A story in the June 2 issue of YES! Weekly entitled “Officer alleges retaliation in grievance about hand wave” requires correction. The story states that Greensboro police Officer AJ Blake had his law enforcement license suspended for five years requires clarification. In fact, Blake still has his law enforcement license. A state probable cause committee found probable cause to allow his case to go forward. Blake has requested a formal hearing with an administrative judge through the NC Office of Administrative Hearings. According to official procedures provided by the NC Justice Department, after the administrative hearing, the case is referred back to the full NC Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards for a final decision. The members of the probable cause committee who participated in the initial finding of probable cause are excluded from the final decision by the full the commission. A possible outcome of this process is that Blake would lose his law enforcement license for five years.
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