Charges Dropped Against Marion Barry
Federal prosecutors have dropped charges against former Washington Mayor Marion Barry, who was accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend.
U.S. Park Police arrested the current D.C. councilman on Saturday on a stalking charge after they said a woman complained she was being stalked.
Barry's lawyer denied the allegations and said Barry was arrested on the way home from a meal with the woman, Donna Watts-Brighthaupt. Watts-Brighthaupt earlier this week also released a statement that appeared to deny she had accused him of stalking.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said Wednesday that it would not pursue the stalking charges after reviewing evidence.
Barry served four terms as mayor. He was videotaped in 1990 smoking crack cocaine in an FBI sting but later regained the mayor's office.
© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. U.S. Park Police arrested the current D.C. councilman on Saturday on a stalking charge after they said a woman complained she was being stalked.
Barry's lawyer denied the allegations and said Barry was arrested on the way home from a meal with the woman, Donna Watts-Brighthaupt. Watts-Brighthaupt earlier this week also released a statement that appeared to deny she had accused him of stalking.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said Wednesday that it would not pursue the stalking charges after reviewing evidence.
Barry served four terms as mayor. He was videotaped in 1990 smoking crack cocaine in an FBI sting but later regained the mayor's office.
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He belongs there!
They are all criminals liars and thieves!
Don't mess with Marion, he's got the juice.
An Attorney had to explain to him, What That was".
Stalking Laws. and the Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas sexual harassment rules are relatively new!
But Flagging down a cop and accusing someone whom you probably owe "Sex" and or "Money" is "Extraordinary, Extreme, Ludicrous, Ridiculous and Silly!
Cops can't be Lawyers!
But they shouldn't be "Retarded" either.