In a statement, Freeman notes that six of the 10 members of his management committee are women and "In 24 year sand among thousands of employees, no claim of discrimination has been found to be true. Cahill called the move “sloppy.” Cahill later partially reversed his decision and allowed the four to participate in Chauvin’s prosecution, though the judge still prohibited them from appearing in the courtroom or signing motions.įreeman, 74, is due to leave office in January after choosing not to run for a seventh four-year term. Judge Peter Cahill disqualified Freeman, Lofton, Sweasy and former chief deputy county attorney Andy LeFevour from the Chauvin case after they met privately with the county medical examiner to discuss Floyd’s autopsy results. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison later added a more serious charge of second-degree murder. In 2020, Sweasy and Lofton filed the same charges against former officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd, but withdrew from the case. Noor is expected to be released from prison in late June. Sweasy and her colleague Patrick Lofton led the prosecution of former Minneapolis Police Officer Mohamed Noor for the fatal shooting of 911 caller Justine Ruszczyk, who also went by Justine Damond, in 2017.Ī jury convicted Noor of second-degree manslaughter and third-degree murder, but the Minnesota Supreme Court overturned his murder conviction last year. In a statement to MPR News on Friday, Sweasy said it was a “difficult decision to come forward” to report workplace discrimination and retaliation, but said she’s looking forward to bringing her 27 years of experience at the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office to her new leadership role. The agreement calls for Sweasy to manage a new complex prosecutions unit that will help law enforcement with "significant investigations," but the unit will not handle police use of force cases. Sweasy has also agreed to step down from the office’s management committee, which oversees around 500 employees, including about 200 attorneys. She will not have contact with Freeman for the remainder of the year unless Mabley is present or it's in a group meeting. The Minnesota Department of Human Rights said Sweasy withdrew the charges of discrimination, closing the case.Īs part of the agreement, Sweasy will become a “Principal Attorney” and will report to another manager, Criminal Deputy County Attorney Dan Mabley. The county released the final settlement agreement on Thursday. She also alleged Freeman “made sexist remarks” such as “we already had to let the white girls in because … we need someone to keep our feet warm at night.” She said she reported his comments to two men with the county, and one said he was “unsurprised” while the other said he knew Freeman has made “disparaging comments about a female legislator’s appearance.” In the initial complaint that Sweasy filed with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, she alleged Freeman retaliated on her after she told him she disagreed with his charging on a case and withdrew from it in June 2020 but did not retaliate on men who said the same thing as her. The Hennepin County Board has approved a $190,000 settlement with veteran prosecutor Amy Sweasy to resolve a discrimination complaint she filed against the county and County Attorney Mike Freeman. Unless staring while Black is now also against the rules. He spent a year with the Cubs before moving to the Cleveland Indians, who he spent two years playing for before a stint with the Cincinnati Reds.Updated: May 20, 6:15 p.m. Before long, he’d been snapped up by the Seattle Mariners and then by the Chicago Cubs. This time, he signed a contract and spend the next six years working his way up through the minor-league affiliate system.įreeman finally made his MLB debut in July 2016, a full decade after first being drafted. His plans changed again in 2010 when he was drafted after his junior year by the Arizona Diamondbacks. However, he elected to go to college instead and enrolled at Clemson University in South Carolina instead. He excelled at baseball in high school to such an extent that he was actually drafted straight out of school by the San Diego Padres in the 2006 MLB Draft. He is currently a free agent, and many teams will be looking to add him to their roster.įreeman was born in Orlando, Florida, in August 1987. Adept as a pinch hitter, second baseman, and shortstop, he also bats left-handed and throws right-handed, making him an excellent all-rounder with a high batting average. Mike Freeman is an American professional baseball player who has featured as a utility player for many major MLB outfits, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, and Arizona Diamondbacks.
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