Gastonia, N.C. - July 20, 2022: The City of Gastonia Police Department and the Gaston County District Attorney’s Office have filed a petition for the release of Officer Taylor and Officer Cierra Brooks’ encounters with Mr. Joshua Rohrer on October 9 and October 13, 2021.
Although Mr. Rohrer has a petition pending and despite several allegations in Mr. Rohrer’s petition that Officer Maurice Taylor treated him improperly on October 9, 2021, Mr. Rohrer and his attorney refused to consent to the release of the October 9 recordings.
In the interest of full transparency and to expedite the release of these law enforcement recordings, the City of Gastonia and the District Attorney filed their petition today seeking an emergency hearing.
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