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Kyle Rittenhouse Hospitalized After Venomous Spider Bite: 'Couldn't Take Me Out' Kyle Rittenhouse Hospitalized After Venomous Spider Bite: 'Couldn't Take Me Out'
Kyle Rittenhouse Hospitalized After Venomous Spider Bite: 'Couldn't Take Me Out' Kyle Rittenhouse, who infamously killed two men during police brutality protests in 2020, was hospitalized after he was bitten by a venomous spider. Rittenhouse shared pictures from a hospital bed on social media on Wednesday, May 6. The 23-year-old was hooked up to monitors and had a large red mark on his body from what he said was a brown recluse spider bite. The far-right gun advocate joked about the injury, saying that he was disappointed that "I'm not Spider-Man now." "The communists couldn't take me out and i'll be damned if I let a brown recluse take me out," he poste…

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by Chris Spiker
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NY Police Sergeant Used Excessive Force On Handcuffed Man In Crisis: Here's His Fate NY Police Sergeant Used Excessive Force On Handcuffed Man In Crisis: Here's His Fate
NY Police Sergeant Used Excessive Force On Handcuffed Man In Crisis: Here's His Fate A police sergeant who worked in Westchester County will spend time in prison for using excessive force on a handcuffed man during a mental health crisis, federal prosecutors announced. Mario Stewart, 46, of Brooklyn, was sentenced by US District Judge Kenneth M. Karas to six months in prison for tasing the restrained victim seven times in 2019, violating the man’s constitutional rights, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Thursday, July 10. According to prosecutors, Stewart was working with the Mount Vernon Police Department’s Emergency Services Unit …

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by Ben Crnic
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Sergeant Indicted For Assault After Kicking, Punching Suspect During Arrest In Westchester: DA Sergeant Indicted For Assault After Kicking, Punching Suspect During Arrest In Westchester: DA
Sergeant Indicted For Assault After Kicking, Punching Suspect During Arrest In Westchester: DA A police sergeant working for a Westchester department faces assault charges after allegedly repeatedly kicking and punching a suspect during an arrest following a high-speed chase, officials announced. Sgt. Hector Cartagena, age 55, of the Yonkers Police Department, was indicted on assault charges on Monday, June 17 in connection with an incident that occurred in Yonkers on Thursday, March 14, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  According to the DA's Office, on the day of the arrest, the suspect allegedly led Yonkers officers on a high-speed chase a…

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by Ben Crnic