BREAKING: “A white non-commissioned Army officer depicted in a viral video accosting and shoving a Black man in a South Carolina neighborhood has been charged with third-degree assault,” @AP reports.
Video here shows some of the confrontation:
The U.S. Department of Justice is also looking into the incident. This is the full statement from the commanding general at Fort Jackson.
The man arrested is Jonathan Pentland, 42. The video posted at the top of this tweet does not show what started the conflict and the woman who has a longer version of the video did not respond to requests for comment, reports the @AP. apnews.com/article/29886e…
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A second Lt. in the U.S. Army is suing 2 VA. cops over a traffic stop during which the cops “drew their guns...used a slang term to suggest he was facing execution before pepper-spraying him & knocking him to the ground” apnews.com/39dedc4fc0d894…
“At one point, Gutierrez told Nazario he was “fixin’ to ride the lightning,” a reference to the electric chair, according to the claim.” apnews.com/39dedc4fc0d894…
“Windsor Police Officer Daniel Crocker radioed he was attempting to stop a vehicle with no rear license plate and tinted windows. He said the driver was “eluding police” and he considered it a “high-risk traffic stop,” according to a report he submitted...”apnews.com/article/norfol…
BREAKING: NY Congresswoman @NydiaVelazquez is asking the U.S. Treasury Secretary to provide “full and fair consideration” to @alexisjoelpr of Puerto Rico who’s asking the U.S. govt to forgive the 1.7 million debt he incurred after being treated at a military burn center in Texas.
Congresswoman @NydiaVelazquez writer: “...The (U.S.) treasury department should not be saddling him with a mountain of debt from which he cannot recover...”
Thanks to my colleague @annawerner for spotlighting a 1.7 MILLION $ medical bill sent by U.S. Treasury to Alexis Hernandez, of Puerto Rico, for medical care he received, in the U.S., after an explosion. His insurance won’t pay & won’t say WHY @NydiaVelazquez@RepJenniffer
@alexisjoelpr is a U.S. citizen who asked the islands fmr Governor, & his confessional representative for help; so far the debt hasn’t been forgiven, or even reduced. He say his P.R. insurance said it would pay. It didn’t. He’s hopeless. We’ll stay on it. cbsnews.com/news/us-citize…
BIG NEWS: @CDCgov says:
•Fully (COVID19) vaccinated travelers do not need to get tested before or after travel unless their destination requires it.
•Also, Fully vaccinated travelers do not need to self-quarantine. cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…
People are considered fully vaccinated:
2 weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or
2 weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine
“Fully vaccinated travelers should still follow CDC’s recommendations for traveling safely including:
•Wear a mask over your nose and mouth
•Stay 6 feet from others and avoid crowds
•Wash your hands often or use hand sanitizer”
Delta’s CEO today expressed “regret for the company’s muted opposition to a restrictive voting law passed last week by the Georgia legislature.
“I need to make it crystal clear that the final bill is unacceptable and does not match Delta’s values...”nytimes.com/live/2021/03/3…