Dreshawn Jackson, 27, became the latest defendant to have a case dismissed, as the federal and state courts continue a review of charges that relied upon the word of Antioch officers under criminal…
OAKLAND – The fallout from an ongoing FBI investigation into Antioch police, which deepened this month when racist texts among officers surfaced, has resulted in the government tossing out a criminal case against a man who maintained he was racially profiled.
“It was like, finally, you know, because I always knew it,” said Jackson who believes he was racially profiled. “I always knew it was wrong. I was just waiting for it to come out, you know. I always knew that the cop was wrong, you know? He says he’s known me for carrying guns, but I have not one gun charge, so it’s crazy.”
Of the 44 officers named in the documents — a total that is nearly half of the department — Rombough sticks out as harboring racist views and appearing to revel in shooting Black men with rubber bullets. Texts show the gang unit and SWAT member frequently refer to Black people as “gorillas,” calls the town he patrols a “zoo” and that he sent a racist meme mocking the police murder of George Floyd.
“He proceeds to say, oh, he needs my ID to run a warrant and parole search. So I told him, ‘for what?’ You know, I’m telling him no. He’s going back and forth with me. It made me feel like I didn’t have a choice. I can’t leave because the door of my car’s boxed in.” In a court hearing in October 2020, Jackson’s lawyer argued to suppress the recovery of the pistol, claiming that his detention and the following search weren’t supported by any criminal activity, but a judge denied his motion, finding that his parole status, cooperation with Rombough and candid disclosure about the gun sustained the search. He later agreed to a plea deal.
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