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Texas Officer Who Fatally Shot Christian Taylor Is Fired
The Arlington, Texas, police officer involved in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Christian Taylor was fired Tuesday by the police chief for “exercising poor judgment.” According to NBC News, Arlington Police Officer Brad Miller, 49, used deadly force on the unarmed Taylor during a reported break-in at the Classic Buick GMC dealership at 1:06 a.m.…
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Miss. Couple Arrested at Airport Wanted to Join Islamic State Group: Report
Two Mississippians were arrested over the weekend at an airport and charged with attempting to aid the Islamic State group, CNN reports. Authorities accused Muhammad Oda Dakhlalla and Jaelyn Delshaun Young of planning to travel to Syria to join the notorious terrorist organization, often referred to by the acronym ISIS. According to CNN, Dakhlalla and…
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NFL Quarterback Punched in the Face by Teammate Out 6-10 Weeks
New York Jets coach Todd Bowles called a rushed news conference Tuesday to announce that quarterback Geno Smith will be out at least 6-10 weeks after an altercation with a teammate led to Smith’s jaw being broken. According to the Associated Press, Jets linebacker Ikemefuna Enemkpali and Smith were involved in a disagreement inside the…
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DC Mayor’s New Policy Would Make Police Body-Camera Footage Available to Public
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has proposed a plan that would release more footage from police body cameras to the public if the encounter with police occurred in a public place, the Washington Post reports. This new policy would reverse Bowser’s original position that body-camera footage should not be subject to the city’s freedom-of-information…
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Texas Woman Says Deputies ‘Sexually Assaulted’ Her, Conducted Illegal Search
A Texas woman says she was sexually assaulted after being subjected to a vaginal search by Harris County deputies, who suspected her of possessing marijuana, KTRK reports. Charnesia Corley, 21, said that she was driving to the store on June 21 to get something for her sick mother when she was pulled over by a…
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Heavily Armed Members of Controversial Patriot Organization Show Up at Michael Brown Protests
A state of emergency in St. Louis County did not prevent a controversial patriot organization from adding to the tensions felt across Ferguson, Mo., early Tuesday. According to NBC News, members of the Oath Keepers—an organization consisting of former members of the military, police officers and first responders that pledge to “defend the Constitution against…
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Ala. Police Enraged After Photos Posted to Social Media Sites Mock Beaten Officer
Alabama police are incensed that an officer was beaten unconscious during a traffic stop turned violent—and that several people gathered to take photos only to mock the officer on social media. According to AL.com, around 11 a.m. Friday, a plainclothes detective, whose identity has not been released, stopped 34-year-old Janard Cunningham, who was driving a…
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White House Staffer Shot at Boyfriend Who Refused to Give Up His Cellphone Password: Report
A White House staffer was placed on unpaid leave after she reportedly threatened her boyfriend with a gun during an argument about other women. According to NBC News, Barvetta Singletary, 37, who serves as a special assistant to the president and House legislative-affairs liaison, confronted her boyfriend, a U.S. Capitol Police officer, with his service…
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ABC Agents Who Arrested UVA Student Martese Johnson Won’t Face Charges, Return to Job
Three agents with the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control involved in the arrest of a 20-year-old college student have been returned to active duty after an investigation concluded that they “did not violate agency policy,” the Associated Press reports. Bloody photos of University of Virginia student Martese Johnson went viral after he was reportedly beaten…
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St. Louis County Declares State of Emergency; Protesters at St. Louis DOJ Office Arrested
Activists at a peaceful protest were arrested at the office of the U.S. Department of Justice in St. Louis Monday as witnessed in Vines uploaded by Twitter user and activist DeRay McKesson. Protesters were apparently staging a sit-in, urging the DOJ to do its job in the face of police violence, and blocking off the…