{"id":2014181,"date":"2023-08-28T11:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T15:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/charges-dropped-against-man-accused-of-fleeing-police-in-a-high-speed-chase-that-killed-a-bystander\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T11:59:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T15:59:01","slug":"charges-dropped-against-man-accused-of-fleeing-police-in-a-high-speed-chase-that-killed-a-bystander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/charges-dropped-against-man-accused-of-fleeing-police-in-a-high-speed-chase-that-killed-a-bystander\/","title":{"rendered":"Man accused of fleeing police in high-speed chase that killed bystander has charges dropped."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcharges-dropped-against-man-accused-of-fleeing-police-in-a-high-speed-chase-that-killed-a-bystander%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2014181&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Charges Dropped Against Man\u200c Accused in Fatal \u200cHigh-Speed Chase<\/h2>\n<p>MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 In an unexpected turn \u200bof events,\u2063 charges have been dropped against James Jeremiah Jones-Drain, the \u200cman accused of\u200c fleeing police in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/21-year-old-man-charged-with-murder-of-texas-pastor\/\" title=\"21-year-old man charged with murder of Texas pastor\">high-speed chase<\/a> that tragically resulted in the death of a bystander in \u2063Minneapolis two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The Hennepin \u200cCounty Attorney\u2019s Office dismissed counts of \u200dfleeing police and auto theft against \u200bJones-Drain, citing an \u201cinability to prove all of the charges beyond a reasonable doubt\u2062 at this time,\u201d\u2063 according to a brief court filing, the Star Tribune reported.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the dropped \u200ccharges, Jones-Drain remains in custody \u200cwith other cases pending, \u2062including felony \u200dcharges of robbery\u2064 and illegally possessing a gun,\u200c as stated \u2064on the Hennepin County\u200d Sheriff\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/accused-cop-killer-found-guilty-of-murder-in-retrial-5481213\">Man \u2064Found Guilty of Murdering Los Angeles Police \u200bOfficer Over 40 Years Ago in Retrial<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/26\/2023<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/4-people-shot-at-oklahoma-high-school-football-game-police-say-5481100\">4 \u2062People Shot at\u2063 Oklahoma High School Football Game, Police Say<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/26\/2023<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Brian Cummings, the former Minneapolis\u200d police officer involved in the chase, was sentenced in July to nine months in the county workhouse\u2064 after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">pleading guilty<\/a> to criminal\u2064 vehicular homicide.<\/p>\n<p>According to prosecutors, Cummings was pursuing a suspected \u2063car thief on\u200c July 6,\u200c 2021,\u200b when he ran \u200da red light and collided with a car\u2063 driven by Leneal Frazier, resulting in Frazier&#8217;s death. Frazier&#8217;s niece, Darnella Frazier, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-republicans-launch-stop-stacey-effort-ahead-of-possible-abrams-2022-announcement\/\" title=\"GA Republicans Launch \u2018Stop Stacey\u2019 Effort Ahead Of Possible Abrams 2022 Announcement\">gained national attention<\/a> for recording the video of George Floyd\u2019s death \u2062in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Officials revealed that\u2062 Cummings was \u200cdriving at nearly 80 mph \u2064(129 kph)\u2064 with\u2063 his siren \u200cand lights\u200b activated when the crash occurred, putting an end \u2062to a chase that spanned over 20 blocks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/charges-dropped-against-man-accused-of-fleeing-police-in-a-high-speed-chase-that-killed-a-bystander\/\" title=\"Man accused of fleeing police in high-speed chase that killed bystander has charges dropped.\">including residential neighborhoods<\/a> with a speed \u200dlimit of 25 mph (40 kph).<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Plunkett, attorney for Cummings, expressed his frustration, stating, &#8220;Mr. Cummings risked his life\u200d many times to protect people. He sits in jail. Mr. Jones-Drain, a gun-toting thief who bears responsibility for the death of Leneal Frazier and stole from\u200d the innocent,\u2064 gets a break? Minneapolis is a better place\u200d to \u200bbe a criminal than a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-investigating-voter-registration-group-run-by-democrat-raphael-warnock\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary Of State Investigating Voter Registration Group Run By Democrat Raphael Warnock\">law enforcement officer<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Attorneys representing Jones-Drain have not yet responded to the recent developments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charges were dropped against James Jeremiah Jones-Drain, accused of a high-speed chase causing a bystander&#8217;s death in Minneapolis. 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