By Stanley B. Chambers Jr.
DURHAM, N.C. — Surrounded by about 20 supporters, former District Attorney Mike Nifong slowly made his way to the Durham County Detention Facility this morning to serve his 24-hour jail term.
Leading the group were three women, including Nifong-supporter Victoria Peterson, holding signs that read: “We believe in your integrity and goodness.”
Journalists to no avail sought a comment from Nifong, who sported a cream golf shirt, tan pants and brown loafers under his scruffy face. He locked hands with his wife, Cy Gurney.
“No comment, keep moving,” Peterson said, her voice a few notches under a scream. “The sign says it all.”
The group had to slightly push their way through the crowd of journalists to reach the jail entrance. Some in the crowd with Nifong are members of his brother’s church, Orange United Methodist, in Chapel Hill.
Some motorists slowed to watch. One honked a horn.
“He’s guilty, he’s a dirt bag,” said one man, who stood near the jail entrance, before pulling away on his bike.
Duke lacrosse player Thomas Clute missed morning practice to be at the jail. Sporting team shorts and holding a digital camera, Clute, 20, said he was willing to do some extra practice drills to see Nifong in jail.
Copyright 2007 The Deseret Morning News