The attorney representing Steven Leftwich says he will request state and federal investigations of his client's confrontation with police over the weekend. But today, Leftwich's attorney said he isn't satisfied with the internal investigation, and will ask the Virginia and U.S Attorneys- General to investigate. When police pulled them over on Campbell Avenue early sunday morning, what should have been a routine traffic stop turned into a violent confrontation. Barnes says his client was hit with a flashlight, repeatedly kicked and punched. Barnes said, it was a beating Leftwich didn't deserve.
City officials say the proposal is the culmination of a year's work.
The draft is available in public libraries and the city muncipal building. A public workshop is scheduled for March 7. Officials say January's fatal fire involving four children and their grandmother inspired a great deal of public support for the program. But the case is now closed. Howard locked themselves in a closet when the blaze started.