A local politician in a South Florida town is under fire after being accused of harassing the Pembroke Park mayor, Ashira Mohammed.
Pembroke Park Commissioner Geoffrey Jacobs allegedly spread rumors, accusing the mayor of stealing money, and even went so far as to falsely report to the Broward Sheriff’s Office that she had a firearm during a public meeting on the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 8.
“It has come to my attention that the police have been called because there is an allegation by the commissioner that I have a weapon on me, particularly that I have a gun on me,” said Mayor Mohammed during the meeting.
Because of the report, law enforcement was called to the commission chambers to investigate his false claims.
“So, with that, I’m going to allow the chief to search my purse, on the record, so that everyone can see,” the mayor said.
“As a police chief, as a police officer, when I hear certain alert words, I had to come and disrupt the meeting. So I apologize for the disruption of the meeting,” Pembroke Park Police Chief Ra Shana Dabney-Donovan told commissioners after conducting the search, according to Local 10 News.
Dabney-Donovan conducted a search of Mayor Mohammed’s purse and person, first privately and then in a public setting, to be transparent as she debunked the firearm claim. The mayor willingly acquiesced to the search to prove she did not have a weapon but went on to blast the commissioner for leveling false accusations against her just to malign her character.
“You have gone around telling people I’ve stolen money. You’ve gone around telling people, I’m going to jail,” the mayor said. “You’ve lied and accused people of having affairs on this dais and it needs to stop… We are constantly being beat down by one person on this stage.”
“I think it’s ridiculous,” Mohammed said about his accusation of her having a…
Read the full article here
