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Minn. Teen With Autism Suffered Seizure After Police Slammed Him to the Ground: Report
On Monday, Marcus Abrams, 17, had just left his job at the Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul and was standing on a subway platform with two friends when, he says, Metro Transit Police officers approached him. Abrams, who has autism, told KARE 11 that he was wearing his headphones and couldn’t hear everything that…
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5 Rutgers Football Players Arrested, Face Criminal Charges
Five Rutgers University football players have been arrested and charged in connection with several campus-area home invasions and assaults, according to a statement announced Friday by New Jersey prosecutors. Sophomore defensive back Andre Boggs, 20, has been charged with burglary while armed and conspiracy to commit an armed robbery. According to NJ.com, authorities believe that…
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SC Prosecutor to Seek Death Penalty Against Alleged Charleston Shooter Dylann Roof
A South Carolina prosecutor will pursue capital punishment in the case of accused murderer Dylann Roof, WCSC reports. The state’s 9th Judicial Circuit solicitor, Scarlett Wilson, said on Thursday that the state will seek the death penalty against Roof, who is accused of murdering nine worshippers, including a state senator, in the tragic June massacre…
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Detroit Man Shoots Armed Teen Who Tried to Steal Sunglasses
Detroit native Joe Lanier believes that his own gun, for which he has a concealed-carry license, saved his life after a teenager attempted to rob him at gunpoint on Wednesday. “He was on my window with his gun. If I wasn’t on my P’s and Q’s, I would have been gone,” Lanier, a 24-year-old father,…
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Autopsy: Texas Teen Shot by Rookie Officer in Car-Dealership Break-In Had Synthetic Drugs in His System
Christian Taylor, 19, who was fatally shot in August by a white Texas rookie police officer at a Dallas-area car dealership, reportedly had traces of synthetic psychedelic drugs and marijuana in his system, a combination that can cause hallucinations, according to the autopsy report, viewed by Reuters. Video of the Aug. 7 incident showed Taylor…
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Watch: Calif. Man Risks Life and Limb to Save Family and Ribs From Apartment Fire
Robert Wright of Fresno, Calif., was barbecuing Tuesday when a fire broke out in his family’s apartment. Wright sprang into action, saving his family and his ribs. “The only thing I think first, man, ‘Make sure those ribs is right,’ ” Wright told KMPH while proudly holding his well-done ribs. “I ran over and got…
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Former Texas Cop Extradited From Indonesia, Charged With Murder
A former police officer in Austin, Texas, has been charged with capital murder and was extradited from Indonesia, the Associated Press reports, according to an unsealed federal affidavit. VonTrey Jamal Clark arrived at an Austin airport Wednesday night and was booked into the Bastrop County Jail on capital-murder charges for the shooting death of his…
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Ex-Police Chief Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Black Man Sentenced to House Arrest
Former Eutawville, S.C., Police Chief Richard Combs pleaded guilty to “misconduct in office” Tuesday in the 2011 shooting death of an unarmed black man who made the fatal mistake of arguing with Combs over his daughter’s traffic ticket. According to the Associated Press, under a plea deal, Combs, who could have faced up to 10…
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Calif. Family Threatened on Camping Trip: ‘I Didn’t Come Here to Sleep Next to Any F–king N–gers’
When Kanisha Allen and her family traveled to Rollins Lake in Nevada County, Calif., for a little camping trip, they thought it would be a fun, family time. However, the Sacramento, Calif., family ended up becoming victims of what they’re calling a hate crime and are hoping that charges will be pressed against their assailants.…
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Baltimore Police Commander’s Son Charged With Murder in Death of Roommate
Melvin Russell, 28, the son of Baltimore Lt. Col. Melvin Russell, was arrested Tuesday in connection with the stabbing death of his roommate, the Baltimore Sun reports. His father heads the department’s Community Collaboration Unit, which has been leading neighborhood outreach efforts, the news site notes. According to the report, the younger Russell is facing…