Operation help civil rights 12-28-2010
CITIZENS WITH SUSPICIONS AND CONCERNS REGARDING A RECENT HANGING IN THE GREENWOOD AREA AREN'T GIVING UP WITHOUT A FIGHT. OPERATION HELP CIVIL RIGHTS, A MEMPHIS-BASED GROUP, HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN AN EFFORT TO DRAW PUBLIC ATTENTION TO THE CASE OF FREDRICK JERMAINE CARTER, AS WELL AS TO EXPLAIN THEIR POSITION, AND WHY THEY ARE SO ADAMANT ABOUT PURSUING AN EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION IN THE CASE. A RECENT AUTOPSY FINDING RULED THAT CARTER HUNG HIMSELF FROM A TREE AS DNA EVIDENCE ON THE ROPE ONLY SHOWED CARTER'S DNA AND NO OTHER PERSON. GROUP LEADERS SAY THEY AREN'T PLEASED WITH WHAT THEY FEEL WAS RUSHED AUTOPSY RESULTS. AND THEY SAY RECENT FINDINGS ARE GIVING THEM REASON TO DOUBT. THE GROUP SAID IT WON'T STOP UNTIL A MORE THOROUGH INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED, AND UNTIL THEY FEEL THE CASE IS GIVEN THE ATTENTION IT DESERVES.