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Columbus, Ohio, Police Department Deleted 100,000 Dashcam Videos and No One Cares
On Tuesday we reported the video of Columbus, Ohio, Police Officer Zachary Rosen, who roach-stomped an already handcuffed-and-restrained man’s head into the concrete while his fellow officers watched. Rosen was placed on “nonpatrol duty” while the case is being investigated. As a result of our report, dozens of citizens alerted The Root to another recent…
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Watch Actor Faizon Love Beat Down an Airport Worker
Actor and comedian Faizon Love is not here for the fuck shit. On Tuesday, Love was arrested after he reportedly laid the hand of Zeus on a valet at a Columbus, Ohio, airport. On Wednesday, Love pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault—and, more importantly, video of the incident was released to the public. While it…
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Police Use Mace on Anti-Trump Protesters in Columbus, Ohio
A Monday-evening protest in downtown Columbus, Ohio, was abruptly ended after police used mace on the demonstrators who were apparently blocking traffic, WBNS reports. According to the news station, the Columbus chapter of Socialist Alternative announced the rally on its Facebook page, saying that it was protesting President Donald Trump’s policies on everything from immigration…
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Dallas Cowboys Running Back Ezekiel Elliott Could Face 6-Game Suspension
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is having a breakout rookie season, but all of that could come to a crashing halt. If the NFL determines that he violated its domestic-abuse policy, Elliott could be facing a lengthy suspension, according to CBS Sports. Elliott reportedly had five complaints filed against him for domestic abuse while…
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Ohio Rapper Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Child Porn
Eric Chavis of Columbus, Ohio, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after making sexually explicit music videos featuring underage teenage girls, leading one of his victims to attempt suicide, according to the New York Daily News. He pleaded guilty in June to conspiracy to produce child pornography. After his release, Chavis will have to…
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#TyreKing: 13-Year-Old Killed by Police Mourned at Vigil
On Thursday evening, friends, family and community members gathered for a vigil to remember the 13-year-old Ohio boy who was gunned down by police after allegedly pulling out a BB gun, CNN reports. According to the Columbus Dispatch, more than 150 people, including Tyre’s youth football teammates, gathered for the candlelight vigil near the area…
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13-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shot by Columbus, Ohio, Police
A 13-year-old boy was shot and killed by police in Columbus, Ohio, Wednesday night after officers say the boy pulled a gun—which later turned out to be a BB gun—from his waistband, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, officers were responding to a report of an armed robbery involving multiple suspects at the…
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Police Don't Believe Glass Found in Officer's Sandwich Was Intentional
Investigators say they do not believe that glass found in a Columbus, Ohio, officer’s sandwich was placed there intentionally, ABC6 reports. Police Officer Quoc Nguyen was rushed to the hospital Monday afternoon after cutting his mouth after biting into a sandwich that had glass shards in it, the news station notes. Nguyen got the sandwich…