Al Sharpton calls on DOJ to provide protection for Antioch Mayor
- Guest Writer
- Apr 19, 2023
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 21, 2023
ANTIOCH, Calif. -
Rev. Al Sharpton called on the U.S. Attorney General to provide protection for the mayor of Antioch.
"The hood is off for these cops, and we have seen their true colors. When you have 17 members of the Antioch Police Department offering free dinner to whoever shoots the mayor, how can you expect any of them to honestly keep him, let alone anyone else, safe?"
"I am respectfully asking Attorney General Garland to take over this situation, as we have seen these incidents galvanize those who wish to cause harm against Black elected officials. I stand with Mayor Thorpe & the residents of Antioch, who have been deeply and severely betrayed by those sworn to protect them."
Sharpton also said that Mayor Lamar Thorpe could be in danger after text messages between officers suggested the mayor should be shot.
The text message promised a prime rib dinner to anyone who shot Thorpe with a rubber bullet.
