Charlie Taylor
The legal team representing Lamar Burks, a Houston entrepreneur who has spent over two decades behind bars, is renewing calls for justice after new evidence has emerged, shedding light on alleged misconduct by former DEA Agent Chad Scott and a joint DEA-HPD task force. Civil rights advocates, former government officials, and the Houston Chapter of the NAACP are joining the outcry, demanding a federal investigation into what they assert is the wrongful conviction of Burks.
In 1997, Burks was charged with the murder of Earl Perry, which allegedly occurred during an illegal dice game in Houstonâs Fifth Ward. Initially, the case was dismissed in 1998 due to the lack of credible evidence, with the stateâs main witness recanting their testimony. However, the case was unexpectedly revived in 2000 under the leadership of then-DEA Agent Chad Scott, utilizing what is now seen as coerced testimony from a DEA informant, Randy Wayne Lewis. These circumstances are now under intense scrutiny as allegations of misconduct surface, including claims that Scott and his task force used illegal tactics to secure Burks’ conviction.
A key aspect of the misconduct claims is that Scott, along with Houston Police Department (HPD) Sergeant Pedro Lopez Jr., orchestrated the murder of a key eyewitness, Jimmy Lee Smith, and the attempted murder of another witness, Taylor Johnson, to prevent them from testifying in Burks’ defense. Such actions, if proven, would violate federal witness tampering laws, particularly 18 U.S.C. §1512, which covers the killing or attempted killing of witnesses to obstruct justice.
Scott, now serving a 13-year federal sentence for perjury, obstruction of justice, and falsifying government records in unrelated cases, has come under fire again as new evidence implicates him in Burks’ case. Despite this, the Harris County District Attorneyâs Office has remained notably silent on the allegations.
The Houston Chapter of the NAACP has taken a bold stance, officially calling for the exoneration of Lamar Burks. Bishop James Dixon, vice president of the Houston branch, stated, âThe evidence shows that former DEA Agent Chad Scott and his team went to extreme lengths, including murder and coercion, to fabricate a case against Lamar Burks. This travesty of justice must be corrected.â
Civil rights advocates argue that Burks’ case highlights broader concerns about abuses of power within the criminal justice system. âThis is not just about Lamar Burks,â said an NAACP spokesperson. âItâs about ensuring that no one else falls victim to such blatant abuses of power. We demand that U.S. Attorney [Alamdar Hamdani] take immediate action to right this wrong and hold those responsible accountable.â
The call for federal action is growing louder, particularly with the involvement of former U.S. Attorney Peter Strasser, who is leading a group of former government officials and civil rights attorneys in a campaign to raise awareness about the case. Their efforts include a true crime podcast focusing on the criminal actions of Chad Scott and his task force, drawing national attention to the need for federal oversight in this matter.
Burks’ legal team has submitted new evidence and affidavits to the U.S. Attorneyâs Office, urging the subpoena of Scott to testify before a federal Grand Jury. They believe his testimony is vital to uncovering the full extent of the misconduct and securing Burksâ exoneration.
As the chorus of voices demanding justice for Burks continues to grow, the pressure on federal authorities to act mounts. Supporters of Burks are hopeful that the introduction of new evidence, combined with the momentum generated by civil rights advocates, will prompt a thorough federal investigation that could finally bring an end to what many see as a tragic miscarriage of justice.
For Lamar Burks and his supporters, the fight is not just for his freedom, but for accountability in a justice system that, they argue, has been tainted by corruption and misconduct. The push for a federal investigation is gaining traction, and with increasing public attention, the case of Lamar Burks may soon be a turning point in the fight for justice in Houston.
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Amazing by MJ schultz about LamarBurks as I believe in his innocence.
How could he have comitted the murder if he was in Louisiana only hours prior to the shooting? The collect call he made to his mom proves he was in Louisiana on 6/29.
Everything else is only a distraction from truth.
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I’m intrigued by this case.
Perhaps Charlie Taylor has found a legit miscarriage of justice here.
But my main problem with Charlie Taylor is that I don’t believe he’s a real person (I think he’s probably Frank or Luthmann, in disguise, lol)
He can’t even spell his own name correctly, LOL, as it’s spelled “Tayler” in one place —– but it’s also spelled “Taylor” in the “Times of Israel” link to his bio, LOL.
My main problem with Charlie Taylor (who is probably Luthmann, or maybe Frank himself, lol) is that he’s the type of person who probably thinks that the murderer ‘Mumia Abu-Jamal’ is an innocent man too.
Most liberal assholes honestly think that Mumia is a political prisoner, LOL, even though the ENTIRE supreme court (including all liberal justices) has ruled that his conviction is solid and that he’s a guilty man.
(The Supreme Court only overturned his ‘death’ sentence —- but they still ruled that he’s as guilty as sin itself).
I would like to see Charlie Taylor (who’s probably not a real person, since he can’t even spell his own fucken name correctly, LOL) express an opinion about the vile murderer known as Mumia —– in order to prove that he’s not a lowly, liberal, shit-for-brains, journalistic asshole.
I’m not gonna hold my breath for Charlie to answer me —– since liberal assholes rarely respond when tasked with backing up their filthy political beliefs.
I know that there are other liberal assholes here (such as Ice-Nine, Erasend, Nutjob, and Aristotle’s Turd) who also believe that Mumia is innocent.
The problem is that these libtards honestly don’t know the facts of the case —- and they just keep reciting fake/liberal talking points that contradict the actual court record.
Have a nice day. ð
Frank Report has “Taylor”
TOI has “Taylor”
Which is it?