward there will be more clarity associated with what the president feels about what Joe Biden said.”

Except even Obama defended Biden’s remarks during an interview with Nancy O’Dell on “Entertainment Tonight” on Wednesday.

Democrats, liberals, and black leaders are often the first too see race when there usually isn’t, especially if “offending” party is on the right side of the political aisle.

Yet, after Biden’s remarks, many black leaders, including President Barack Obama, have shown that Democratic partisan politics now trumps principle. Image

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I will try to write this letter as professional as possible, but its hard to understand the lack of knowledge within the Pittsylvania County Sheriff Office and with their own investigators.  I am sure you warn your investigator Scott CAmpbell to wait until everyone was there including your own lawyer/commonwealth attorney before interviewing me.  When has it ever been acceptable for personal mail or correspondence to be delivered without a valid court order while acting on duty as a detective and working outside the scope of his employment.  I would like a Virginia FOIA of any monies paid for the service of this correspondence on the taxpayers dime.  The correspondene was riddle with lies andd definitely painted me in a false light.  To further a criminal enterprise just like a illegal eviction being done with the help of law enforcement is a direct violation of my Fourth Amendment right.  To tamper with mail and to read my direct personal mail without a court order is obtaining evidence illegally and in violation of my Fourth and 2nd amendment right.  The fruit fromt he poisonous tree doctrine is than applied.  Your officers worked with a landowner without any evidence of a lease in a landlord tenant dispute covered up by trying to state you are investigation election fraud.  However, your investigator admits during the interrogation that they dont know anything about politics or election law.  What in the world was he doing the interview for in the first place.  This is what you call amateur night at the Pittsylvania County Sheriff Office and tampering with federal mail laws without a court order.  You are not suppose to be serving me letters at all.  This is another lawsuit waiting under Virginia Against Taxpayer Fraud act for using tax dollars to further a political and government agenda that has nothing to do with taxpayer police obligation.  I hope this letter greets you kindly and this is a clear failure to train, supervise, and discipline again through the Sheriff Department.  Mike Taylor is completely at fault and he is responsible for all deputies and any and all acts that these deputies make.  I am now suing for $50,000 alongside the follow up of harrassment.  Unless you have a court order than I do not wish to speak with any of your officers or agents of the Pittsylvanai County Sheriff Office or employees of the local government of Pittsylvania County.  I have also filed this claim with the Governor of Virginia office as a notice of intent.  I want the FOIA of any documents that can be produce of any monies paid for service by Mr. Gregory Dickerson and he can also get this letter as notice of my intent to sue him and paint me in a false light.  There is no written lease at all and he only has others that he needs to speak to in regards to that property.  However, he is part of the conspiracy to taint my reputation alongside Town of Chatham, Va and Pittsylvania County Sheriff Office and its local government.

Merle T. Rutledge Jr
757-692-3571
Chatham, Virignia

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To: City of Norfolk, Va public officials
From: Merle T. Rutledge Jr and Donna Lea

Concerns/Complaint against Norfolk Va Police Matthews

I was informed by Donna Lea aka Lee that she had problems with the City of Norfolk, Va Police Department after a somewhat hit and run (from officers prospective). Ms. Lee alleges that after the accident and while in the hospital that she was treated rudely by City of Norfolk, Va Police officers. She was hit by a car in which the driver did not stay until police was around.  After she pleaded, for the man to stay until officers arrived. The man left his license plate number and a business card, but obviously in allege fear of arrest, departed from the scene of the accident. Ms. Lee was left hurt, crying, and pleading for anyone to help assist her because she was injured and in obtaining information on the driver responsible. While she was at the hospital, she was told rudely to get off her phone while talking to her daughter. She had fingers put in her face by Officer Matthews because he refused to file a report, and this was the method of mannerism used to instill that point.

Ms. Lee alleges that she was treated like a criminal instead of a victim. She feels that the Norfolk, Va police department could have done more and refused to do their job and make an arrest for someone fleeing the scene of an accident, while injured parties was clearly present. I am seeking a full re investigation into the actions of Officer Matthews and his superiors. Ms. Lee alleges that Sergeant Kelly was aware of her complaint and told her that there would be a phone call returned to her. In regards, to her allegations against Officer Matthews. There was no phone call returned and no further follow up done in regards to the accident or her complaint against Officer Mathews. She also has complaints against other police officers, including Officer Sterling, that she alleges knowingly mislead her in saying the Virginia license plate did not exist  to anyone particular, and that the Police Department could get no hit on the identification of the driver.  She was also told that she could not get any information on the driver and this is when she knew that the Police Department has critical information towards identifying the driver, for even insurance purposes.  However, the same information was supplied to her by the  insurance company.  The insurance company was not only able to get a hit on the license place, but was also able to identify the driver involved in allege hit and run, and fleeing the scene of a car accident.

Ms. Lee alleges that she did not give permission to the driver to leave and that the business card and virginia license plate left behind by the negligent party, was given to her under duress and that she in no way gave the intention that the driver should leave the scene. Nowadays, it seems like the City of Norfolk, Va Police Department is in serious need of people skills and ways to conduct themselves with victims of an allege crime or accident. I am concern with the direction that the Police Department is going in with handling complaints and taking relevant information in regards to allege crimes that happen with people, that they deem on a personal level, as being not fit for Equal Protection of the law. I am leaving her phone number (757) 401 0661 and expect serious follow up in regards to this officer and his supervisors.
Lastly, She wants an apology for the disrespect and lack of sensitivity and rude mannerisms done by this officer and his colleagues which are mention in this letter. The incident occured this year and I believe on May 24, 2012. I want all accident reports, police records, 911 calls, and documents done by police or depatch in regards to this incident as a Virginia Freedom of Information Act request. I perfer the information e-mailed to me. This whole matter needs to be reinvestigated.including the officers involved. Also, she alleges that Officer Matthews said that the only thing she could do was file a civil suit and gave her a legal conclusion, “that the lawsuit will go nowhere.” When did police officers become lawyers?  She also wants the man arrested on criminal charges for his conduct and actions in regards to the car accident.

From: Merle T. Rutledge Jr
Norfolk, Va
Civil Rights Activist and Mayoral Candidate for Mayor of the Town of Chatham, Va

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