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DESCRIPTION:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:\n\nGood Afternoon,\n\n         On Monday, June 15 at 
 11:30AM there will be a press conference to expose the systematic cover-up 
 of the execution of  Pedie Perez, 24 year old, unarmed citizen who was 
 murdered by Richmond Police Officer Wallace Jensen September 14, 2014. It 
 will be held at 725 Court St in Martinez, CA.  The father, mother and 
 immediate family of Pedie Perez, along with members of the Oscar Grant 
 Committee, will be present at this press conference.\n\nOn Jan 20, 2015, 
 the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s office released a 3-page 
 report completely exonerating Officer Wallace Jensen of any wrongdoing in 
 the shooting of Pedie Perez:\n\n“We conclude that ... the officer acted 
 in lawful self- defense, Based on our review, we believe the officer’s 
 actions constitute Justifiable Homicide.”\n\nHowever, the District 
 Attorney's report merely repeats the coached testimony that Officer Jensen 
 narrated when he was sequestered at a local hotel with his attorney, Teri 
 Leone of the Police Legal Defense Fund. There were at least three other eye 
 witnesses to the shooting, two of which were interviewed by District 
 Attorney's office, but their interviews concerning the incident are not 
 recounted or dealt with in any way in the report.\n\nHowever citizens 
 investigating the incident have subsequently interviewed the eye witnesses 
 and found that the witnesses agreed that Pedie Perez did NOT attack the 
 officer, did NOT try to seize his weapon, and was in no way a reasonable 
 threat to Officer Wallace.  Some footage of the eye witnesses recountings 
 of the incident can be seen in this video: 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRA9oQmVgb4\n\nAlthough the DA's report 
 claims that Pedie Perez attacked the police officer, according to Officer 
 Jensen’s own testimony at the Coroner’s inquest (Dec 10, 2014), it was 
 Jensen that attacked Perez while Perez was walking away:\n\nWhile Jensen 
 tried to contact another officer on police radio, he said Perez got up and 
 walked away, even though the officer said he had told Perez he was not free 
 to go.\n“Fuck this. I’m out of here,” Jensen said he recalled Perez 
 saying.\nJensen grabbed Perez from behind and swept out his legs, knocking 
 him to the ground, he said.\n\nPerez got back to his feet. The officer said 
 he radioed for backup and knocked Perez down again, this time from the 
 front with something like a “judo throw.”\n\nThe District Attorney's 
 report states that the office must be guided by the “law that states that 
 the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Officer Jensen's 
 actions were not in self-defense” but the report  in no way even 
 discusses two eye witnesses that claim that his actions were absolutely NOT 
 in self-defense. Their narratives have been excluded, but in fact their 
 testimony should be considered by a trier of fact who should make the 
 determination of whether they are credible in a legal proceeding. At least 
 two eye witnesses contradict Officer Jensen's story, providing ample 
 grounds to initiate a prosecution of the officer for murder in this 
 case.\n\n\nFor more information and photos, please contact:\n\nThe Oscar 
 Grant Committee Against Police Brutality and State 
 Repression\nhttp://www.oscargrantcommittee.org *** 
 OscarGrantCommittee.ogc@gmail.com\nTelephone: Gene Ruyle (510) 332-3865 *** 
 Rick Perez (510) 220-4096\n\n-END-\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/06/11/18773375.php
SUMMARY:PRESS CONF: Exposing the systematic cover-up of the execution of Pedie Perez, 24.
LOCATION:725 Court St in Martinez, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/06/11/18773375.php
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