Greensboro city manager's 'family disorder' incident involving 2 daughters, draws support, criticism

WE GET ON AIR AND ONLINE. LYNN, BACK TO YOU. MARIA, THANK YOU. ALSO IN 12 INVESTIGATES GREENSBORO CITY MANAGER IS BEING MET FACE TO FACE WITH SUPPORT AND DISAPPROVAL. THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE IN GREENSBORO SAY THEY WANT MORE TRANSPARENCY ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED AT HIS HOME LATE LAST YEAR. OTHERS BELIEVE IT’S A PRIVATE FAMILY MATTER AND SHOULD STAY THAT WAY. DAVONTE MCKENITH IS IN STUDIO TONIGHT. DAVONTE WHEN DID ALL OF THIS POP BACK UP AGAIN? VERY RECENTLY. KENNY AND LINDSAY LAST NIGHT DURING PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, TWO PEOPLE SPOKE ABOUT THE AFTERMATH OF WHAT HAPPENED AT THE CITY MANAGER’S HOME IN DECEMBER. POLICE DESCRIBED IT AS A FAMILY DISORDER, ALTHOUGH THE PUBLIC SPOKE DIRECTLY TO THE COUNCIL LAST NIGHT. CITY MANAGER TAIWO JAIYEOBA AND THE CITY ATTORNEY STAYED FAIRLY SILENT ABOUT THE ISSUE. MOST OF CITY COUNCIL DID TWO, EXCEPT FOR COUNCIL MEMBER SHARON HIGHTOWER. SHE TOLD 12 INVESTIGATES, QUOTE, NOTHING TO COMMENT ABOUT. IT’S A PERSONAL FAMILY MATTER AT HIS HOME END QUOTE CRYSTAL BLACK, WHO YOU SEE THERE WITH THE SOUTHEAST GREENSBORO COALITION, AGREES WITH HIGHTOWER. SHE SPOKE DURING PUBLIC COMMENT LAST NIGHT, AND SHE SAID PERSONAL MATTERS NEED TO STAY PERSONAL. WE SHOULD NOT LET PERSONAL HOME ISSUES IMPACT WHAT WE DO IN OUR WORK. GREENSBORO RESIDENT BEN HOLDER IS ON THE OTHER END TONIGHT. HE SAYS ONCE YOU’RE A CITY MANAGER AND YOU CALL 911, IT’S NOT A PRIVATE LIFE ANYMORE, HE ACTUALLY PLAYED THE 911 CALL OVER THE CHAMBER’S INTERCOM LAST NIGHT. HELLO. MY DAD IS AN ABUSER. YES. HUH? POSTBRIDGE POSTBRIDGE GREENE THE GIRL IN THE NAME OF TRANS IN PUBLIC RECORD. WHICH THE CITY OF GREENSBORO IS TERRIBLE AT. I BROUGHT TO YOU PUBLIC RECORD ABOUT A TOPIC THAT SHOULD BE TALKED ABOUT, ABOUT A TOPIC THEY COVERED UP, ABOUT A TOPIC THAT YOUR CITY MANAGER CERTAINLY DOESN’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT, AND NO ONE HAS BEEN CHARGED IN THIS CASE. GREENSBORO POLICE SAY THE CITY MANAGER’S TWO DAUGHTERS ARE INVOLVED. THEY’RE 19 AND 25 YEARS OLD. IT’S UNKNOWN WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED THAT NIGHT ON DECEMBER 28TH, BUT WE KNOW ALL THREE HAD MINOR INJURIES. AS YOU SEE HERE, THE CITY MANAGER WAS SEEN AT WITH A SLING AT A JANUARY COUNCIL MEETING JUST FIVE DAYS LATER. TONIGHT WE’RE ASKING THE CITY FOR JOBS. PHONE RECORDS TO SEE WHO HE CONTACTED. THAT NIGHT. WE’VE ALSO MADE THAT SAME REQUEST FOR THE POLICE CHIEF AND THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER WILL,

Reaction from both sides, in regards to a police response to the Greensboro city manager's home in December, was shown during Tuesday night's city council meeting.The case involves Greensboro City Manager Taiwo Jaiyeoba and his two daughters, ages 25 and 19. A 911 call made from Jaiyeoba's home, just three days after Christmas, forced offices to respond to a "family disorder." Police responded to his home on Postbridge Court around 7:30 p.m. Dec. 28."Hello?! --- My dad is an abuser! --- He's trying to say that I hit him and pushed him and his arm is broken," the caller told dispatch. "He's a very powerful man!"That "dad" the caller is referring to is Jaiyeoba. No one from the Greensboro city council responded to 12 Investigates' Jan. 30 request for a comment on the issue. Another attempt was made after Tuesday's council meeting. Sharon Hightower, who represents District 1, said: "Nothing to comment about. It is a personal family matter at his home."It's unknown exactly what happened at Jaiyeoba's home. However, Greensboro police said the city manager and his two daughters suffered minor injuries. Five days after the incident, Jaiyeoba was seen at the city council meeting wearing a sling on his left arm. More than a month after the incident, it came up at a Greensboro city council meeting during the public comment session.Greensboro resident, Ben Holder, spoke against Jaiyeoba and the council."I know you wanted people to respect your private life. Once you're a city manager, and you call 911, it's not a private life anymore," Holder said before playing the 911 recordings from Dec. 28 over the chamber's intercom.Holder ended his public comment with a bow and a comment about transparency: "In the name of transparency and public record, which the city of Greensboro is terrible at, I brought to you public record about a topic that should be talked about (and) a topic they covered up and a topic your city manager certainly doesn't want to talk about."Shortly after Holder left the podium, Crystal Black with the Southeast Greensboro Coalition spoke in support of Jaiyeoba."We should not let personal home issues impact what we do in our work. I know there were some concerns and I wanted to make sure, we, our coalition, came in to support," Black said. "I think this is a personal matter and it needs to stay personal."The city manager and the city attorney did not make any comment about this issue after public comments were over and before the meeting adjourned at 9:32 p.m

GREENSBORO, N.C. —

Reaction from both sides, in regards to a police response to the Greensboro city manager's home in December, was shown during Tuesday night's city council meeting.

The case involves Greensboro City Manager Taiwo Jaiyeoba and his two daughters, ages 25 and 19. A 911 call made from Jaiyeoba's home, just three days after Christmas, forced offices to respond to a "family disorder." Police responded to his home on Postbridge Court around 7:30 p.m. Dec. 28.

"Hello?! --- My dad is an abuser! --- He's trying to say that I hit him and pushed him and his arm is broken," the caller told dispatch. "He's a very powerful man!"

That "dad" the caller is referring to is Jaiyeoba.

No one from the Greensboro city council responded to 12 Investigates' Jan. 30 request for a comment on the issue. Another attempt was made after Tuesday's council meeting. Sharon Hightower, who represents District 1, said: "Nothing to comment about. It is a personal family matter at his home."

It's unknown exactly what happened at Jaiyeoba's home. However, Greensboro police said the city manager and his two daughters suffered minor injuries. Five days after the incident, Jaiyeoba was seen at the city council meeting wearing a sling on his left arm.

More than a month after the incident, it came up at a Greensboro city council meeting during the public comment session.

Greensboro resident, Ben Holder, spoke against Jaiyeoba and the council.

"I know you wanted people to respect your private life. Once you're a city manager, and you call 911, it's not a private life anymore," Holder said before playing the 911 recordings from Dec. 28 over the chamber's intercom.

Holder ended his public comment with a bow and a comment about transparency: "In the name of transparency and public record, which the city of Greensboro is terrible at, I brought to you public record about a topic that should be talked about (and) a topic they covered up and a topic your city manager certainly doesn't want to talk about."

Shortly after Holder left the podium, Crystal Black with the Southeast Greensboro Coalition spoke in support of Jaiyeoba.

"We should not let personal home issues impact what we do in our work. I know there were some concerns and I wanted to make sure, we, our coalition, came in to support," Black said. "I think this is a personal matter and it needs to stay personal."

The city manager and the city attorney did not make any comment about this issue after public comments were over and before the meeting adjourned at 9:32 p.m

Greensboro city manager's 'family disorder' incident involving 2 daughters, draws support, criticism

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