Roy Cooper, the former Democrat governor of North Carolina now running for Senate, added an ex-member of the notorious Bloods gang to a "Racial Equity in Criminal Justice" task force in 2020.In the wake of George Floyd's 2020 death, Cooper created the task force via executive order, The Washington Free Beacon reported.Cooper, who tapped then state attorney general turned current Gov. Josh Stein to lead the task force, stocked the panel with a mix of state officials and community activists, including Kerwin Pittman, who was convicted in 2007 of conspiracy to commit murder, serving 14 years in p...
North Carolina Dem Senate candidate added former Bloods gang member to criminal justice task force: report
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Sep 5, 2026 • 2 days ago
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