Investigation finds Highway Patrol troopers lied about circumstances behind fatal crash
COVERAGE. YOU CAN COUNT ON.
>> RIGHT NOW AT 6, WE BEGIN
WITH BREAKING NEWS. NO CHARGES
FOR 2 TROOPERS AT THE CENTER
OF A MONTHS LONG. FBI
INVESTIGATION. THEY'RE ACCUSED
OF LYING ABOUT THE EVENTS THAT
LED UP TO A DEADLY CRASH IN
RALEIGH. TYRONE MASON WAS
KILLED IN THAT CRASH FOLLOWING
A CHASE. THEIR CREDIBILITY
ISSUES BEND LED THE WAKE COUNTY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO DISMISS
NEARLY 200 CASES. THEY WERE
INVOLVED IN. THANKS SO MUCH FOR
JOINING US. I'M DEBRA MORGAN
AND I'M GERALD OWENS. WRAL WAS
THE ONLY TV STATION. THERE IS
THE FAMILY OF THE MAN WHO DIED
LEFT THEIR MEETING AT THE
COURTHOUSE.
>> THE INVESTIGATOR, SARAH
KRUEGER SPOKE WITH THEIR
ATTORNEY AND THE DA AND SHE IS
LIVE OUTSIDE THE COURTHOUSE
>> GERALD, THIS ALL COMES AS WE
ARE EXPECTING ANY DAY NOW FOR
THE DASH CAM VIDEO IN THIS CASE
TO BE RELEASED, GIVING THE
PUBLIC THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
FIRST TIME TO SEE WHAT
HAPPENED. TODAY'S OUTCOME,
THOUGH, ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING
TO TYRONE MASON'S FAMILY.
>> AND THE MOM OF TYRONE MASON
COULDN'T BEAR IT AND WALKED OUT
OF THE MEETING WITH THE DA
HER ATTORNEY, BAKARI SELLERS
EXPRESSING THEIR FRUSTRATION
WITH THE OUTCOME. WE BELIEVE
THAT.
>> IS THAT THE OFFICERS THAT
NIGHT NOT ONLY FRUSTRATED DUE
PROCESS, BUT COMMITTED
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE. WHAT I
WOULD HOPE THAT THE PUBLIC.
>> WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS THAT
TINA BAD COM DOT IS NOT ALWAYS
CRIMINAL CONDUCT. THE VIDEO,
ACCORDING TO DA LAUREN FREEMAN
SHOWS THE TROOPER WAS CHASING
MASON BEFORE THE CRASH YET AT
THE DIRECTION OF HIS
SUPERVISOR. SERGEANT MORRISON,
HE INITIALLY LIED TO RALEIGH
POLICE AND SAID HE WASN'T DOING
IS ALL A CHILLING EXPERIENCE
TO WATCH. FREEMAN SAYS THERE
WERE 2 REASON SHE DID NOT FILE
CHARGES ONE BECAUSE TROOPER
WITHIN MINUTES TOLD THE TRUTH
TO RPD AND SHE SAYS SHE
CONSIDERED WHY THEY LIED AND
WHAT THEY TALK ABOUT IS THIS
BEING RALEIGH'S PROBLEM.
IT THEY'RE THE ONES ARE GOING
TO HAVE TO INVESTIGATE IT.
>> I THINK THEY MADE AMENDMENT
VERY POOR JUDGMENT CALL
>> THE FIGHT FOR MASON'S FAMILY
ISN'T OVER. WHAT'S NEXT FOR
YOU? ALL. YOU'LL SEE SHORTLY.
AND BOTH TROOPERS ARE STILL
WITH THE HIGHWAY PATROL.
THEY ARE ON DESK DUTY.
>> DA LAUREN FREEMAN TOLD ME
TODAY THAT SHE HAS INFORMED THE
HIGHWAY PATROL THAT THOSE 2
TROOPERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO
BRING CASES HERE IN THIS
COURTHOUSE. THAT MEANS IF THEY
ARE GOING TO CONTINUE ON IN
LAW ENFORCEMENT, THEY'LL HAVE
TO WORK IN ANOTHER COUNTY.