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Virginia Infant Left Brain Damaged, Blind After Being Brutally Shaken By Soldier: DOJ Virginia Infant Left Brain Damaged, Blind After Being Brutally Shaken By Soldier: DOJ
Virginia Infant Left Brain Damaged, Blind After Being Brutally Shaken By Soldier: DOJ A Virginia soldier violently shook a crying newborn until she flipped and landed on her head—then lied about it, leaving the child with permanent brain damage and blindness, officials said. A former US Army soldier based at Fort Belvoir has pleaded guilty to brutally shaking a 16-day-old infant, causing severe injuries that left her legally blind and permanently brain damaged, according to federal prosecutors. Austin Blair Johnson, 35, entered the guilty plea on Friday, May 30, in US District Court in Alexandria, the US Attorney’s Office announced. Johnson was serving active duty when the …

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by Zak Failla
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North Jersey Officer Suffers Partial Blindness, Paralysis After Brain Surgery, Campaign Says North Jersey Officer Suffers Partial Blindness, Paralysis After Brain Surgery, Campaign Says
North Jersey Officer Suffers Partial Blindness, Paralysis After Brain Surgery, Campaign Says Brian Werthmann is in the fight for his life and the community is coming together to help. Werthmann, a sergeant in the Summit Police Department, recently underwent an 8-hour surgery to remove a large acoustic neuroma from his brain.  While surgeons were able to successfully remove the tumor from his brain, Werthmann has experienced complications including paralysis on the left side of his body, partial blindness and the inability to walk without assistance. A fundraiser has been created by the Summit PBA to assist Werthmann, his wife Cristina and their two daughters. As of Wedne…

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by Sam Barron
Lifestyle
‘I Kept Pushing Myself:’ NJ Skier Paralyzed In Accident Describes First Walk With Exoskeleton ‘I Kept Pushing Myself:’ NJ Skier Paralyzed In Accident Describes First Walk With Exoskeleton
‘I Kept Pushing Myself:’ NJ Skier Paralyzed In Accident Describes First Walk With Exoskeleton A 24-year-old New Jersey skier paralyzed in a tragic accident nearly two and a half years ago has taken his first steps since with the use of an emerging exoskeleton technology. Anthony Mouravski's life was changed forever when he fell and fractured his spine while skiing in March 2021, causing him to become paralyzed from the neck down. Mouravski was recently given a free trial of Wandercraft's Atalante X, an exoskeleton technology at NJIT that gave him the opportunity to walk for the first time since the accident. A video clip can be seen on a GoFundMe launched in hopes of funding fu…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
'Paralyzed For Being Black': Family Says Unarmed NJ Man Was Shot Unjustly By Police 'Paralyzed For Being Black': Family Says Unarmed NJ Man Was Shot Unjustly By Police
'Paralyzed For Being Black': Family Says Unarmed NJ Man Was Shot Unjustly By Police A New Jersey man is suing the City of Trenton claiming that he was unjustly shot by police while unarmed, causing paralysis from the chest down. Jajuan R. Henderson, 29, was getting iced tea from his car — which was parallel parked outside the Centre Street home he was visiting — when he was “boxed in” by an unidentified dark-colored vehicle shortly after midnight on Saturday, Feb. 12, according to a release from Zeff Law Firm. Several masked Trenton police officers — described as “jump-out boys” — got out and began yelling at Henderson, who grabbed his cell phone before being shot in the …

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by Valerie Musson
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Paralyzed In Bike Crash, Former 76er + NJ Net Opens Up On Suicidal Thoughts Paralyzed In Bike Crash, Former 76er + NJ Net Opens Up On Suicidal Thoughts
Paralyzed In Bike Crash, Former 76er + NJ Net Opens Up On Suicidal Thoughts A former NBA player has opened up about his battle against suicidal thoughts in an interview with "Sports Illustrated." Standing at 7 feet and 6 inches tall, Shawn Bradley, 49 -- who spent time with the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets -- told the outlet that while his height once put him at an advantage, it has become a hindrance to life in a wheelchair. Bradley was hit from behind while riding his bicycle near his home in St. George, Utah, in January 2021, resulting in a traumatic spinal cord injury in his neck that left him paralyzed from the chest down. “I don’t know how I can ea…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
WPU Student Left Paralyzed Months After Boyfriend's Jersey City Attempted Murder-Suicide WPU Student Left Paralyzed Months After Boyfriend's Jersey City Attempted Murder-Suicide
WPU Student Left Paralyzed Months After Boyfriend's Jersey City Attempted Murder-Suicide Support is surging for a 23-year-old William Paterson University student who remains on a ventilator and paralyzed from the shoulders down after being shot six times by her boyfriend who then shot and killed himself. More than $15,300 had been raised for Samantha Irizarry as of March 19, nearly five months after the incident that changed her life forever. Irizarry was a Dean's List student in her final year at WPU, completing her BA in business in finance, at the time of the incident, campaign founder Idalia Beteta writes. "Prior to the incident, she was determined to break barriers a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Family Of Essex County Mom Paralyzed By Falling Pole Gets $125M Verizon Payout Family Of Essex County Mom Paralyzed By Falling Pole Gets $125M Verizon Payout
Family Of Essex County Mom Paralyzed By Falling Pole Gets $125M Verizon Payout In what is reportedly the largest settlement in New Jersey history, the family of an Essex County mom who was paralyzed by a falling utility pole will get $125 million from Verizon, reports say. West Orange mom Maria Moser Meister, 50, was waiting for a bus on her way to work when a the pole fell in Union City on Jan. 23, 2017, NJ.com reports. The pole, which was co-owned by Verizon through an agreement with PSE&G, was rotted at the base and snapped after 43 years, causing lifelong injuries to Meister’s body and head. As a result of the incident, Meister suffered from multiple spinal a…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Victim, 19, Paralyzed In Lodi Shooting Victim, 19, Paralyzed In Lodi Shooting
Victim, 19, Paralyzed In Lodi Shooting A 19-year-old Lodi man was paralyzed when he was shot in the back just after midnight Thursday, authorities confirmed. The Burns Avenue victim remained in critical but stable condition Friday at Hackensack University Medical Center after being shot in what a neighbor said was some type of domestic dispute. "He has no movement in the lower half of his body," a senior law enforcement officer said. "He's likely to be paralyzed for life." Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella's Major Crimes Unit detectives were searching for the gunman. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identific…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Newark Gunman Who Left Victim Paralyzed Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison Newark Gunman Who Left Victim Paralyzed Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison
Newark Gunman Who Left Victim Paralyzed Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison A Newark man was sentenced to 23 years in prison for shooting another man off a ladder while he was doing repair work on a church, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said. Al Rashid, 46, shot the victim four times Aug. 8, 2016, as he was helping fix the roof of a church at South 14th Street near 8th Avenue. He fell 20 feet and is permanently paralyzed. One of the bullets remains lodged in his spine. Authorities say Rashid blamed the victim for his eviction from the multifamily home where they both lived. “While the victim must live forever with the life-altering injuries, we are satis…

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by Paul Milo
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Mystery Outbreak: At Least 3 Cases Of Polio-Type Disease Confirmed In New Jersey Mystery Outbreak: At Least 3 Cases Of Polio-Type Disease Confirmed In New Jersey
Mystery Outbreak: At Least 3 Cases Of Polio-Type Disease Confirmed In New Jersey New Jersey accounts for three confirmed and three suspected cases of a rare polio-like illness that has been affecting children across the U.S. this week, state and federal officials said. Of the 127 acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) cases reported to the CDC, 62 are confirmed and the rest are under investigation, reports say. AFM starts out with symptoms similar to a common cold, but it could cause paralysis. The average age of those diagnosed is 4 years old. It's unclear what's causing the outbreak, which can develop after a viral infection, environmental toxins, and genetic disorders. AFM a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Support Surges For Toddler Whose Englewood Dad Has Stroke In Puerto Rico Support Surges For Toddler Whose Englewood Dad Has Stroke In Puerto Rico
Support Surges For Toddler Whose Englewood Dad Has Stroke In Puerto Rico The community is rallying for a five-year-old girl in Englewood whose father will never be the same.  Chris Harris, 29, suffered a stroke April 16 shortly after touching down in Puerto Rico with his girlfriend. He was unable to receive medical attention for several hours and -- as a result of hemorrhaging -- was left paralyzed. As Harris recovers with his mother and girlfriend in the hospital, his daughter, Madison, waits for him in New Jersey. More than $3,700 had been raised as of Monday night on a GoFundMe for Harris. CLICK HERE TO DONATE.

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by Cecilia Levine