Morning News Briefs: Thursday, September 29, 2016

Charlotte Mayor Wants Repeal Of Law On Videos

Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts is calling on North Carolina lawmakers to repeal a new law that spells out guidelines for release of police camera and video recordings.

The Charlotte Observer reports that Roberts called specifically on Wednesday for a special session to repeal HB 972. The call comes a week after Keith Lamont Scott was shot and killed by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer.

Protesters have demanded that Roberts and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney release the video of the shooting. One video has been released so far, and a police attorney told The Associated Press that much of the video of the shooting is too gruesome to release to the public.

Questions Remain Over Excessive Force Case In Greensboro

The City of Greensboro is putting a hold on the promotion of any officers involved in a recent internal investigation.

This comes after police body camera footage was released this week, showing a white officer assaulting a black man.

Greensboro City Manager Jim Westmoreland has instated a 30 day hold on the promotion of any officer involved in the investigation of Travis Cole. He's one of two officers involved in the assault of Dejuan Yourse in June. Cole resigned from his post in August.

Triad City Beat's Eric Ginsburg has been closely following the case and says the paper found the officer was promoted during the investigation.

The Guilford County District Attorney has said it will not reopen its case against officer Cole. But Police Chief Wayne Scott is preparing a full report on how the internal investigation was executed.

California Limits Travel To North Carolina Over LGBT Law

The state of California has joined the list of those taking action against North Carolina for its law that limits LGBT protections against discrimination.

The Sacramento Bee reports that Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Tuesday prohibiting state agencies from compelling their employees to travel to states with laws that allow discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

The law bans state-funded travel to North Carolina.

Audit Report: Physician Overbilled For NC Prisoner Treatment

A state report found a former contract physician at several North Carolina prisons falsified work time records that resulted in him getting paid several hundred thousand dollars more than he should have.

State Auditor Beth Wood's office released Wednesday her investigation after the Department of Public Safety noticed discrepancies between the doctor's records and entry and exit logs at the prisons. Wood's staff calculated the doctor overbilled more than 4,500 hours over three years, costing the state $567,000.

Forsyth Co. Sheriff's Deputy Dies After Being Hit By Car

A Forsyth County Sheriff's deputy has died after being hit by a car earlier this month.

38-year-old Deputy Sheriff J.T. Isenhour was directing traffic Sept. 18 at a bike race in Clemmons when he was hit by a car.

Isenhour was taken to Wake Forest Baptist Hospital, where he died from his injuries Wednesday morning.

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol says the driver was a 92-year-old woman who said she didn't see Isenhour directing traffic. The District Attorney's Office will decide whether charges will be brought against the driver.

Isenhour had been with the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office since Oct. 2015.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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