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A week after a Salisbury pastor teamed up with the NAACP to express concerns about police mistreatment, WBTV has obtained video that contradicts the pastor’s statements.
Reverend Bill Godair of Cornerstone Church held a press conference last week with the head of the Salisbury-Rowan NAACP to say citizens were being mistreated by officers with the Salisbury Police Department, and the Godair himself had been a victim.
“Approximately one year ago, I felt I was extremely mistreated by a Salisbury Police officer (I have never shared this with you),” Godair said in an email to Salisbury Mayor Paul Woodson and city council member Karen Alexander. “My wife was in my vehicle when this incident occurred and was scared by his actions. We honestly thought that I would be arrested.”
Godair’s complaint had to do with his being pulled over for speeding in 2013. The pastor said that he threw a toothpick out of the window of his car so that it wouldn’t be in his mouth when he spoke to the officer. Godair said the officer was aggressive in questioning him about what he threw out the window.
Godair did not file a complaint with police at the time of the incident, according to police records.[…]
Teamer called for a change in training at the police department, and said the department’s culture must be changed from the top. Teamer claimed that officers used excessive force, but did not cite any specific examples.
“We have what we think are unwarranted strip searches. When defendants were not arrested but humiliated and left to go home,” Teamer said. “We don’t want Salisbury to become another Missouri or Florida. And we will do whatever it takes. We will march, we will protest, we will file appeals to higher departments of justice. We’re willing to do what we have to do.”
Teamer came to the WBTV-Salisbury bureau Tuesday afternoon to talk about the allegations, saying his actions against Collins are not personal.
“It’s nothing personal at all,” Teamer said. “It’s about all these allegations and nothing changes.”
WBTV asked Teamer why no specific examples were made available and he said it was because some of the individuals involved were, or could be, part of civil lawsuits. Teamer said there was a DVD recording of one incident, but declined to make it available.