Articles Posted in Assaults & Batteries

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A woman was walking in Atlanta when a man allegedly followed her from a commuter train, attacked her, and took her phone and driver’s license.

According to police, the incident happened around 2 p.m. Saturday at a location in Atlanta. Police video showed a man chasing the woman before tackling her. He allegedly punched her while she was on the ground and then ran away with her belongings. Some people were nearby but they did not immediately assist the alleged victim.

Police later identified the man and arrested him at a residence around 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Officers said he became angry when they approached him and raised his fists. He allegedly made statements about the earlier assault and then threatened the officers, saying he would shoot them and others.

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More than 100 students and staff members were assessed after a chemical incident at Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon, on September 8.

At least seven people needed medical treatment, and the school evacuated the students and staff to nearby athletic fields while people affected by the incident were assessed and treated.

A 15-year-old student was hospitalized in critical condition after reportedly mixing chemicals he had brought from home. Police later clarified that he had inhaled gases produced by the mixture. The authorities initially suspected the gasses included hydrogen sulfide, but the substances have not been officially identified.

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A University of Georgia student was accused of attacking a teenage runner during a high school cross-country race in Newnan, Georgia.

According to the Newnan Police Department, officers responded shortly before 8 a.m. on September 26 after receiving a report of an assault during the Coweta Cup Cross Country Championship at Newnan High School. Witnesses reported seeing a male come out of the woods during the race. He was reportedly wearing an East Coweta High School cross-country jersey and carrying rocks.

Police said the man ran toward a teenage runner, pushed him and punched him. The teen fought back, and the alleged attacker ran into the woods.

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A Texas brother and sister were accused of attacking each other during an argument over grapes, with a younger sibling also allegedly becoming involved in the fight.

According to the charging affidavit, police responded to a domestic disturbance at a Waco apartment around 7 p.m. on September 24. The siblings were outside with their mother when officers arrived. The brother waited outside while police spoke with his sister.

The woman told investigators the dispute started after she confronted her brother about eating grapes she had recently bought. She said he became angry and kept yelling at her as she walked into another room and locked the door.

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A West Virginia man was accused of attacking healthcare workers after he was arrested following a crash that injured a woman.

The man was taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital for medical care after his arrest. Deputies said he became violent while workers were treating him. One worker was allegedly bitten and injured during the incident. Deputies also reported seeing the man strike another worker with his head. They said he went after additional workers and later threatened one of them with serious violence.

The hospital confrontation followed a crash in Monongalia. A woman had been inside a vehicle that overturned and needed help getting out. She was taken to a hospital for treatment.

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Investigators used DNA evidence recovered from a wooded area to identify a Tennessee man accused of abducting a 10-year-old girl from her home.

According to reports, the girl was taken from her bedroom after the suspect allegedly removed an air-conditioning unit from the window. He reportedly brought her outside and into the woods, where she was allegedly restrained with a belt. The man also reportedly held a knife at her throat and threatened to rape her.

The girl eventually got away and went to a nearby residence. She used their doorbell camera to try to get someone’s attention, but the suspect allegedly found her and began choking her behind a neighboring apartment.

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A 19-year-old Wendy’s manager in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, was accused of tying a neurodivergent worker to a grill at the restaurant and restraining him with trash bags.

According to police, the incident happened on August 30 at the fast food restaurant. Another worker saw what was happening and recorded part of it, and he later spoke publicly about what he had witnessed. He said the manager told him she needed the alleged victim to remain where he was while she worked in the back of the restaurant.

Police interviewed the manager on September 6, and she allegedly told them the incident was part of a TikTok trend. The coworker who recorded the video disputed that explanation and said he had not seen anything online supporting the manager’s claim of it being a trend.

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A Florida woman was accused of hitting another driver in the face with a glass bottle of vegan mayonnaise during a road rage confrontation in Estero.

According to deputies, the incident began around 4 p.m. on August 20, when a van allegedly cut off another vehicle. The driver of the other vehicle honked her horn. The authorities said the passenger in the van responded by yelling profanities and making an obscene gesture.

After the vehicles went through an intersection, the van moved into another lane. The other driver pulled alongside the van, and the two women reportedly began arguing through their open windows.

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A Florida man was accused of striking a pedestrian with his car after police said he admitted he drove to a farmers market with the intention of hitting someone.

According to a probable cause affidavit, the suspect told investigators he woke up depressed on September 13 and wanted to hurt someone besides himself. He reportedly drove to the Boys Farmers Market in Delray Beach, backed his vehicle into a parking space and waited for someone to walk in front of it.

Police learned more about the incident after arriving at the parking lot after a report of a pedestrian being hit. The alleged victim told officers he was walking toward the market entrance when a white vehicle suddenly moved toward him. He managed to push away from the car, but it struck his lower leg.

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A father and his son were allegedly beaten with brass knuckles during a dispute as they tried to leave the Eastern Idaho State Fair over Labor Day weekend.

The father told deputies that he saw his son being attacked after being knocked to the ground. According to the arrest affidavit, one suspect pushed the son against a vehicle while holding him by the neck before throwing him down and stomping on his stomach.

The father was also allegedly attacked after he told a group of people to move out of the roadway. One suspect allegedly responded with gang-related comments before pulling out brass knuckles and striking the father in the head.

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