James Edwards

James Edwards was a police officer involved in the undercover operation that led to the Noah Park Incident on May 15, 1968. Two years prior to the event, Edwards was tasked with infiltrating and reporting back on the activities of a group of anti-war protesters that were, according to official NYPD records, "causing trouble" on the Regal University campus. In doing so, Edwards kept the act up to gain their trust.

On May 14th, Edwards gave the final report needed to justify a police line to prevent the group from protesting the war. After a failed attempt at talking them down, Edwards gave the order to fire non-lethal rounds at the protesters, causing minor injuries to several of the group. Upon giving a cease-fire, Edwards returned to the group and made a final demand for them to leave. Sara Wayward, described in his reports as the "ringleader," stood her ground and refused to leave, striking him. Edwards fired what he thought was a blank as a warning, only to strike Eric Scott in the lower spine with a round, paralyzing him for life.

Edwards would voluntarily leave the NYPD following the Incident, reconnecting with Scott and Johnny Raymond, before leaving New York to relocate, settling in Nevada, finding work in a casino.