Pearl - September 11, 2026


“Female Police Official Became Her Gang Member Son’s GETAWAY DRIVER” @JustPearlyThings

Topics
Jennifer Lackert criminal charges
Mentioned
Jennifer Lackert Darla Miles George Floyd Soundview James Lady Mike Sade
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Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

165.42

Word count

420

Sentence count

26

Harmful content

Misogyny

4

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Hate speech

2

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00:00:00.000 went from Mount Vernon public safety to getaway driver. Police arrested her. Lady, what are you
00:00:06.160 doing? And her son this morning, they say she drove the car for him after he shot at a rival 0.68
00:00:11.340 gang member behind the Bronx criminal courthouse last week. And today, I mean, they go out and
00:00:16.080 they work and they don't watch their kids and pay attention to them. And then their kids become
00:00:20.480 criminals. That's where she went before a judge. Even though she's an accomplished black woman, 0.91
00:00:24.660 you still raised a gang member. Eyewitness News reporter Darla Miles live there now with the 1.00
00:00:29.660 details. Darla. Mike and Sade, this shooting happened right behind this courthouse in the 0.98
00:00:36.160 middle of the day at around noon in the afternoon on June 29th. And prosecutors say that 49-year-old
00:00:43.560 Jennifer Lackert is accused of attempted murder, attempted assault. They say her son came in here
00:00:49.980 for a court appearance, and instead of that, he's accused of a drive-by shooting. 49-year-old
00:00:57.240 Jennifer Lackert, a now former deputy commissioner of public safety for Mount Vernon police,
00:01:02.400 entering a Bronx criminal courtroom, accused of participating in a wild drive-by shooting
00:01:07.660 outside of the very same courthouse. Prosecutors detailing the allegations on a Tuesday afternoon
00:01:14.240 arraignment, telling the court that the June 29th shooting is all captured on surveillance video.
00:01:19.900 Lackert, her husband James, and son Chase are seen leaving their Soundview apartment that morning.
00:01:24.860 Her 20-year-old son is an alleged gang member and had a court appearance for a gun charge that day.
00:01:30.900 But when he arrived, prosecutors say he opened fire outside at rival gang members,
00:01:36.960 accusing Lackert of getting behind the wheel and helping him flee the scene.
00:01:41.360 The fire was entering to the courthouse. She's in front of this courthouse for a lot of minutes, possibly five minutes.
00:01:48.260 The city of Mount Vernon issuing a statement saying,
00:01:51.340 Effective immediately, the city of Mount Vernon has terminated Jennifer Lackard's employment.
00:01:55.700 The allegations are unrelated to her duties and do not stem from any conduct associated with the department.
00:02:04.000 Lackard appointed Deputy Commissioner of Wellness for the city in 2020 during the George Floyd protest
00:02:09.860 and has been lauded for her advocacy work with re-entry programs, serving two terms on Community Board 9 in the Bronx.
00:02:17.380 Ms. Lackert has for 20 years dedicated her professional life to the health and healing of impacted communities. 0.99
00:02:26.700 So I mean, women will work their whole lives to have something to lose and then still make the worst decision possible. 1.00