8-27-25: FOP Reacts To Mayor’s Statement
Tune in here to this Wednesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!
Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by sharing a statement from The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fraternal Order of Police regarding the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska on the light rail on Friday, August 22.
In a statement posted on Facebook, which Jensen references, the FOP recognizes that new leadership is needed in Charlotte. The statement goes on to call out Mayor Vi Lyles and Charlotte City Council member Edwin Peacock based on their responses to this tragic incident and on public transit in Charlotte. The FOP stated that Lyles only “coddled” the suspect, Decarlos Brown, and stated how the outcome of the situation was unfortunate in her statement. As for Peacock, the FOP wrote that his use of the tragedy to promote the transit sales tax was “disgusting”.
To follow up this statement, Jensen does an interview with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fraternal Order of Police president Daniel Redford. In the interview, Redford addresses both the attention and importance that this tragic story on the light rail poses for the city of Charlotte and its residents. He also talks about the process for FOP to endorse City Council members who are running for office in November.
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