__Carolina News_
Jan. 5
• Possession of cocaine, driving under
suspension, minor in possession of beer,
open container, failure to surrender sus
pended license, Blossom and Sumter
streets. The responding officer was on
routine patrol when the victim flagged
the officer down and said he’d been
p robbed by subjects traveling in a light
and dark four-door Lexus. The victim
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| armed with a gun. While catching up
with the suspected vehicle, the officer
advised dispatch of the situation. The
officer waited for other units and
made a stop on the vehicle. The officers
got subjects one, two and three to exit
the car, and then placed them in hand
cuffs for the safety of the officers and
others. The responding officers then saw,
in plain view on the passenger side floor
board, an open Busch Light beer can.
One of the responding officers then de
termined the front-seat passenger to be
under 21. A search incident to arrest al
so revealed a small, clear plastic baggy
containing about 1.4 grams of a white
powdery substance believed to be co
caine. A field test of the substance re
p vealed that it was cocaine. Subject two
told one of the responding officers
that his driver’s license was under sus
pension, and a driver’s license check
through the Department of Motor Ve
hicle files confirmed subject two’s li
cense to be under suspension. Subject
one was chaiged with possession of co
caine, minor in possession of beer, open
container and failure to surrender a sus
pended license. The subjects were ar
rested and transported to await bond
hearing. No robbery arrest was made at
this time. The drugs and beer can were
placed into an evidence locker. A lock
blade knife, mirror, razor blades and a
metal holder were also placed into the
locker for safekeeping.
Jan. 3
• Driving under the influence and op
erating uninsured motor vehicle, Bios
som and bumter
streets. The re
sponding officer ini
tiated a traffic stop
on the subject ve
hicle. The vehicle
had no tags, and the
left front headlight
was out. Upon ap
proaching the sub
ject vehicle, the re
sponding officer
noticed a very
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subject’s person, as well as red, glassy
eyes. The subject admitted that he had
no insurance on the vehicle. The offi
cer asked the subject to exit the vehi
cle for field sobriety testing. The sub
ject consented to one test, which he was
unable to perform, and refused any oth
er tests. The subject admitted to con
suming alcohol that evening. The sub
ject was arrested on driving under the
influence and operating an uninsured
motor vehicle. The subject was trans
ported to the Columbia Police Depart
ment for a datamaster test, which he re
fused. The subject vehicle was towed
to the city garage, and the subject was
transported to Richland County De
partment of Corrections.
• Assault and battery (mutual combat),
Columbia Hall. The victim said the sub
ject shoved her by placing her hands up
on the victim’s upper chest. The sub
ject said the victim struck her in the face
with an elbow. Both the victim and the
subject provided written statements and
said warrants wouldn’t be sought. The
subject was issued a trespass warning.
Housing was notified, and the resident
adviser responded to the incident lo
cation.
also pointed to a
car about 150
yards in front of
the responding of
ficer’s vehicle. The
officer proceeded
west on Blossom
Street and caught j
up with a vehicle
matching the de
scription given by
the victim. The
victim also told the —
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Compiled by
- Patrick Rathbun
Fla. group plans affirmative action march
by Steve Bousquet
College Press Exchange
TALLAHASSEE,FLA. — Hoping to capitalize on growing
opposition to Gov. Jeb Bush’s One Florida plan, a coali
tion of groups plans to march on the state capital next
month to protest Bust’s alternative to affirmative ac
tion.
The march is scheduled for 11 a.m. on March 7 —
and the timing is no accident.
The first Tuesday in March is the opening of the an
nual legislative session that traditionally belongs to the
governor, whose State of the State speech to a joint
session of the Legislature sets the agenda for the two
month lawmaking session.
While leaders of the “Coalition of Conscience” were
careful not to make turnout predictions, a show of force
would overshadow Bush and steal the media spotlight at
a moment savored by governors.
Oiganizers noted that March 7 also is the 35th an
niversary of a historic civil rights march in Selma, Ala.
It’s also “Super Tuesday,” the day of presidential pri
maries in several laige states, where Bush’s brother, Texas
Gov. Geoige W. Bush, hopes to clinch the Republican
presidential nomination. Florida’s presidential primary
is a week later.
“If you believe in equal opportunity, and if you re
ally believe that a segment of this state is being left out
of the One Florida plan, please join us on March 7,” said
Adora Obi Nweze of Miami, president of the state Na
tional Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo
ple.
“We ask you to get on buses, vans and cars, and we
look forward to making this the largest demonstration
this state has ever seen.”
The sheer size of Florida, and the fact that the cap
ital is more than 400 miles from the major metropolitan
area of Miam -Fort Lauderdale, pose obstacles for at-'
trading large numbers of protesters from around the
state. But organizers have a telephone hot line at 850
877-0307 and a Web site (www.marchontallaliassee.com).
Protesters include the AFL-CIO, NAACP, Southern
Christian Leadership Conference, Floridians Repre
senting Equity and Equality, National Organization for
Women, Florida Association of Business and Professional
Women, and League of United Latin American Citizens.
A dozen Democratic legislators are co-chairs of the
march.
Organizers said Kwiese Mfiime, a former congress
man and national president of the NAACP, and Martin
Luther King II, son of the slain civil rights leader, planned
to attend the protest; the Rev. Jesse Jackson also might
attend. Organizers said an economic boycott of Florida
businesses isn t under consideration.
Bush, who was in Bartow on state business Monday,
has repeatedly said opposition to his initiative
wouldn’t deter him. Spokesman Justin Sayfie reiterated
that the plan would increase diversity in university ad
missions and state contracting, not reduce it.
“The governor is not satisfied with the status quo,
and he believes the One Florida plan will increase op
portunities forhundreds of African-American high school
students to attend the state university system and create
millions of dollars in business for African-American busi
nesses,” Sayfie said.
“He’s conmitted to implementing the plan to in
crease diversity.... If people are simply posturing for po
litical reasons we’re going to move on.”
The protest is the latest outgrowth of last month’s
all-night sit-in by two black lawmakers. Sen. Kendrick
Meek of Miami and Rep. Tony Hill of Jacksonville. Hun
dreds went to the first One Florida hearing in Tampa,
and more than 4,000 turned out in Miami last week.
The third hearing is set for Thursday in Tallahas
see, and protest organizers called on Bush and legisla
tors to change the location from a 300-seat legislative
hearing room to a much larger site.
Yellow fliers circulating in Tallahassee encourage
college students at historically black Florida A&M Uni
versity to show up at Thursday’s hearing: “The move
ment is on... the masses must be uplifted,” the fliers say.
Although many protest leaders have close ties to the De
mocratic Party, the attitude of rebelliousness seems to
have mushroomed far beyond what Meek and Hill en
visioned when they deoided to sit down on the lieutenant
governor’s couch Jan. 19.
Sayfie and Bush’s deputy general counsel, Reginald
Brown, attended the protesters’ news conference in a
sign of how seriously the administration appears to be
treating the growing mood of opposition across the state.
“When the governor was elected, we did not elect
a king. We elected a governor to represent the people
of Florida,” said Matilda Martinez Garcia, past state
director of the League of United Latin American Citi
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