The Mother's Reckoning is a non-profit organization created by Wendy Tippitt, to offer support to those suffering through similar ordeals. (Amber Lollar/The Henderson News Photos) 

HENDERSON — Sitting on a typically quiet street corner, the Rusk County Courthouse overflow lot filled with a chorus of “Justice for Michael” on Friday afternoon, as family and friends of Timothy Michael Randall rallied for justice on his behalf.

Supporters lined the N. Van Buren Street corner, opposite the Rusk County Sheriff’s Office with signs and shouts shaming members of the department for supporting Sgt. Shane Iverson following the Sept. 2022 officer-involved shooting, proclaiming each of them complicit in Randall’s death.

Delia Gray, an area community advocate and activist, contacted Randall’s mother following the recent public release of dash cam footage from the tragic event, in hopes of setting up a rally or peaceful gathering of like-minded community members, increasing publicity for the case.

“This officer should not have been judge, jury and executioner,” she said. “He should have never been that. This young man should be here enjoying his family and after I saw that video I felt God tugging at me to stand with his mother in seeking justice.”

“I didn’t know of any community activists so I was grateful when Delia reached out to me,” said Wendy Tippitt, mother of Randall. “I didn’t know who to call. I didn’t know who to talk to. The sheriff’s department wasn’t helping me at all.”

“I want the public to know that he admitted in the report that he didn’t see whether he went through that stop sign or not,” Tippitt said, of claims made by former RCSO Sgt. Iverson in his incident report. “He estimated whether he did or not. The whole reason he pulled him over was all under false pretenses.”

She hinted at allegations of retaliation, recounting a dozen traffic stops and her own arrest within one month.

“My son was a good kid,” said Tippitt. “He was respectful. If you were in a bad mood, if you was sad, you weren’t going to be by the time he left because he made everybody laugh and smile. He was good. He was a true southern gentleman.”