BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

Jaws of Justice Radio investigates how we can achieve justice from a system of laws deeply rooted in economic, social and political inequality.  We want to dispel misconceptions created by the news and entertainment industry, politicians and our educational system. We hope you will listen.

Tune in Monday to hear host Terri Wilke speak with Lamonte McIntyre, Co-Founder of Miracle of Innocence.

https://www.miracleofinnocence.org/

Since July 2017, Miracle of Innocence, a local organization, has helped free four innocent men and women. Miracle of Innocence supports retrials for incarcerated individuals and continuously provides care for the exonerated when they return back into society. State departments of corrections and reentry programs do not have adequate assistance when incarcerated people are freed. With community support, Miracle of Innocence is able to help provide these individuals with the following care services: habitation, identification, communication, transportation, occupation, mental health counseling, adult mentorship, food, and clothing.

When he was a teenager, Lamonte McIntyre was wrongfully convicted for a double homicide in Kansas City, Kansas.  He spent the years from 1994 until 2017, 23 years – in prison for a crime he did not commit.  Lamonte was exonerated with a certificate of innocence by the State of Kansas in 2017.  Roger Golubski, a Kansas City, Kansas police detective, was central to Lamonte’s conviction.

Lamonte’s mother, Rosie, at one time also an employee of the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department and Lamonte filed a civil lawsuit against the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and that lawsuit was settled in 2022.  The lawsuit alleged that Roger Golubski sexually harassed Rosie and others and manufactured evidence against Rosie’s son, Lamonte, in retaliation for her rejection of Golubski’s advances.

Still, during this time, Golubski was promoted to Captain and allowed to fully retire by the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department.  After his retirement in 2010, Roger Golubski went to work for the Edwardsville, Kansas Police Department.

FINALLY, in September of 2022, Roger Golubski was indicted for federal charges including allegedly abusing his authority as a law enforcement officer, kidnapping, assaulting, raping.  In a separate case, Golubski is charged with aiding in the operation of a sex trafficking ring. This ring allegedly targeted several young women, including a minor.

Golubski has not yet spent a day in prison.  He is currently on house arrest.  His trial will open on December 2, 2024 at the Carlson Federal Courthouse in Topeka Kansas.  It is scheduled to be held three days each week until its end, which is anticipated to be in January, 2025.

We’ll play our calendar at the midpoint of the hour.

More² will close our hour with an explanation of the rally they are planning for the trial of Roger Golubski.  Federal trials are open to the public.

Furthermore, More² is asking federal authorities to take a broad look at law enforcement in Kansas City, Kansas.  Measures must be taken to prevent criminal law enforcement from ruining the lives of citizens of the community.

​On Jaws of Justice, we examine how to find justice in our society.  Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.

calendar for the week of September 23rd:

• Legal Aid of Western Missouri can provide free civil legal services to low-income and vulnerable people who live in Jackson CTY MO. Interested individuals can call 816-474-6750 to apply.
• For info about Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense meetings this week, you can go to https://momsdemandaction.org/events/. All are welcome, mothers and others.
• Please check the calendar at https://more2.org/ for events you can attend.
• TUES, Sept. 24^th, 5 PM at 39^th and Troost, Kansas City MO, Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty is asking everyone to gather for an execution watch for Khaliifah Marcellus Williams. Contact [email protected] or call 816-931-4177 for more information.
• TUES, Sept. 24^th at NOON or 6 PM, Empower Missouri is having their summer virtual book club, Invisible Child by Andrea Elliott. You can go to https://empowermissouri.org/ to request the Zoom link.
• WED, Sept. 25^th, 6 PM at the Kansas City Central Library, Kirk Hall, 14 W 10th St, Kansas City, MO. That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America, presented by Amanda Jones. Her life changed forever after she spoke at a public library board meeting two years ago in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. She voiced concern about censorship as other librarians across the nation have and a pro-censorship group heard her. Jones, a veteran educator, discusses how crucial it is to the health and continuance of a democracy to fight censorship at every turn. RSVP at https://kclibrary.org/
• THURS, Sept. 26^th, 5 PM, More² is having a virtual Get Out the Vote meeting. More info at [email protected].
• THURS, Sept. 26^th, 7 PM, at St. Andrews Christian Church, 13890 W 127th St, Olathe, KS there will be a Kansas Interfaith Action Forum. These nonpartisan panels feature issue experts and advocates exploring the issues facing Kansans in this November’s election and beyond: support for public education, addressing housing and homelessness, civil rights (including LGBTQ+ rights and voting rights), climate and clean energy, Medicaid Expansion, and more! Panelists will include people who work on these issues every day. Each discussion will be moderated by KIFA Executive Director Rabbi Moti Rieber. For more info, contact https://[email protected]./

Please take care of yourselves and others. Thanks for listening to Jaws of Justice.

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