Man Says He Was Falsely Arrested By Police; Cops Deny Claim
A Man sought help from
Chronicle and Citizens United
By MARK R MOSS
Chronicle Staff Wnier
Edward Cross came to offices
of the Chronicle a couple of weeks
ago with tears streaming down his
face. His tale turned out to be one of
Kafkaesque proportions come to
life, or one a devotee of fiction
would love.
Cross said his rights had been
abused by officers from the Win
ston-Salem Police Department.
"I haven't had a good night's
sleep since, and I can t eat like I'm
supposed to,' said the 52-year-old
grandfather.
His arrest, he claimed, was
totally unjustified. The police offi
cers were rude and threatening and
wouldn't listen to his side of the
story, Cross said.
In addition to telling his story to
a Chronicle reporter, Cross also
found a sympathetic ear when he
visited the Rev. John Mendez, pas
tor of Emmanuel Baptist Church,
and a founder of Citizens United for
Justice.
"We felt he had been unjustly
arrested, and was getting harassed
by the pnlu-e sairl Rpv V1i?nri?7 -
But what bothered me was that
there was a piece of the puzzle miss
ing: I couldn't get him to tell me
who pressed charges against him.
The police didn't do it, so who was
it?"
Cross maintained he didn't
know who it w as or why it was hap
pending.
But police Capt. Jerry Raker
said it was Albert Henry, of 143 E.
Third St. Henry took out the warrant
charging Cross with assault with a
deadly weapon because Cross
allegedly shot at him a few times.
Raker said Cross was stopped
about 12:30 a.m. on Feb. 18 because
witnesses said the diisei uf a 19S2
brown and tan van was involved in a
shooting -minutes earlier the 300
block of 16th Street. Henry and
James Kinard Terry, of the same
address, had also given officers the
license plate number of the van. No
one was injured in the shooting.
Cross, of 3009 Fondly Road,
said that when he got off from work
at his job at USAir around midnight
that night, he realized he needed
gas. He drove to several stations on
Liberty Street until he found one
that was open. After he left the ser
vice station, he was at a stop sign at
the corner of 1 t>th and Iv\ streets
when he was suddenly surrounded
in uhuut four puliue I'ars. ? ?
Cross said as he got out of the
van. one officer snatched him and
ripped his coat. There were about
seven or eight officers, two of
whom stood to each side of him
with their bills clubs raised, he said.
He said he could see himself as
another victim of police brutality
like Rodney King, who was beaten
by Los Angeles police two years
ago.
Cross said he allowed the offi
cers to search his van.
Raker said they found a .25-cal
lber automatic pistol that holds eight
bullets.Three chambers were empty,
Raker said. The police also charged
Cross with carrying a concealed
weapon.
Cross said he repeatedly asked
the officers why was he being
detained, and they never told him.
He said they promised to take him
back to his car when they had fin
ished questioning him at the warrant
office. There he learned he had been
accused of shooting at someone.
He had to shell out $750 to a
bail bondsman to get out of jail. It
was about ^30 a.m.Thursday when
he got home. He's due in court on
March 19.
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Zion Hill Anniversary Celebration
The pastor's aid committee of Zion Hill Mission
ary Baptist Church, 2920 N. Green way Ave. will cel
ebrate its anniversary on March 7 at 4 p.m. The Rev.
Osco E. Gardin Jr. and the congregation of Trinity
Baptist Church, Danville, Va. will be the special
guest The Rev. Lacy E. Simpson Jr. i si the host pastor.
Gardin is a native of Canton, Ohio. He is the son of
file Rev. Osco E. Gardin Sr. and Geneva V. Gardin,
both of Gastonia, N.C. He was licensed to preach the
gospel and ordained by the authority and order of First
isterial experience. His ministries include serving a
group leader and facilita
tor for a marriage enrich
ment ministry, coordina
tor for an outreach
ministry with a focus in
prison ministries and edi
tor for an outreach news
paRer.
Gardin has con
Baptist Church in Fayetteville, N.C.
Gardin is a graduate of McKinley High School in
Canton, Ohio. His post-secondary education took
place at Shaw University in Raleigh, NC where he
received his bachelor of arts degree in behavioral sci
ence with a concentration in sociology. While pursu
ing his undergraduate degree he served as a member
of the Theological Fraternity, Forensic Society,
Gospel Choir and Choral Society.
Gardin pursued his graduate studies at the South
eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest,
NC where he received his master of divinity degree.
Gardin has a life time of church-related and min
Rev. Osco E. Gardin Jr
ducted revivals across the
U.S. and has ministered
in Hawaii, Canada and
Korea.
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Gardin currently serves as pastor of Trinity Bap
tist Church in Danville, Va. Since being in. Danville, -
Gardin has become involved in social and civil con
cerns. He represents Trinity as a member of the
NAAGP, supporter of the local SGLC-and the
Danville Interdenominational Minister's Alliance.
Gardin is married to the former Juane Latricia
Griffin. They have Shameia Lattice, Osco III, and
Jarred Lamar.
Pictured (I. to r.) are winners of Delta Sigma Theta* s children's pageant at
Timeka Couth en , 1993 queen; Amanda White , 1st runner-up; Paris Smith, 2nd runner-up; and Natisha Bran
don, , 3rd runner-up.
Delta Sigma Theta Holds Pageant
A pageant featuring 1 1 girls, ages 6 to 11. was pre
sented recently by Group 2 of Delta Sigma Theta Soror
ity at the Shilohian/St. Peter's Day Care auditorium.
The girls presented themselves in scenes featuring
swimwear. contemporary fashions, talent, dance and
drama.
Other contestants were: Chelsea Bonham, Kim
berly Andrews, Ashley Harvey. Delana Wilson. Kahlua
Kelly, Brittany McCoy and Jessica Rector.
Sparklyn Jackson, the 1992 queen crowned this
-year's queen. - _
Timeka Couthen was crowned 1993 Queen;
Amanda White was 1st runner-up; Paris Smith was 2nd
runner-up; and Natisha Brandon was 5rd runner-up.
Delta members of Group 2 who sponsored the
pageant were: Andrais Brandon. Ann Dew, Susan Hunt,
Wilhemenia Long, Louise Smith and Anita Thompson.
Annual Meeting Of Aids Care Service
The 1993 annual meeting of
AIDS Care Service. Inc. will be held
at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the lower
auditorium of Centenary United
Methodist Church. 646 W. Fifth St.
The meeting is open to the public.
AIDS Care Service Inc. is not a
non-profit corporation, which seeks
Peebles Named
Student
of the Month
Victoria Peebles of 1013 Free
St. is the William C. Sims Learn
ing Center January Student of the
Month. She is a member of Rising
Ebenezer Baptist Church.
She is an honor roll student at
Parkland High School. She has
above-average grades in the learn
ing center.
Peebles is a member<of Step
|One's "Family Night." a program
that teaches family values at the
Sims center.
She was awarded a free hair
style at Vargrave hair Designs.
to provide housing services for
potentially homeless HIV patients.
The board of trustees will report on
its progress and activities. There
will also be a program describing
the compassionate response to
AIDS, including housing concerns.
Victoria Peebles
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A HISTORY OF
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Thriller: VU Wins
with guards Larry Crowder (12 points, five assists) and
Jimmie Walkef (14 points, 10 rebounds) leading the
way. And N.C. Central came very close to avenging a
73-67 home loss in the overtime to the defending .
CIAA and national champions from Virginia Union.
All of these things danced in Jackson's mind as he
recounted his feelings for the media once the champi
onship was done.
"Tonight," said Jackson, a second-year coach
selected for the second time as CIAA coach of the
year, "we didn't get the trophy, but these guys, they're
my champions and they will always be my champions.
We took a team that won the national championship to
the wire and hopefully somewhere down the line, w e'll
get the opportunity to play them again."
If they do, it'll come in Fayetteville. By then. Jack
son may want to change his tactics when it comes to
, playing Virginia Union.
The. one problem the Panthers (26-2) present for
opponents is their size.
Make that two problems: guards- Adrian Hill,
selected by the CIAA basketball committee as the tour
nament's most valuable player, and Warren Peebles,
the guy who probably should'ye been, can run as well
as anybody in the country.
Teams like Central have Chosen to play slowdown
more often than not against Union - use about 25 sec
onds of the 45-second shot clock on every possession
before beginning their offense - and Peebles said that
suits Union just fine.
"We can go either way," Peebles said after Union's
semifinal win over Norfolk State, another team that
Died to slow it down on the Panthers. "Most leams try
to slow it down agairrSt us, and that's fine, because
we'll just get it to the big guys. But we really like a
mixture (of up-tempo and slow down)."
What's really scary ikbout Coach Dave "Robbins'
team is that there are plenty of big guys - Troy Phillips
is 6-9; Tim Davis is 6-7; Reggie Jones is 6-8; and
Robert McKie is 6-7 - and big guys are a scarcity is
Division II basketball. But Union's best big man, 6-9
235-pound center Derrick Johnson q^issed the CIAA
Tournament and about the final three weeks of the reg
ular season with a separated shoulder. He's out for the
season. And you try naming teams that can be thought
of as a national championship favorite without their
best player and All-American.
Can you? *
"We hope to win the national championship."
Rnhhins saiH after his team's win, "But if the season
ends, we'll be OK, because we'll have Derrick (John
son) back next year and we've got kids on the bench,
talented kids that are as good as some of the ones we're
playing now."
They're just not getting the chance to play.
Now, as for N.C. Central, the season won't end.
? The Eagles are No. 10 in the National Division II poll
and besides the loss to Johnson C. Smith (a 20-8 team
that lost to Union in overtime 95-90 at Union, if you
doubt the Bulls' worthiness), the only team to beat
Central has been the defending national champions.
By a combined 12 joints. And the Eagles" were so
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close to becoming the first CIAA Southern Division
team to win the tournament title since Clarence "Big
house" Gaines' Winston-Salem State team d[d it in
1977. Jackson could literally taste it. "I knew we were
close." he said.
Central rallied from their 1 1 -point halftime deficit
and abandoned its slow down game. The Eagles were
surprised by their success by playing up-tempo with
The Team You Don t Want To Run With," but if the
teams play again, don't be surprised to see thf
run with Union all the way. all the time.
The teams traded big basket after big basket for
. most of the second half and finally with 2:13 left, the
Eagles made their big move.
Larry Crowder hit two free throws to make the
score 59-55 Union. The crowd ofofpore than 10,000 at
the Richmond Coliseum rose* to its feet. Could this be?
Would this be? Could Central come back and beat Vir
? ginia Union?
Robert McKie was fouled and missed two free
throws and now Central Robert McKie was fouled and
missed two free throws and now Central would have
its chance. Jimmy Walker lined up a three-pointer from
22-feet that was dead on target^but had only 21 -feet of
strength in the shot. It bounced off the backboard and
Clifton Daye. a 6-3 leaper from Durham who coach
Jackson said is a CIAA version of Michael Jordan, did
his thing .
Daye leaped high into the air and tipped the ball
back in. seemingly closing the lead to two points for
Union. But he was called for a foul.
"It was a bad call," Daye said. "I didn't touch
him."
Maybe, maybe not, but Union hit two of their next ? -
four free throw attempts and pushed the lead back to
61-55. The Panthers made just six of their lastl6 free
throw attempts and made what could've been a much
easier win much more difficult.
"Tonight, our achille's heel was our foul shots,"
Robbins said. "If we make more, maybe the game
would've been as exciting, but maybe the fans
would've left also."
Robbins was joking. He would much rather have
preferred his team to hit more of its freebies, because
after a Crowder lay-in, Central trailed 61-57, and
Adrian Hill made on of his two free throws for Union.
Scott Stewart then hit two for Central to make the
score 62-59 with 40 seconds left.
Peebles was fouled with 31 seconds left and hit a
Tree throw to give Union a 63-59 lead. Central had a
chance to get even closer, but Daye dribbled the ball
off his foot and regained possession but was tied up by
a Panther for a jump ball, and Virginia Union, as luck
would have it. and the possession arrow.
That, finally, did it.
'The CIAA championship is our secondary goal,"
Jackson said when it was over. "Our primary goal is
our guys getting their degrees7 and they'll get those.
Now. we'll just get ready for the regional and regroup."
And likely get ready for Central-Union III.
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she may never Be 5?
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