...One
of Gov. Paterson's former top aides [David Johnson] was arrested
Thursday on a six-count criminal complaint that says he threatened to
kill his then-girlfriend on Halloween night... Victim Sherr-una Booker
told prosecutors that David Johnson yanked her off the ground by her
neck, tore phones from her hand when she tried to call 911 and left her
gasping for air in a violent outburst...Previous post: [NY] Sherr-una Booker's soul searching leads her to take a stand - regardless of who her ex's friends are - Sherr-una Booker, the woman at the center of the scandal that crippled New York State Governor David Paterson's administration is breaking her silence - and demanding prosecutors charge one of his former top aides [David Johnson]... Booker said she's coming forward now "after a lot of soul searching and praying... I don't want any woman to go through what I went through"...
...“Ms.
Booker feels that she’s now a step closer to getting justice for what
David Johnson did to her,” said Kenneth P. Thompson, a lawyer for Ms.
Booker. “She also believes that no woman should ever go through what
happened to her”...
...The
6-foot-7 Johnson started as Paterson's driver and became one of his
most trusted aides until the governor suspended him without pay in
February when the Halloween fight became public... The NYPD took almost
90 minutes to respond to Booker's three 911 calls that night, and
responding officers refused to arrest Johnson, telling Booker to get an
order of protection instead...
...The
6-foot-7 Johnson started as Paterson's driver and became one of his
most trusted aides until the governor suspended him without pay in
February when the Halloween fight became public... The NYPD took almost
90 minutes to respond to Booker's three 911 calls that night, and
responding officers refused to arrest Johnson, telling Booker to get an
order of protection instead...cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com
By William K. Rashbaum and Danny Hakim
August 12, 2010
[Excerpts] David W. Johnson, one of Gov. David A. Paterson’s closest aides, surrendered to Bronx prosecutors Thursday morning to face misdemeanor assault charges... He was expected to be formally charged and arraigned later in the day. Mr. Johnson is the man at the center of a domestic violence scandal that led to Mr. [Governor David] Paterson’s decision not to seek election... Sherr-una Booker, Mr. Johnson’s former companion, said that during an altercation on Oct. 31, 2009, Mr. Johnson tore off her Halloween costume, choked her and shoved her into a mirrored dresser. Mr. Johnson refused to cooperate with Ms. Kaye’s investigation. “We surrendered him this morning because the D.A.’s office told us they were going to prosecute him for the Oct. 31 incident,” said Mr. Johnson’s lawyer, Oscar Michelen... “He’s ready to face the charges, but he’s disappointed this petition was made,” Mr. Michelen said, adding that his client expects to be exonerated. “He is ready for his day in court”... “Ms. Booker feels that she’s now a step closer to getting justice for what David Johnson did to her,” said Kenneth P. Thompson, a lawyer for Ms. Booker. “She also believes that no woman should ever go through what happened to her.” [Full article here]
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