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Justice for Colton advocates for stronger EMS training and accountability so no family suffers a tragedy like his.

Respectful discussion, no harassment/name-calling. Please sign and share pinned petition. – Michele Jett Brown, Colton’s mom

10/13/2026

I'm concerned Davidson County is heading down the same path. Stop following marked-up ballots and look at years of decisions, integrity, and accountability. The Sportsplex is just one issue.

The dual roles involving Tripp Kester and Dexter Short raise serious questions about independent oversight. How much power and control do we want to give the Sheriff's Office?

More than $22,000 was spent opposing the release of bodycam footage from Colton's accident. Insurance may have covered it, but we taxpayers pay for that insurance.

The bigger problem is having to submit so many public records requests in the first place because of the lack of transparency and accountability. Almost every request I make leads to at least two more just to get answers.

Davidson County's EMS problems go far beyond staffing, pay, and ambulances. Management, training, and accountability must be addressed. I've seen no meaningful changes from county leadership, and we cannot wait for EMS Director Alton Hanes to retire while people are at risk of dying.

I'd like to see more unaffiliated candidates running in the future. I personally won't be voting for the Four Horsemen, but don't take my word for anything. Do your own research and examine the entire record.

Davidson County deserves transparency, independent oversight, accountability, and most importantly, we have to have change!

10/11/2026

EMTs and Paramedics - I'd appreciate your professional input!

Due to harassment and the time involved in monitoring comments, I've limited commenting to established followers.

My son's electronic Patient Care Report (ePCR) shows 26 Print/Preview entries:
2022 - 13
2023 - 12
2024 - 1

"Print/Preview" can indicate that a report was opened for viewing or printing. It does not necessarily mean a physical copy was printed.

These are only the entries reflected in the records I've received. We do not know the actual total for 2024 through 2026 because the audit trail provided appears incomplete.

We also cannot determine everyone who accessed my son's confidential medical record.

Two questions:

From your experience, is 26 Print/Preview entries over this period normal? Yes or No?

If an audit trail doesn't identify everyone who accessed a patient's medical record, would you consider it a complete access audit? Yes or No?

Given the separate Davidson County case involving an EMS employee accused of improperly accessing government computer systems in connection with a child sexual abuse investigation, I have serious concerns about access to confidential records.

I'm left questioning who accessed my son's medical information and why.

If you prefer not to elaborate, a simple yes or no to each question would be appreciated.

10/08/2026

I accidentally ran across these attachments today while going back through a massive Davidson County public-records file dump that I could not fully open at the time.

And LOOK WHAT THEY SAVED.

My Facebook posts.

Surveillance footage of ME outside the Davidson County EMS morgue, looking through the window at the place where my deceased son was taken.

But for COLTON?

No surveillance footage from the night he was there. No photos internal or external after I requested them.

No record of the mortuary cooler temperature.
And when I requested the morgue's receiving and releasing decedents policy, Davidson County responded:

“NO SUCH POLICY EXISTS.”

Yet this is where they took custody of my son's body.

Yes, I have publicly stated that, in my opinion, what happened to Colton was manslaughter. I have also called it a hidden homicide in my opinion, and I do not back down from that.

Colton was documented alive with a strong pulse and respirations. He went approximately 21 minutes from the fire department's arrival without the airway suction and oxygenation he needed. Two body-camera videos and a 14-page independent paramedic review document his deterioration from severe hypoxia into cardiac arrest. (Cayla Hackett was the paramedic in charge and received a promotion by our EMS Director, Alton Hanes.)

Then NO CPR.

Afterward, former EMS Director/Medical Examiner Larry James examined Colton in the back of the ambulance. Dr. Hull with the OCME later apologized to me, characterized that examination as unethical, and I was told James received internal consequences.

Then they took my son to this garage-looking, disgusting EMS County morgue and Colton was signed in by the undocumented Captain, Jim Davis.

The County says cooler temperatures were not recorded because they were not required by law to record them.

But proper refrigeration matters. It slows decomposition and bacterial activity, helps preserve the body and tissues, and can affect later forensic examination and testing.

So think about the hypocrisy.

They preserved my Facebook posts.

They preserved surveillance footage of ME.

But when it comes to basic records concerning MY SON, they either do not exist or cannot be produced.

And then they criticize me for continuing to dig?

I should never have had to become my own investigator.

They also criticized me for not making an appointment to see the morgue.
I have now formally requested one.
Let's see if they honor it.

Davidson County, NC - Government

10/03/2026

TikTok removed this new birthday video I made for Colton. It is now under appeal.

I can’t prove someone reported it, but I strongly suspect it.

This was a birthday tribute to my son, made with family photographs. There was nothing graphic about it.

What I said is supported by the records and by an independent paramedic review that included viewing two body-cam videos from the scene. Colton had documented signs of life. No oxygen. No suction. No CPR. No transport.

They watched him fade away. They took his chance from him.

I will not soften documented facts because they make people uncomfortable.

And sorry about the music change near the end - TikTok would not let the first song play through the entire slideshow.

10/02/2026

Classic signs of a cover-up include:

✅ Records being altered, backdated, deleted, missing, or created after the fact

✅ Official reports that conflict with body cam footage, audio, timestamps, CAD logs, vitals, or other contemporaneous records

✅ Important evidence never collected, never preserved, or disappearing without a clear explanation

✅ Unusual access to records, unexplained edits, missing audit trails, or people viewing files who had no obvious reason to

✅ The same agency or close colleagues investigating themselves instead of using an independent reviewer

✅ Repeated complaints being closed with little documented investigation

✅ Management overriding normal procedures or ignoring known failures

✅ Witnesses or employees being discouraged from speaking, retaliated against, disciplined, transferred, or told not to communicate

✅ Officials giving shifting explanations as new evidence comes out

✅ Public records requests being delayed, narrowed, denied, or answered inconsistently

✅ Senior officials being warned about serious problems but failing to correct them or document why they did not act

✅ Strong efforts to protect the institution or particular employees while the underlying misconduct or public safety questions remain unresolved

09/30/2026

Where is the outrage?!

This has been the problem from the beginning. People have fought me every step of the way over what happened to Colton, even after the records were reviewed, the documents were reviewed, and two body cam videos were reviewed.

From my experience, too many people are more concerned with protecting the EMS profession than protecting the public.

I have been attacked, harassed and treated horribly on my own Justice for Colton page simply for speaking about what the evidence shows in my son’s case.

And now a former Davidson County paramedic is publicly making serious allegations about false documentation and other problems inside Davidson County EMS, and people are still making excuses.

Yes, they may need more staff. Yes, they may need more ambulances. But this goes way beyond a staffing shortage. We are talking about serious patient-care concerns and documentation concerns. My son died under their care.

Colton deserved better!

At what point do Davidson County citizens stop defending the system and start demanding answers?

What if this were your child? Your spouse? Your parent?

09/29/2026

This is just one more reason I have serious concerns about Colton’s PCR.

Adam Moore is a former Davidson County paramedic. He came onto Justice for Colton in April 2026 and, after days of comments I considered harassment, I had to block him.

Now look at what he is publicly saying about Davidson County EMS - allegations of false documentation, employees being pressured to falsify documentation, and serious concerns being ignored.

These are the same kinds of concerns I have been raising about Colton’s PCR for years.

I’m not saying his allegations have been proven. I’m saying they are serious, they line up with the problems I’ve documented in my son’s record, and they need to be investigated.

If you believe these allegations warrant an independent investigation, you can contact the North Carolina Office of EMS:

Tom Mitchell - [email protected]
Paul Anderson - [email protected]
Toshiba Oates - [email protected]

I’ve already sent my email. Too often, my concerns have gone unanswered. Maybe if enough people speak up, they’ll finally listen.
I’m not asking anyone to assume these allegations are true. I’m asking that they be investigated and answered.

09/27/2026

𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗦 𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗘𝗠𝗦 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘?

I am tired of hearing that NCOEMS takes EMT and paramedic credentials “over nothing.” 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲.

Benjamin Myers, a Davidson County EMS EMT, and Jennifer Myers, a police officer and EMT, were charged last year with accessing government computer systems and obstruction of justice in a child sexual abuse investigation.

𝗔 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿, I personally verified that Benjamin remains under investigation by NCOEMS, while Jennifer's EMT credential remains active through 2029.

And get this: 𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗘𝗠𝗦 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗠𝗦 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 while the investigation remains open.

Is it any wonder 𝗖𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘁, the paramedic in charge of my son's care, still has an active credential after NCOEMS never even conducted a proper investigation into what happened to Colton?

Their own mission says “ensure public safety.”

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗘𝗠𝗦 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝗯?
𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲?

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲!

NC Department of Health and Human Services
NC Department of Justice and Attorney General's Office
Governor Josh Stein
Jeff Jackson

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Winston-Salem, NC

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+13362870901

Website

https://www.change.org/righttoresuscitation

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