In keeping with Information One reporting, two North Carolina State Troopers, Sgt. Matthew L. Morrison and Trooper Garrett L. Macario, had been fired earlier this month following an administrative depart associated to the loss of life of a 31-year-old Black man named Tyrone Mason in October of 2024. Mason was stated to be dashing when Trooper Macario tried to conduct a site visitors cease that rapidly changed into a high-speed chase. Throughout that chase, Mason misplaced management of his car and crashed violently, inflicting his loss of life. When Macario arrived on the scene of the accident, he phoned his superior, Sgt. Morrison, who requested if the trooper had known as within the chase on the radio, to which Macario replied, “No”.
Morrison then suggested Macario that he was out of jurisdiction and that the Raleigh Police Division was answerable for chasing down speeders. Morrison additionally instructed Macario to not point out the chase to the responding RPD officers. Upon their arrival on the scene, RPD requested Macario if he had given chase, and he lied to them by doing simply as Morrison steered.
The Mason household lawyer launched a press release in response to the information of the troopers’ firing:
“Whereas it is necessary for us to be clear eyed in recognizing that firing Trooper Macario and Sgt. Morrison is a transparent step in the appropriate path. We should additionally perceive that it is just one step in a protracted journey in the direction of justice for Ms. Mason, the remainder of Tyrone’s household and the folks of North Carolina.
Let’s perceive that Trooper Macario not solely initiated the unsafe chase that led to Tyrone Mason’s loss of life, however that he additionally didn’t render any help leaving an trustworthy man to die on the aspect of the street after which lied to attempt to cowl it up. Let’s keep in mind that the Raleigh Police Division participated in that lie telling a grieving mom that there was no pursuit despite the fact that they allegedly knew the reality.
That is one step in our journey in the direction of justice.”
In keeping with ABC11, Wake County District Lawyer Lorrin Freeman beforehand introduced that whereas she is not going to be pursuing prison prices in opposition to the troopers, her workplace is not going to prosecute and can dismiss 200 circumstances that may have required both man’s testimony, as they’re not reliable people.
“Whereas their dishonesty violates the requirements to which regulation enforcement officers should adhere, the District Lawyer is just not pursuing prison prices because the proof wouldn’t help a profitable prosecution,” the DA’s workplace wrote. “The District Lawyer has shared her issues about their conduct with the North Carolina State Freeway Patrol, who has the authority to resolve whether or not they’ll stay employed and will probably be sharing the findings of this investigation with the North Carolina Felony Justice Coaching and Requirements Division, which certifies regulation enforcement officers. District Lawyer Freeman additionally has decided that her district is not going to prosecute circumstances during which the testimony of both of those officers is required to show the underlying offense.”
The police are killers. They shoot folks, beat folks, neglect them, and fail to ship medical care to the purpose that individuals who may need lived die. Police are reckless, wanton, and often present an entire disregard for the lives of each alleged criminals and harmless residents, each of whom they took an oath to serve and defend. The “blue lives” that exhibit this type of habits aren’t typically held to account for his or her malice however we’re very happy to report when they’re.
Relaxation in peace, Tyrone Mason—prayers up for his grieving household and associates.
