City police union poised to help cover Tshamba's legal fees
The city Fraternal Order of Police union is a step closer to covering the legal costs for Officer Gahiji A. Tshamba, charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Tyrone Brown. The FOP's Judicial Review Committee voted unanimously to recommend to the full board of directors that the union support Tshamba with legal coverage, president Robert F. Cherry told me in a text.
This is notable as there were rumblings that the union was leaning toward not helping him in that area. But it's common for the union to help officers in legal troubles with representation and fees (the union also recently voted to cover costs for three officers charged with abducting a teen and leaving him in Howard County with no shoes or cell phone). Many officers choose to go with the union's preferred counsel. Tshamba has two attorneys, Adam Sean Cohen (who referred to himself as "The Prodigy" on his firm's Facebook page) and James Rhodes, as of the last we heard.
Tshamba remains held without bond after turning himself in early Sunday. He has a preliminary hearing scheduled for July 13, though he will likely be indicted by a grand jury before then.
Categories: Gahiji Tshamba, Police shootings
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"The Prodigy" is going to get him locked up until hell freezes over. That man has already alienated the city. He'll do the same with the Jury.
Posted by: Dana LaRocca | June 17, 2010 12:00 PM
Do you actually know this? This would be helpful in the Union/pension debate. Or is this another one of your off the cuff things? You guys spout off a lot of crap for copy. Do you have verification? Have you done the leg work? This is big deal and could cost the taxpayers a lot of money.
Please re-read the posting. Bob Cherry was the source, and it will not cost taxpayers any money for the city police union to use union dues to help pay an officer's legal defense. -JF
Posted by: Dunn | June 17, 2010 12:44 PM
Had to look up definition of Prodigy. Says it is a person with exceptional talents or powers. The lawyer seems legit from the link and I love the confidence. He better be right !!!! I wonder what the other lawyers "catchphrase" is.
Posted by: SantosCity | June 17, 2010 2:02 PM
DIG UP JOHNY COCKRAN.
Posted by: RHERB1523 | June 18, 2010 6:41 PM
So we citizens are supposed to hold respect for and unconditionally obey officers, yet those same officers will defend cold blooded murderers?
I can't see doing either. You are no better than a third world police force. I will feel no respect nor pity for you.
Posted by: truth | June 23, 2010 6:37 PM