WCP Reports: Barry Doesn't Like Being Stalked
Adding to the press storm surrounding Marion
"Bug a boo" Barry
, Jason Cherkis of the Washington City Paper just posted an enterntaining if not ironic article about prior runins with Barry. Encounters in which Barry used police to prevent what he felt were repoters "stalking" him. Includes a rather shocking story about Rev. Anthonly Motley long time Barry confident and candidate for the At-large Council seat.
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Excerpts:
"This weekend, Marion Barry engaged in some rather questionable behavior. The councilmember allegedly snuck into his ex-girlfriend’s house and later found and/or followed her in his car and was arrested on stalking charges . He had also allegedly locked her out of his hotel room in Denver during the Democratic Convention and canceled her return flight to D.C. The two apparently weren’t soul mates. All of this behavior is stunning considering that Barry really, really does not like being stalked."
On a prior incident where reporters followed Barry to get a quote for a story:
"Barry argued that what we were doing was harassment. I started asking him questions about his drug test, I believe. A member of his entourage stood nearby. He was dressed in sweatpants. And like Barry, he had his ear to a cellphone.
“I’m on the phone here,” the Sweatpants Man said. He added that he could “get some boys to come over and take care of the situation.” He then pointed to the nearby neighborhood. The man making those threats was the Rev. Anthony Motley .
“What are they going to do? Kill us?” I asked.
I thought the whole scene was getting silly. Motley was all bluff. We ended up bailing before the cops showed up. This encounter just wasn’t necessary and added nothing to our reporting. The real reporting came from his council record and what his neighbors saw him do (i.e. buy drugs).
Reached today, Motley says he doesn’t recall the incident."
For more Congress Heights and River East news visit The Congress Heights Examiner website, http://www.examiner.com/x-13507-Congress-Heights-Community-Examiner
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Excerpts:
"This weekend, Marion Barry engaged in some rather questionable behavior. The councilmember allegedly snuck into his ex-girlfriend’s house and later found and/or followed her in his car and was arrested on stalking charges . He had also allegedly locked her out of his hotel room in Denver during the Democratic Convention and canceled her return flight to D.C. The two apparently weren’t soul mates. All of this behavior is stunning considering that Barry really, really does not like being stalked."
On a prior incident where reporters followed Barry to get a quote for a story:
"Barry argued that what we were doing was harassment. I started asking him questions about his drug test, I believe. A member of his entourage stood nearby. He was dressed in sweatpants. And like Barry, he had his ear to a cellphone.
“I’m on the phone here,” the Sweatpants Man said. He added that he could “get some boys to come over and take care of the situation.” He then pointed to the nearby neighborhood. The man making those threats was the Rev. Anthony Motley .
“What are they going to do? Kill us?” I asked.
I thought the whole scene was getting silly. Motley was all bluff. We ended up bailing before the cops showed up. This encounter just wasn’t necessary and added nothing to our reporting. The real reporting came from his council record and what his neighbors saw him do (i.e. buy drugs).
Reached today, Motley says he doesn’t recall the incident."
For more Congress Heights and River East news visit The Congress Heights Examiner website, http://www.examiner.com/x-13507-Congress-Heights-Community-Examiner
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