North Carolina Dem Senate candidate added former Bloods gang member to criminal justice task force: report
Roy Cooper appointed a convicted Bloods gang member to his criminal justice reform task force in 2020, a Washington Free Beacon report reveals.
TL;DR
- Roy Cooper appointed Kerwin Pittman, a former Bloods gang member convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, to a criminal justice task force in 2020.
- Pittman served 14 years in prison for his crime, which occurred when he was a teenager.
- Pittman defended his appointment, stating his past actions were due to poor judgment as a youth and highlighting his subsequent work.
- Pittman was employed by Emancipate NC, an organization that has advocated for police abolition.
- Cooper's campaign responded by criticizing his opponent, Michael Whatley, for a different appointment.