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Sat Feb 27 2010 (Updated 03/31/10)
Mother Recounts Lead-Up to Wrongful Conviction of Her Son
Same Oakland Police Officers Involved in Arrest of Kerry Baxter & Murder of Jerry Amaro
Anita L. Wills, mother of Kerry Baxter, writes: "This is a blog written in response to the death of a young man in Oakland, California. The courts have cleared the way for his mother to sue the City of Oakland. He died after being beaten by police in Oakland. Two of the policemen involved in the incident were also involved in the wrongful prosecution of my son in 2001. The blog is about my son, the events that transpired, and how the police and courts figured in his wrongful conviction.

"There is a case, now winding its way through the courts, involving a young man who died after a beating by police in Oakland, California. Oakland is a city under siege by criminals, and (it would appear) by the Police Department. The young man's name is Jerry Amaro, and he was thirty-five years old when he died. His death is attributed to Oakland Police officers, and The City is facing a suit by his mother. The officers involved were Brian Madeiras and Gus Galindo, both of whom have a long history with the Oakland Police Department. Sometimes it is hard to tell who the real criminals are in the City by the Bay. My dealings with them came about when my son came under their scrutiny.

"It seems like just yesterday, but it was in 2001, when Officer Gus Galindo and Sergeant Brian Madeiras came to my door with a SWAT team."

Read more | When Justice Fails blog

See Also: audio Stephanie Montoya, sister of Jerry Amaro who was beaten to death by Oakland IA head | Oakland PD crooked in beating death and search warrants; FBI investigating
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