DONKEY: Husband & Mother Help Son With Gang Shooting

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Breakfast Club

Episode: DONKEY: Husband & Mother Help Son With Gang Shooting
Date: August 5, 2026
Hosts: DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne Tha God
Network: The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Breakfast Club centers on Charlamagne Tha God’s signature ‘Donkey of the Day’ segment, in which he discusses a shocking, headline-grabbing story involving the Lacker family. A mother—Mount Vernon Deputy Police Commissioner Jennifer Lacker—her husband, and their son are accused of conspiring in a gang-related shooting, with the mother alleged to have been the getaway driver. Charlamagne dissects the profound hypocrisy, failed parental responsibility, and larger social issues touched by this bizarre case.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Introduction to the ‘Donkey of the Day’ Story

• Charlamagne awards the Donkey of the Day to the entire Lacker family: Jennifer (the mother and police official), James (the husband), and their 20-year-old son, Chase.
• The case gained media attention after reports from major outlets, including the New York Post and ABC7NY, revealed the involvement of a high-ranking police official in a gang incident.

Timestamp: 02:10 – 03:22

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2. Details of the Incident

• Surveillance video from November 2024 showed Chase Lacker, then 19, pointing a gun at an NYPD officer. He was subsequently arrested for weapons and menacing charges.
• In June 2026, Jennifer Lacker was accused of helping her son plan another shooting, this time acting as his getaway driver, with her husband also implicated.
• Prosecutors claim text messages indicate Jennifer coordinated logistics for the crime.
• Jennifer Lacker, previously the Deputy Police Commissioner of Mount Vernon, was terminated immediately.

Timestamp: 03:23 – 04:32

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3. Charlamagne’s Commentary: Hypocrisy and Parental Failure

• Charlamagne marvels at the contradiction of a law enforcement official helping commit a crime.
• He draws attention to generational cycles of poor decision-making and parental responsibility.
• Strong emphasis on hypocrisy: “The people who are supposed to stop crime allegedly became the support staff for it.” (04:53)
• Points out the tragedy of parents enabling—not preventing—criminal behavior, and the missed opportunities to guide the son toward a positive path.

Memorable Quote:

“This is the epitome of why you have to be your child’s parent and not their gang, gang.” – Charlamagne Tha God (06:48)

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4. Notable Humor and Social Commentary

• Charlamagne injects humor and social critique, offering sharp lines about parenting and crime:

  • “Never in my life have I asked my mother or father to drop me off at a shootout, okay?” (04:34)
  • “How you go from carpooling to conspiracy?” (07:18)
  • “How you a police officer, but haven’t even taught your son how to shoot?” (05:51)

• He reflects on how families can perpetuate cycles of bad decision-making if these patterns aren’t interrupted.

Timestamp: 04:32 – 08:30

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5. Charlamagne’s Final Thoughts

• Raises the issue of generational ignorance and asserts the importance of parents being role models:
  • “Some families don’t pass down wealth. Some don’t pass down wisdom. They pass down bad decisions, okay?” (08:09)
• Closes with his trademark call: “Please give the Lackers the biggest hee haw.” (08:24)

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Memorable Moments & Quotes

• “Somebody in Detroit is writing a script for this new family crime thriller right now.” – Charlamagne Tha God (04:30)
• “Instead of parenting, Jennifer and James, you’re supposed to be driving your son to college… But prosecutors are saying you drove your son to commit attempted murder.” – Charlamagne Tha God (07:03)
• “I don’t get it.” (Repeated in closing exchange) – Charlamagne & co-host (08:31 – 08:33)

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Timestamps of Key Segments

• 02:10 – Donkey of the Day introduction
• 03:23 – News report audio about the Lackers’ involvement
• 04:32 – Charlamagne’s commentary on the case, hypocrisy, and parental failings
• 06:48 – Quote on the difference between being a parent and enabling like a gang member
• 08:24 – Official “hee haw” Donkey of the Day ending

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Tone and Style

Charlamagne’s delivery is sarcastic, incredulous, and laced with social criticism. He combines humor with serious commentary to highlight the absurdity and tragedy of the situation.

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Conclusion

This Donkey of the Day segment is a sharp critique of parental negligence, hypocrisy in law enforcement, and the perpetuation of generational bad choices. Through both blunt and witty commentary, Charlamagne Tha God uses the Lacker family’s story to spark discussion about the real responsibilities of parenthood, the damage of hypocrisy, and the need to break negative cycles—a memorable and provocative episode.

Transcript

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made it. It's time for Donkey of the Day. There's a bunch of donkeys out here in these streets. I had to make Donkey of the Day called Donkey of the Day. It really caught me off guard. We live a life where we bite our tongue based off who we May offend. We never would say anything. Give it to him. Give it to him. You are a donkey. That Charlemagne is here. Some donkey today just saw themselves on the Breakfast Club. Okay, Charlemagne, who you giving donkey of the day to today? Yes, Donkey of the day for Wednesday, August 5th is going to a whole family. Yes. A man, a woman and child, a husband, a mother, a son. Okay, the family is the lacquers. All right, Mount Vernon Deputy Police Commissioner Jennifer Lacker, who is 49, her husband James Lackard and their 20 year old son Chase Lackard. Yes, today's he haul is a family pack, ladies and gentlemen. Okay, let me read you the headline from the in the New York Post. It says NY Police Bigwig Husband Help Goon's son plan gangland shooting and mom was getaway driver. I repeat, the Mount Vernon Deputy Police Commissioner Jennifer Lackard helped her son plan a gangland shooting and she was the getaway driver. You can't make this kind of stuff up. Let's go to ABC7NY for the report, please.

[News Reporter]

This chilling surveillance image from November 2024 shows a 19 year old pointing a gun at an NYPD officer in the Bronx. An officer shot him in the leg that rain night and the young man, later identified as Chase Lacquer of Soundview, was arrested on weapons and menacing charges. Officials that night said he was a gang member with a criminal history who never should have been on the street. Now, a year and a half later, his mom, Jennifer Lackard was in court charged with being her son's getaway driver after he aimed a gun again, this time firing several times right behind the Bronx courthouse, June 29. He was in court that morning. Prosecutors said this shooting was also caught on surveillance and there were text messages. 20 year old Chase told Jennifer Lackard to wait for him outside the building. She responded when question her question mark. She says, you can't just be standing out front. The timing has to be right. Jennifer Lackard was until this week a deputy commissioner in the Mount Vernon Police Department. The city of Mount Vernon issued a statement saying. Saying she'd been terminated effective immediately. Today she faced attempted murder, conspiracy and weapons charges.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I keep telling y', all, the craziest people in America come from the Bronx and all of Florida. Let me tell you something. When I was younger, I asked my parents to take me a lot of places, okay? A lot of places I needed rides to, all right? Dropped me off at a friend's house, maybe the skating ring, a football game on a Friday night. But never in my life have I asked my Mother or father to drop me off at a shootout, okay? Somebody in Detroit is writing a script for this new family crime thriller right now, okay? A 20 year old that makes poor choices has usually been influenced by an adult that has made poor choices, okay? It's easy to condemn this 19, 20 year old kid. But when they say the apple don't fall too far from the tree, this is what they are talking about, all right? The fact that you are the deputy police commissioner, an officer of the law, you are supposed to protect and serve de escalate crime. Instead, you chose to raise a criminal. Okay? The New York Post said the parents helped their son Chase plan a hit right outside of the Bronx Criminal Court. They was in a Chrysler Pacifica, okay? And their son, who they said is a member of the slutty gang.

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The what gang?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They say the slutty gang. That's what the New York Post said. Open fire on a member of a rival street crew called P. La Fay. And by the grace of God, he missed his targets. How you a police officer, but haven't even taught your son how to shoot? Okay? I'm glad nobody got hit. But if you're going to take your son out to get to drop on his ops, at least make sure he has a great aim, okay? You had everything else planned out? According to the New York Post, after they drove off, they had their son change clothes to avoid detection. I don't understand what happened here. I really don't. Okay? Jennifer Lacket, of course, was fired from her job as Mount Vernon deputy police commissioner. She was making 138, $219,000 a year, okay? She was the boss of the wellness unit. Now the whole family is facing attempted murder, okay? Conspiracy and reckless endangerment charges. Somebody has to explain to me how this happens, okay? I mean, one of my pet peeves is hypocrisy. And in this case, the hypocrisy is heavy, okay? The people who are supposed to stop crime allegedly became the support staff for it. Okay? Not just the fact she was in law enforcement, but the fact she was a parent. I don't understand the dynamics of marriages anymore. Because someone is supposed to intervene and simply say, this is stupid. Okay? James, you, the husband, the head of the household, your job is to protect and provide what you off duty. Jennifer, you the mother and deputy police commissioner. You don't have nothing better for your son to do this summer, okay? He's 20. Tell him go find a job. Send his young ass to trade school. What about your son? Don't you like that you would allow him to throw his life away like this and ruin your life in the process. Okay? This is the epitome of why you have to be your child's parents and not their gang. Gang. Okay? It's usually friends enabling behavior like this in the youth, but in this case, the parents are enabling the criminal behavior. Instead of parenting Jennifer and James, you're supposed to be driving your son to college. You know, church, a job interview. But prosecutors are saying you drove your son to commit attempted murder. How you go from carpooling to conspiracy. Okay, I'll be the first to tell you. Every day I learned something new about parenting, okay? You would think for as long as people have been doing it, we would have it all figured out by now, but we don't, okay? But I know one thing. I'm not perfect, but I'm not the goddamn Lackards, okay? The Lackrs was out here helping their son, catching somebody lacking. Okay? The job of a parent is to raise productive citizens, not to become accomplices in their crimes. Some families don't pass down wealth. Some don't pass down wisdom. They pass down bad decisions, okay? And if nobody breaks the cycle of generational ignorance, everybody eventually ends up trapped by it. Please give the lacquers the biggest hee haw. I don't get it.

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I don't. I don't get it.

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I don't get it.

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