Shannon Nyamodi: A Good Samaritan Imprisoned

Please see two January 2014 updates below. When a woman came out of a house screaming and fell to the sidewalk, Shannon Nyamodi, 18, hurried to her aid from the house where he was visiting friends in Franklin County, NC. He called 911. The white woman had been shot. She said her daughter was responsible. The police arrested Shannon for shooting the woman in her head, because he was the only black man around! The victim lived. She swears Shannon did not shoot her, but the people who did shoot her may be related to Sheriff Jerry Jones, of Franklin County, NC, and they are NOT to be blamed. 
  

Website for Shannon: 

http://electbeth.wix.com/shannon 

  
The good Samaritan has been incarcerated for a YEAR, held on a $500k bond, although he has no criminal background and had recently graduated from high school. He was a working young man who was about to go into the military.

Shannon's mother, Elizabeth Crudup, was a guest on BlogTalkRadio on December 19, 2013, and discussed her son's persecution. The interview is archived at this url:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nnia1/2013/12/20/enslavement-and-genocide-of-africans-and-indigenous-peoples  ~"The Enslavement and Genocide of Africans and Indigenous Peoples" show broadcasts Thursdays at 9pm Pacific at (818)572.2947 or by computer. 

Do they plan to kill the victim who swears Shannon did not shoot her? How does racists in North Carolina intend to prosecute the person who HELPED the woman with her declaring it was not Shannon who shot her? The drama unfolding in Franklin County is very frightening for the victim, who is waiting to testify on Shannon's behalf, as well as for Shannon and his family. Will you please help them? The young people who allegedly shot the victim may have been connected to another shooting around Mother's Day, 2013. Again, they were not arrested.

Shannon's family raised a substantial fee and retained a defense attorney who is a former prosecutor, Maitri (Mike) Klinkosum. Crudup believes he is working with the prosecution on this case instead of working for his client. He tries to get Shannon to take a plea deal instead of motioning for a bond reduction and a speedy trial on these trumped up charges. Don't let the system railroad this young man just because he is black in order to save Caucasians who the victim said really assaulted her. Please help Shannon get home.

POSSIBLE CORRUPTION IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, NC

Sheriff Jerry Jones lost his re-election bid, but the people's choice was thrown out of office, and the county commissioners appointed Jones back to his old position. They planned to have a special election in December 2013, but it was postponed for one year. The sheriff's phone number is (919)496.2186.

The district attorney for the 9th District of North Carolina, Samuel T. Currin, was a judge. He was prosecuted for corruption and sentenced to ten years of prison but was released after two years and became district attorney of Franklin County. Ms. Crudup says Mr. Currin told her he knew Shannon was innocent and that Shannon's attorney is the one trying to get Shannon to accept a plea deal. The district attorney's phone number is (919) 497-4290. See an excerpt from News Observer, published when Mr. Currin was released:

RALEIGH — Sam Currin, a former judge, federal prosecutor and state Republican Party chairman, was ordered released from prison after serving a fraction of a nearly six-year sentence for money laundering and obstruction. http://www.newsobserver.com/2009/07/13/64782/judge-orders-sam-currin-released.html

***January 13, 2014 UPDATE***

Shannon Nyamodi's mother was wrongly prevented from seeing him for weeks after her initial interview with us on NNIA in autumn of 2013. Elizabeth Crudup said Shannon Nyamodi has been contained in torturous solitary confinement during most of his incarceration. She was finally allowed to see her son two weeks ago. A judge actually escorted Crudup to the jail to ensure that she was allowed to see Shannon. Crudup has filed a habeas corpus petition for Shannon.

Shannon has a hearing on January 21, 2014. Continue to pray for justice for this innocent youth who was wrongly prosecuted for shooting a woman who says herself that Shannon is innocent. He is the person who HELPED her. Shannon needs a new defense attorney.

Franklin County Courthouse records were BURNED, some dating from the 1800's. Pray for people whose evidence and historical records have been destroyed in the records fire - perhaps to cover-up corruption.

160 year-old Documents Intentionally Destroyed in Franklin County, N.C.

http://stumblingintheshadowsofgiants.wordpress.com/2013/12/21/160-year-old-documents-intentionally-destroyed-in-franklin-county-n-c/

Sam Currin announced that he will not run for re-election, and indeed he should not.

DA Sam Currin won’t run again  OXFORD — The region’s top prosecutor announced he will not seek re-election. Instead, District Attorney Sam Currin is supporting an assistant, Cindy Bostic, in her bid to win the office at the end of Currin’s term in 2014.

***January 29, 2014 UPDATE***

Shannon was NOT allowed to leave the jail for court on January 21. In fact, his case was removed from the Franklin County court calendar. The judge said he will not honor Crudup's petition for habeas corpus, because Shannon's defense attorney said to ignore the defendant's mother. Shannon continues to be indefinitely detained without trial. Shannon is denied his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy, public, fair trial ON THE REQUEST OF HIS DEFENSE ATTORNEY, MAITRI (MIKE) KLINKOSUM.

"Maitri (MIke) Klinkosum Requests a Continuance"

http://media.wix.com/ugd/effe2c_fce2b86013d647c3bcc01ba00dcbef57.pdf

Elizabeth Crudup says her sister used the family's money to hire Klinkosum and that Klinkosum threatened her sister when she tried to fire the unethical defense attorney. Klinkosum allegedly said that if he is fired, he will WORK WITH THE PROSECUTOR to be sure Shannon gets a 30-year sentence. That cannot legally be done, but Crudup's sister apparently does not know it. Both Crudup and her sister are foreign-born women. Shannon Nyamodi's arrest has evolved into a hostage situation, and Crudup feels that Shannon's main terrorist is his own attorney. Crudup filed complaints with the State Bar, the FBI and U.S. Department of Justice.

Shannon is not allowed visitors or phone calls. Crudby says Shannon is being tortured in solitary confinement to force a plea bargain. The judge who impressed Elizabeth as being fair and who escorted her to the jail to ensure that she saw her son on January 6 was reportedly transferred. Shannon Nyamodi's case may demonstrate that people who invest in private prisons should not be officers of the court. More updates will be added.

The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern. ~Proverbs 29:7

THE SIXTH AMENDMENT 

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.

The next two articles in this blog are
Parents' race mixing punished: Son Gets Six Life Sentences
http://humanrightsforprisonersmarch.blogspot.com/2013/12/va-parents-race-mixing-punished-son.html

I'll Be Coming Home for Christmas, Mama
http://humanrightsforprisonersmarch.blogspot.com/2013/12/buzzy-martin-ill-be-coming-home-for.html

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European Explorers and Prison Investors: USERS

Where we walk to school each day,
Indigenous children used to play -
All about their native land,
Where the shops and houses stand.

And the trees were very tall,
And there were no streets at all,
Not a church and not a steeple -
Only woods and Indigenous Peoples.

They welcomed us into their space,
And what we wanted, we did take.
We committed genocide,
And remaining natives are OCCUPIED*

Bro. David Alvarez speaks about the occupation that relegates many Indigenous Peoples to poverty and despair, withholds federal recognition of numerous tribes, and denies Native Americans the right to practice their religion and observe cultural customs in 21st century America. Hear the interview at the NNIA1 "Open Mic Night" Blogtalkradio show on November 23, 2013, at

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nnia1/2013/11/23/friday-open-mic-night

(CoIntelPro apparently made the interview accessible again.)

Bro. James Cosner, a Native American author and college professor, was interviewed on November 26. We look forward to his new book, called "Look Inside - History's Keys for Unlocking Self-Empowerment and Global Change" (published by LuLu.com). Cosner shared a treasure trove of information about the history of North American Indigenous Peoples and European explorers, such as Christopher Columbus. He also spoke about modern political prisoners like Leonard Pelteir on our "Human Rights for Prisoners March" Blogtalkradio show. Cosner explained the predatory nature of prison investors, who are like European explorers of centuries ago. Listen, and please share the url.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nnia1/2013/11/26/human-rights-for-prisoners-march

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This is our "Indigenous Peoples" week at NNIA1. We plan to bring you more interviews with indigenous peoples, including a West Papuan, who will expose a modern genocide and occupation that is happening now in the Indonesian area.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Papua_(region)  
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* Corrected language and last verse to famous folk poem were added by MaryLovesJustice: Replaced "Indian" with "Indigenous"; replaced "our native land" with "their native land."

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Happy Indigenous Peoples Week, 2013!

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