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tonight it rests in the hands of judge timothy mcginty. he will decide whether to charge the officers. but today's opinion could certainly affect how the public views that process. joining me from cleveland, one of the clergy members who filed court papers an outstanding leader in that community. they filed the payments asking the judge to review the case. we are also joined by ari, nbc's chief correspondent and co-host on msnbc. thank you both for being here. >> good evening. >> thank you for having me. >> reverend what is your announcement first of all? >> obviously, having been part of what we call in the cleveland eight, those individuals who filed the citizens affidavit, we are pleased to see that the judge saw what millions of others saw around the world. the 12-year-old boy did not have a chance in any way, shape or form to demonstrate any aggressive behavior in less than two seconds his life was taken. for us we know that this is only a part of the judicial process. that the wheels of justice slowly grind. we know this was an aggre
tonight it rests in the hands of judge timothy mcginty. he will decide whether to charge the officers. but today's opinion could certainly affect how the public views that process. joining me from cleveland, one of the clergy members who filed court papers an outstanding leader in that community. they filed the payments asking the judge to review the case. we are also joined by ari, nbc's chief correspondent and co-host on msnbc. thank you both for being here. >> good evening. >>...
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it will not force the hand of prosecutor timothy mcginty, who released a statement tonight saying the ultimate decision on charges is up to the grand jury and always has been. >> pelley: dean reynolds with the breaking story tonight. dean, thank you. there is a significant new lead today in the hunt of two convicted murderers who escaped over the weekend from a prison in upstate new york. the search shifted to an area very close to the prison, the clinton correctional facility, and anna werner has the latest. >> reporter: just five miles from where the two criminals escaped, police locked down an entire neighborhood after finding new clues. new york state trooper jennifer fleishman. >> we received a lead late yesterday and we're continuing to follow up on it. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news dogs picked up a scent of inmates richard matt and david sweat about three miles east of the prison, and in the woods police discovered food wrappers, bedding and a footprint believed to be from one of the two men. the lockdown made virtual prisoners out of the residents. >> i haven't really lef
it will not force the hand of prosecutor timothy mcginty, who released a statement tonight saying the ultimate decision on charges is up to the grand jury and always has been. >> pelley: dean reynolds with the breaking story tonight. dean, thank you. there is a significant new lead today in the hunt of two convicted murderers who escaped over the weekend from a prison in upstate new york. the search shifted to an area very close to the prison, the clinton correctional facility, and anna...
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timothy mcginty says with this case as with all other deadly use case will go to the grand jury. i was elected, ultimately the grand jury decides whether police officers are charged or not charged. as it just so happened. i was talking to the head of the cleveland police patrolmen's association, the police union, when this ruling came do you remember. they're very angry about this. how in the world, if it does go to a prosecution of the officers the jury pool is so effect affected a judge is saying yes, it's worth charging this man, so they find it unusual and certainly damning, and so far a grand jury has not ruled out any of this. >> let's bring in sunny hosten to give us insight. explain this to us. if this is going to a grand jury anyway how does this change things sore than symbolically ratcheting up this public pressure? >> i think largely it is symbolic. still to day, what weight the order carries with the prosecutor is unclear. the judge felt -- else said there was this conflict between the laws and the rules laid down by the supreme court, so he himself could not issue w
timothy mcginty says with this case as with all other deadly use case will go to the grand jury. i was elected, ultimately the grand jury decides whether police officers are charged or not charged. as it just so happened. i was talking to the head of the cleveland police patrolmen's association, the police union, when this ruling came do you remember. they're very angry about this. how in the world, if it does go to a prosecution of the officers the jury pool is so effect affected a judge is...
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blame timothy mcginty, the prosecutor in cleveland. >> well you know a judge in new york used to say you could indict a ham sandwich if you wanted to. but the reverse is true. you could not indict him if you don't want to. but the fact that it took four minutes, judge faith, four minutes to get medical attention after they shot him, will that factor in? >> oh absolutely. and the decision overall absolutely. that's a factor. a fundamental principle of policing is once the threat has been removed, right, tamir rice has been shot, he is down on to the ground, they have a duty. these officers have an ethical obligation to render first aid. and that was not done here. it's very troubling that four minutes went by. this officer never rendered first aid. and then other officers came in and did that after the fact that is a factor that the prosecutor should consider when bringing charges in this case. the totality of the circumstances of the way tamir rice was treated when these officers pulled up. he wasn't given a chance. he wasn't given a warning. they didn't investigate. they didn't foll
blame timothy mcginty, the prosecutor in cleveland. >> well you know a judge in new york used to say you could indict a ham sandwich if you wanted to. but the reverse is true. you could not indict him if you don't want to. but the fact that it took four minutes, judge faith, four minutes to get medical attention after they shot him, will that factor in? >> oh absolutely. and the decision overall absolutely. that's a factor. a fundamental principle of policing is once the threat has...
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cuyahoga county prosecutor timothy mcginty is reviewing the shooting and plans to present evidence tother satisfied with the speed at which the machine is moving the system is moving? >> in a way yes, in a way no. i ain't got no choice. >> a group of activists is trying to move this case forward by leaning on a rarely used ohio law that says any citizen with knowledge of a crime can ask a judge to review the case for charges. on june 9th in response to a request by the cleveland eight, cleveland municipal judge ronald adreen ruled there is probable cause to cause officer lohman with multiple counts including murder. but he stopped short of issuing arrest warrants for the two. in his decision the judge said he did not have the authority to file charges, but the cleveland eight disputes that ruling and is now asking an appeals court to force the judge to order the arrests. walter madison is the royce family attorney. >> what it really represents is procedural justice. and the people here in cleveland just decided to do things a little differently with a little intellect and a little bit
cuyahoga county prosecutor timothy mcginty is reviewing the shooting and plans to present evidence tother satisfied with the speed at which the machine is moving the system is moving? >> in a way yes, in a way no. i ain't got no choice. >> a group of activists is trying to move this case forward by leaning on a rarely used ohio law that says any citizen with knowledge of a crime can ask a judge to review the case for charges. on june 9th in response to a request by the cleveland...