Bronx Judge Naita Semaj said that while Camrin “C Blu” Williams, 16, possessed a gun on Jan. 18 in Belmont, there was “no apparent reason” for Bronx Officer Taulant Gjonbalaj and other cops to have initiated the confrontation. “There was absolutely zero reason for any of those officers to approach this individual. They approached him, they detained him, they searched him, and no officer even bothered to come up with a halfway legitimate reason for any of that,” Semaj said, making an emotional ruling in Bronx Supreme Court Tuesday.
The judge said that “clear” video footage shown in court proves that Williams tried to cooperate with police, was illegally searched and that the gun went off as Pennant and Gjonbalaj grabbed at his sides.
Semaj added that Gjonbalaj’s testimony during the hearing did not match up with video evidence.
“I cannot state how absolutely incredible his testimony was. It was inconsistent with the video, it was inconsistent with his fellow officer’s testimony, it was self-serving, it had no value,” she said.
Source – NyDailyNew