Civil Rights Activist Essie “Rerun” Berry Tells NYPD, Judges and District Attorneys that “Enough is Enough”
Innocent Man Sentenced to 23 Years
Queens, NY (BlackNews.com) — Civil rights activist Essie “Rerun” Berry, also widow of Fred Rerun from the hit TV sitcom “What’s Happening,” has recovered what she says is concrete evidence to exonerate an innocent man by the name of Omar Hutchinson.
Berry says that Hutchinson, a 32 year old father, son, coach and fiancé, has been falsely charged and convicted of crimes he did not commit. “The proof of Mr. Hutchinson’s innocence has been presented in Black and White, but our legal system has failed to acknowledge the facts,” Berry says.
According to Berry: On February 22, 2013 at 5:30 am, without obtaining an arrest warrant, NYPD crossed several jurisdictions, into Mount Vernon, located in Westchester County, and used excessive force to enter Mr. Hutchinson’s home. After being handcuffed, he was taken to the 112th Precinct where he was psychologically traumatized, verbally abused and beaten by the NYC Police Department. He was also threatened with being removed by immigration if he did not confess to the crimes as well. For over 13hrs Mr. Hutchinson was denied contact to the outside world. His loved ones had no idea of his location, he was denied contacting his attorney, and they rejected his request for bathroom privileges. This left him with no other choice but to defecate and urinate in his clothing. These actions resulted in Mr. Hutchinson giving a coerced false statement against himself.
A year and five months later, Berry decided to review the case and within 72 hours, she was able to uncover pertinent facts the NYPD and the D.A Timothy Reagan have refused to reveal. The so-called victim in this case named Sayfur Rahman is a well identified conman, known to scam and embezzle people out of their funds. Mr. Rahman has been living under several different names; he even used a bogus name to file his police report. Sayfur Rahman a.k.a Imran Khan has also assumed the identity of other individuals who are in preparation to come forward.
The judge in this case, Richard L. Butcher refused to allow certain evidence into trial to aid in Mr. Hutchinson’s defense. The judge has violated Omar Hutchinson’s 6th Amendment rights by not allowing Omar’s defense attorney to cross-examine this con artist in regards to his finances and also his character. From the look on his face, this frustrated his defense attorney and the audience as onlookers shook their head.
On June 16th, 2014, Judge Richard L. Butcher, the D.A. Timothy Reagan, and the corrupt cops from the 112th precinct in Queens N.Y. convicted Mr. Hutchinson in Queens County Criminal Courthouse. On July 30th, 2014 he was sentenced to 18 years with an additional 5 post years, totaling 23 years for a crime he did not commit.
Mr. Hutchinson was convicted due to a phone the police as well as the D.A. states belonged to him. They made claims it was in the location at the time of the crime and that’s what linked them to Mr. Hutchinson. After Berry opened an extensive investigation, she recovered the phone and the P.O. Box attached to it had no link to Omar Hutchinson. Subsequently the P.O. Box was linked to several businesses, including ones in NY. It was also in connection with major drug rings and seized by government officials in 2009 and 2011. The name attached to the phone was spelled similar but the address was linked to P.O. Box 54988 located in Irvine, California while Omar Hutchinson lived in New York.
There were 89 cameras in the vicinity with no trace of Mr. Hutchinson, no DNA evidence or fingerprints at the scene of the crime. No other assailants were captured although the police were given their identity. Theses factors are the reasons why Queens is the region with the highest overturn rates and NY is in the lead for wrongful convictions. According to Berry, the facts that she has acquired proves Mr. Hutchinson is another victim of “our corrupt legal system”.
In addition, an anonymous letter was sent to Berry after she highlighted the relevant factors in this case publicly. This letter confirms that the alleged victim Sayfur Rahman is no more than a two bit con-man, who make up lies and schemes in order to obtain money. This letter also confirms Mr. Hutchinson was set up and falsely accused. This individual feels if he/she disclose their personal information, he/she will become a victim of corrupt cops and the conman Sayfur Rahman.
Mr. Hutchinson states that he is still haunted by the words uttered to him by one of the officers, “At this point, if something was to really happen to you, who do you think they will believe?” Grievously Mr. Hutchinson expressed, with that being said, he had no other choice but to obey and give these officers what they wanted. It has been 18 months, and the police still have not given a clear explanation on how they were linked to Omar Hutchinson. This question is left unanswered; and Berry is demanding answers now!
Photo Caption: Civil rights activist Essie “Rerun” Berry
