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Family of a man crushed at an Atlanta homeless encampment sues the city
Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Charlotte Kramon
Published Jul 19, 2025 • 3 minute read
Family members and activists protest the death of Cornelius Taylor, an unhoused man killed when the city cleared an encampment last week, in front of City Hall in Atlanta on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
Family members and activists protest the death of Cornelius Taylor, an unhoused man killed when the city cleared an encampment last week, in front of City Hall in Atlanta on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. Photo by Arvin Temkar /AP
ATLANTA — The family of a homeless man who died after a bulldozer crushed his tent during an encampment sweep sued the city of Atlanta on Friday over his death, calling it “tragic and preventable.”
The lawsuit filed by Cornelius Taylor’s sister and son alleges that city employees failed to look to see if there was anyone inside the tents in the encampment before using a bulldozer to clear it. Taylor, 46, was inside one of the tents and was crushed by the truck when his tent was flattened, the lawsuit says.
City officials had called for the clearing of the encampment in preparation for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The encampment was blocks away from Ebenezer Baptist Church, where King had preached. An autopsy report later revealed Taylor’s pelvic bone had been broken and that he suffered damage to organs and internal bleeding.
“A tent that was occupied by a human being was crushed by this heavy equipment. That’s obviously wrong,” attorney Harold Spence said. “Nobody looked inside the tent, and if someone who looked inside had taken 10 seconds to do so, this tragedy could have been averted. And if you don’t know what’s inside, you don’t crush it.”
The lawsuit filed in Fulton County State Court asks for a jury trial and seeks unspecified damages, as well as repayment for medical expenses, funeral costs and legal fees. It was filed against the city and seven unnamed city employees, including the driver of the bulldozer.
A spokesperson for Mayor Andre Dickens said in a statement “the incident involving Mr. Taylor was a tragedy” but that he could not comment on pending litigation.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that cities across the country can enforce bans on homeless camping. But clearings are controversial.
Taylor’s death sparked outrage among local advocates and neighbors at the encampment, who called the city’s policies on clearing encampments deeply inhumane. They said the city faces a dire affordable housing shortage that makes it inevitable that people will end up living on the streets. The family’s lawyers described the lawsuit as a call for city leaders to treat homeless people as deserving of “respect and dignity” instead of rushing to clear their communities “as if they were invisible.”
City officials have said they are doing that. Right after Taylor’s death, the city put a temporary moratorium on encampment sweeps. With the FIFA World Cup coming to Atlanta next year, the city has since resumed clearing encampments with the controversial goal of eliminating all homelessness in the downtown area before then.
Last week, the city closed the camp where Taylor lived and said officials coordinated with the local nonprofit who leads the city’s homelessness services to offer people living there housing with supportive services.
Lawyers said they were grateful for the city’s efforts, but more work is needed. Members of the Justice for Cornelius Taylor Coalition said they are still paying for hotel rooms for eight former encampment residents. Taylor’s lawyers and family called on Dickens’ administration cut through red tape such as issues with documents and help the others get housing.
Taylor’s sister Darlene Chaney teared up during a Friday news conference where lawyers announced the lawsuit as she re-listened to descriptions of the gruesome injuries her brother suffered.
She said Taylor loved to read everything from science fiction to the Bible. He was eager to leave the encampment to rebuild his life, and stayed positive about his future even as barriers such as getting him an ID slowed that process down, she said. She misses his “annoying” weekly calls — and said now she only has one brother to annoy her. She misses having two.
“We’re here, just because someone, in my own personal opinion, was lazy,” Chaney said.
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Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Charlotte Kramon
Published Jul 19, 2025 • 3 minute read
Family members and activists protest the death of Cornelius Taylor, an unhoused man killed when the city cleared an encampment last week, in front of City Hall in Atlanta on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
Family members and activists protest the death of Cornelius Taylor, an unhoused man killed when the city cleared an encampment last week, in front of City Hall in Atlanta on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. Photo by Arvin Temkar /AP
ATLANTA — The family of a homeless man who died after a bulldozer crushed his tent during an encampment sweep sued the city of Atlanta on Friday over his death, calling it “tragic and preventable.”
The lawsuit filed by Cornelius Taylor’s sister and son alleges that city employees failed to look to see if there was anyone inside the tents in the encampment before using a bulldozer to clear it. Taylor, 46, was inside one of the tents and was crushed by the truck when his tent was flattened, the lawsuit says.
City officials had called for the clearing of the encampment in preparation for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The encampment was blocks away from Ebenezer Baptist Church, where King had preached. An autopsy report later revealed Taylor’s pelvic bone had been broken and that he suffered damage to organs and internal bleeding.
“A tent that was occupied by a human being was crushed by this heavy equipment. That’s obviously wrong,” attorney Harold Spence said. “Nobody looked inside the tent, and if someone who looked inside had taken 10 seconds to do so, this tragedy could have been averted. And if you don’t know what’s inside, you don’t crush it.”
The lawsuit filed in Fulton County State Court asks for a jury trial and seeks unspecified damages, as well as repayment for medical expenses, funeral costs and legal fees. It was filed against the city and seven unnamed city employees, including the driver of the bulldozer.
A spokesperson for Mayor Andre Dickens said in a statement “the incident involving Mr. Taylor was a tragedy” but that he could not comment on pending litigation.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that cities across the country can enforce bans on homeless camping. But clearings are controversial.
Taylor’s death sparked outrage among local advocates and neighbors at the encampment, who called the city’s policies on clearing encampments deeply inhumane. They said the city faces a dire affordable housing shortage that makes it inevitable that people will end up living on the streets. The family’s lawyers described the lawsuit as a call for city leaders to treat homeless people as deserving of “respect and dignity” instead of rushing to clear their communities “as if they were invisible.”
City officials have said they are doing that. Right after Taylor’s death, the city put a temporary moratorium on encampment sweeps. With the FIFA World Cup coming to Atlanta next year, the city has since resumed clearing encampments with the controversial goal of eliminating all homelessness in the downtown area before then.
Last week, the city closed the camp where Taylor lived and said officials coordinated with the local nonprofit who leads the city’s homelessness services to offer people living there housing with supportive services.
Lawyers said they were grateful for the city’s efforts, but more work is needed. Members of the Justice for Cornelius Taylor Coalition said they are still paying for hotel rooms for eight former encampment residents. Taylor’s lawyers and family called on Dickens’ administration cut through red tape such as issues with documents and help the others get housing.
Taylor’s sister Darlene Chaney teared up during a Friday news conference where lawyers announced the lawsuit as she re-listened to descriptions of the gruesome injuries her brother suffered.
She said Taylor loved to read everything from science fiction to the Bible. He was eager to leave the encampment to rebuild his life, and stayed positive about his future even as barriers such as getting him an ID slowed that process down, she said. She misses his “annoying” weekly calls — and said now she only has one brother to annoy her. She misses having two.
“We’re here, just because someone, in my own personal opinion, was lazy,” Chaney said.
Family of a man crushed at an Atlanta homeless encampment sues the city
Cornelius Taylor's family alleges city employees failed to look to see if there was anyone inside the tents before sending in a bulldozer.
Ex-officer who mistook Black man’s keys and phone for gun gets 15 years to life for murder
Former Columbus officer Adam Coy shot Andre Hill four times in a garage in December 2020
Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Published Jul 28, 2025 • 2 minute read
This image from video provided by WSYX/WTTE shows former Columbus police officer Adam Coy, who is accused of fatally shooting Andre Hill, a Black man who was holding a cell phone and keys, during his trial, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (WSYX/WTTE via AP, File)
This image from video provided by WSYX/WTTE shows former Columbus police officer Adam Coy, who is accused of fatally shooting Andre Hill, a Black man who was holding a cell phone and keys, during his trial, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (WSYX/WTTE via AP, File) AP
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A former Ohio police officer convicted of murder in the shooting of Andre Hill, a Black man who was holding a cellphone and keys when he was killed, was given a mandatory sentence Monday of 15 years to life.
Former Columbus officer Adam Coy shot Hill four times in a garage in December 2020, as the country reckoned with a series of police killings of Black men, women and children. He told jurors that he feared for his life because he thought Hill was holding a silver revolver.
Coy, who is being treated for Hodgkin lymphoma, told the court Monday he plans to appeal the verdict.
“I feel my actions were justified,” Coy said. “I reacted the same way I had in hundreds of training scenarios. I drew and fired my weapon to stop a threat, protect myself and my partner.”
Prosecutors said Hill followed police commands and was never a threat to Coy.
In victim impact statements Monday, Hill’s sisters and ex-wife described the 47-year-old as a gentle man who had never met a stranger. His grandchildren called him “Big Daddy.”
Police body camera footage showed Hill coming out of the garage of a friend’s house holding up a cellphone in his left hand, his right hand not visible, seconds before he was fatally shot. Almost 10 minutes passed before officers at the scene rendered aid.
Coy, who was fired afterward, had a lengthy history of citizen complaints, although most were declared unfounded. Weeks later, the mayor forced out the police chief after a series of fatal police shootings of Black people.
Columbus later reached a $10 million settlement with Hill’s family, and the city passed a law requiring police to give immediate medical attention to injured suspects.
The local Fraternal Order of Police chapter said it would continue to support Coy, for both his sake and that of every officer who “acts in good faith” under department protocols.
“While this incident was a heart-rending mistake, it wasn’t murder,” said Brian Steel, president of FOP Capital City Lodge 9.
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Former Columbus officer Adam Coy shot Andre Hill four times in a garage in December 2020
Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Published Jul 28, 2025 • 2 minute read
This image from video provided by WSYX/WTTE shows former Columbus police officer Adam Coy, who is accused of fatally shooting Andre Hill, a Black man who was holding a cell phone and keys, during his trial, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (WSYX/WTTE via AP, File)
This image from video provided by WSYX/WTTE shows former Columbus police officer Adam Coy, who is accused of fatally shooting Andre Hill, a Black man who was holding a cell phone and keys, during his trial, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (WSYX/WTTE via AP, File) AP
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A former Ohio police officer convicted of murder in the shooting of Andre Hill, a Black man who was holding a cellphone and keys when he was killed, was given a mandatory sentence Monday of 15 years to life.
Former Columbus officer Adam Coy shot Hill four times in a garage in December 2020, as the country reckoned with a series of police killings of Black men, women and children. He told jurors that he feared for his life because he thought Hill was holding a silver revolver.
Coy, who is being treated for Hodgkin lymphoma, told the court Monday he plans to appeal the verdict.
“I feel my actions were justified,” Coy said. “I reacted the same way I had in hundreds of training scenarios. I drew and fired my weapon to stop a threat, protect myself and my partner.”
Prosecutors said Hill followed police commands and was never a threat to Coy.
In victim impact statements Monday, Hill’s sisters and ex-wife described the 47-year-old as a gentle man who had never met a stranger. His grandchildren called him “Big Daddy.”
Police body camera footage showed Hill coming out of the garage of a friend’s house holding up a cellphone in his left hand, his right hand not visible, seconds before he was fatally shot. Almost 10 minutes passed before officers at the scene rendered aid.
Coy, who was fired afterward, had a lengthy history of citizen complaints, although most were declared unfounded. Weeks later, the mayor forced out the police chief after a series of fatal police shootings of Black people.
Columbus later reached a $10 million settlement with Hill’s family, and the city passed a law requiring police to give immediate medical attention to injured suspects.
The local Fraternal Order of Police chapter said it would continue to support Coy, for both his sake and that of every officer who “acts in good faith” under department protocols.
“While this incident was a heart-rending mistake, it wasn’t murder,” said Brian Steel, president of FOP Capital City Lodge 9.
Ex-officer who mistook Black man’s keys and phone for gun gets 15 years to life for murder
Former Columbus officer Adam Coy shot Andre Hill four times in a garage in December 2020
Grand jury declines to indict former Atlanta police officer in church deacon’s death
Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Jeff Amy
Published Aug 04, 2025 • 2 minute read
This image from bodycam video provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows Johnny Hollman Sr. speaking with Officer Kiran Kimbrough on Aug. 10, 2023, in Atlanta. (Atlanta Police Department via AP)
This image from bodycam video provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows Johnny Hollman Sr. speaking with Officer Kiran Kimbrough on Aug. 10, 2023, in Atlanta. (Atlanta Police Department via AP) AP
ATLANTA — A grand jury on Monday declined to indict an former Atlanta police officer on manslaughter charges in the death of a church deacon who died in a struggle with the officer following a minor car crash.
After hearing the case, Fulton County grand jurors rejected criminal charges against Kiran Kimbrough, said Jeff DiSantis, a spokesperson for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
Johnny Hollman Sr. died in August 2023 after he refused to sign a citation following a wreck. Family members said the 62-year-old Hollman was driving home from Bible study at his daughter’s house and taking dinner to his wife when he collided with another vehicle while turning across a busy street just west of downtown.
Body camera video of Hollman’s arrest shows Kimbrough repeatedly demanding that Hollman sign the citation, while Hollman insists he did nothing wrong. The two men tussled and Hollman ended up face down on the ground with Kimbrough over him, pressing him down. Holloman repeatedly says “I can’t breathe,” and Kimbrough uses a Taser to shock him repeatedly. The video also shows a tow truck driver helping Kimbrough.
Hollman became unresponsive and was declared dead at a hospital. An autopsy determined the death was a homicide, with heart disease also a contributing factor.
Lance LoRusso, who represents Kimbrough, said prosecutors sought to indict his client for one count of manslaughter, one count of simple battery and three counts of violating his oath of office. Kimbrough testified before the grand jury, as is an officer’s right under state law, LoRusso said.
“While Johnny Hollman’s death was tragic, in no way did Kiran Kimbrough cause the death,” LoRusso said in a statement Monday. “Johnny Hollman’s death was caused by medical complications and his felonious, unlawful resistance of a uniformed officer performing his lawful duties.”
DiSantis said Willis is conferring with prosecutors and investigators about whether to ask a new grand jury to indict Kimbrough.
Hollman’s family members have repeatedly called for the former officer to be criminally charged.
A statement from lawyers attributed to the family said they were “devastated” by the grand jury’s decision not to indict.
“The failure to hold this officer accountable is another painful reminder of how little value is placed on his life by some citizens,” the statement said. “Our faith and our fight for justice will not waver.”
Atlanta officials fired Kimbrough, saying he should have agreed to Hollman’s request to speak to a supervisor. A civil service board upheld the firing, and the Atlanta City Council agreed to settle a lawsuit by Hollman’s family alleging excessive force for $3.8 million. The family also sued the tow truck driver and his employer, saying the driver straddled Hollman’s head and neck for at least 20 seconds and appeared to “sit with his full body weight” on Hollman’s head and neck while Kimbrough handcuffed Hollman.
Atlanta and some other police departments have enacted policies saying that officers should no longer arrest people who refused to sign citations. State lawmakers passed a bill that would have enacted such a policy statewide earlier this year, but Gov. Brian Kemp vetoed it because he opposed a provision unrelated to collecting signatures from people named on citations.
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Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Jeff Amy
Published Aug 04, 2025 • 2 minute read
This image from bodycam video provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows Johnny Hollman Sr. speaking with Officer Kiran Kimbrough on Aug. 10, 2023, in Atlanta. (Atlanta Police Department via AP)
This image from bodycam video provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows Johnny Hollman Sr. speaking with Officer Kiran Kimbrough on Aug. 10, 2023, in Atlanta. (Atlanta Police Department via AP) AP
ATLANTA — A grand jury on Monday declined to indict an former Atlanta police officer on manslaughter charges in the death of a church deacon who died in a struggle with the officer following a minor car crash.
After hearing the case, Fulton County grand jurors rejected criminal charges against Kiran Kimbrough, said Jeff DiSantis, a spokesperson for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
Johnny Hollman Sr. died in August 2023 after he refused to sign a citation following a wreck. Family members said the 62-year-old Hollman was driving home from Bible study at his daughter’s house and taking dinner to his wife when he collided with another vehicle while turning across a busy street just west of downtown.
Body camera video of Hollman’s arrest shows Kimbrough repeatedly demanding that Hollman sign the citation, while Hollman insists he did nothing wrong. The two men tussled and Hollman ended up face down on the ground with Kimbrough over him, pressing him down. Holloman repeatedly says “I can’t breathe,” and Kimbrough uses a Taser to shock him repeatedly. The video also shows a tow truck driver helping Kimbrough.
Hollman became unresponsive and was declared dead at a hospital. An autopsy determined the death was a homicide, with heart disease also a contributing factor.
Lance LoRusso, who represents Kimbrough, said prosecutors sought to indict his client for one count of manslaughter, one count of simple battery and three counts of violating his oath of office. Kimbrough testified before the grand jury, as is an officer’s right under state law, LoRusso said.
“While Johnny Hollman’s death was tragic, in no way did Kiran Kimbrough cause the death,” LoRusso said in a statement Monday. “Johnny Hollman’s death was caused by medical complications and his felonious, unlawful resistance of a uniformed officer performing his lawful duties.”
DiSantis said Willis is conferring with prosecutors and investigators about whether to ask a new grand jury to indict Kimbrough.
Hollman’s family members have repeatedly called for the former officer to be criminally charged.
A statement from lawyers attributed to the family said they were “devastated” by the grand jury’s decision not to indict.
“The failure to hold this officer accountable is another painful reminder of how little value is placed on his life by some citizens,” the statement said. “Our faith and our fight for justice will not waver.”
Atlanta officials fired Kimbrough, saying he should have agreed to Hollman’s request to speak to a supervisor. A civil service board upheld the firing, and the Atlanta City Council agreed to settle a lawsuit by Hollman’s family alleging excessive force for $3.8 million. The family also sued the tow truck driver and his employer, saying the driver straddled Hollman’s head and neck for at least 20 seconds and appeared to “sit with his full body weight” on Hollman’s head and neck while Kimbrough handcuffed Hollman.
Atlanta and some other police departments have enacted policies saying that officers should no longer arrest people who refused to sign citations. State lawmakers passed a bill that would have enacted such a policy statewide earlier this year, but Gov. Brian Kemp vetoed it because he opposed a provision unrelated to collecting signatures from people named on citations.
Grand jury declines to indict former Atlanta police officer in church deacon’s death
A grand jury on Monday declined to indict an former Atlanta police officer on manslaughter charges in the death of a church deacon.
Flight diverted after passenger allegedly shouts racial slurs, breaks out of restraints
Author of the article
enette Wilford
Published Aug 14, 2025 • 2 minute read
Drunk passenger argues with flight attendant trying to get him to sit back in his seat.
Drunk passenger argues with flight attendant trying to get him to sit back in his seat. Photo by mysaltylove_ /TikTok
A drunk passenger on Breeze Airlines has been accused of yelling racial slurs at flight attendants and breaking free from restraints twice before another traveller the size of a tree intervened.
David Leroy Carter, 46, of Los Angeles, was taken into custody by Colorado police on Wednesday after he “became agitated” four hours into his flight that was travelling from LAX to Norfolk, Va., KNBC reported.
The “intoxicated” passenger got into an altercation with other travellers and flight attendants, the airline said.
Carter, who allegedly shouted racial slurs at flight attendants while waving a skateboard, was eventually put in restraints twice during the flight but “he managed to break free both times” during his profanity-laced rant, according to authorities.
The pilot was forced to divert to Grand Junction, Colo., where the passenger was arrested shortly after landing and booked into the Mesa County Detention Facility.
Passengers on board the flight told the outlet that the man’s verbal tirade was racially charged.
“Just F-bombs and N-bombs,” one passenger, who wished not to be identified, said.
Comedian PK Mackey was seated a row away from Carter, and recalled his rudeness.
“To be honest with you, he was using a lot of racial slurs to the Black folk and the brown folk,” she said.
“We were thinking a lot of things.”
A video shared on TikTok, which has garnered more than 7.9 million views, shows one flight attendant struggling to restrain Carter.
“That’s the last thing you’re going to do to me,” he is heard telling the flight attendant.
“Stop! You need to sit down!” she demands while Carter smirks and replies, “No, ma’am.”
That’s when a large man approaches Carter, picks up the drunken passenger like a toddler, carries him over to his seat and plonks him into it.
“Sit you’re a– down,” the man instructs the dumbfounded passenger.
Mackey recounted how the Good Samaritan deftly handled the situation.
Drunk passenger, right, being picked up before being dropped into seat by another traveller on Breeze Airlines flight.
Drunk passenger, right, being picked up then dropped into seat by another traveller on Breeze Airlines flight. (TikTok) Photo by mysaltylove_ /TikTok
“He literally picked this man up underneath his armpits and put him down like it was in a car seat. It was amazing.”
The towering hero, identified only as Ray, revealed to the outlet that he is a former high school football player.
“Instinct just took over,” he said. “I didn’t know it was going to get all like this. It was just instinct.”
Breeze Airlines issued a statement to KNBC following the incident, which is still under investigation.
“The plane was met promptly by local law enforcement officers, who restrained and removed the passenger from the aircraft,” the airline said.
“One Flight Attendant and one Guest were evaluated for minor injuries,” the statement continued.
“Our focus now is on taking care of our Crew and remaining Guests who have been unfairly inconvenienced by this unfortunate event and getting them safely to their final destination as quickly as possible.”
The FBI said charges will be submitted to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Colorado.
It is unclear what charges Carter is facing.
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Author of the article
enette WilfordPublished Aug 14, 2025 • 2 minute read
Drunk passenger argues with flight attendant trying to get him to sit back in his seat.
Drunk passenger argues with flight attendant trying to get him to sit back in his seat. Photo by mysaltylove_ /TikTok
A drunk passenger on Breeze Airlines has been accused of yelling racial slurs at flight attendants and breaking free from restraints twice before another traveller the size of a tree intervened.
David Leroy Carter, 46, of Los Angeles, was taken into custody by Colorado police on Wednesday after he “became agitated” four hours into his flight that was travelling from LAX to Norfolk, Va., KNBC reported.
The “intoxicated” passenger got into an altercation with other travellers and flight attendants, the airline said.
Carter, who allegedly shouted racial slurs at flight attendants while waving a skateboard, was eventually put in restraints twice during the flight but “he managed to break free both times” during his profanity-laced rant, according to authorities.
The pilot was forced to divert to Grand Junction, Colo., where the passenger was arrested shortly after landing and booked into the Mesa County Detention Facility.
Passengers on board the flight told the outlet that the man’s verbal tirade was racially charged.
“Just F-bombs and N-bombs,” one passenger, who wished not to be identified, said.
Comedian PK Mackey was seated a row away from Carter, and recalled his rudeness.
“To be honest with you, he was using a lot of racial slurs to the Black folk and the brown folk,” she said.
“We were thinking a lot of things.”
A video shared on TikTok, which has garnered more than 7.9 million views, shows one flight attendant struggling to restrain Carter.
“That’s the last thing you’re going to do to me,” he is heard telling the flight attendant.
“Stop! You need to sit down!” she demands while Carter smirks and replies, “No, ma’am.”
That’s when a large man approaches Carter, picks up the drunken passenger like a toddler, carries him over to his seat and plonks him into it.
“Sit you’re a– down,” the man instructs the dumbfounded passenger.
Mackey recounted how the Good Samaritan deftly handled the situation.
Drunk passenger, right, being picked up before being dropped into seat by another traveller on Breeze Airlines flight.
Drunk passenger, right, being picked up then dropped into seat by another traveller on Breeze Airlines flight. (TikTok) Photo by mysaltylove_ /TikTok
“He literally picked this man up underneath his armpits and put him down like it was in a car seat. It was amazing.”
The towering hero, identified only as Ray, revealed to the outlet that he is a former high school football player.
“Instinct just took over,” he said. “I didn’t know it was going to get all like this. It was just instinct.”
Breeze Airlines issued a statement to KNBC following the incident, which is still under investigation.
“The plane was met promptly by local law enforcement officers, who restrained and removed the passenger from the aircraft,” the airline said.
“One Flight Attendant and one Guest were evaluated for minor injuries,” the statement continued.
“Our focus now is on taking care of our Crew and remaining Guests who have been unfairly inconvenienced by this unfortunate event and getting them safely to their final destination as quickly as possible.”
The FBI said charges will be submitted to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Colorado.
It is unclear what charges Carter is facing.
LAX-bound flight diverted due to skateboard-waving passenger shouting racist slurs
An altercation on a Breeze Airways flight from Virginia to Los Angeles led to the arrest of an unruly passenger who twice broke free from restraints.
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Flight diverted after passenger allegedly shouts racial slurs, breaks out of restraints
A drunk passenger on Breeze Airlines accused of yelling racial slurs at flight attendants and breaking free from restraints twice.
You can get a skateboard on an airplane as a carry-on? I guess it's not as dangerous as a water bottle ...
You can’t fill fingernail clippers with nitroglycerin either, but here we are.
Please don't take my comment above as any sort of endorsement of the "banned" list. Seems to me they developed the list by getting half a dozen people together, getting 'em good and stoned, and having them come up with items for the list.
Why do Democrats hate Black people in D.C.?
Author of the article:Ian Haworth
Published Aug 16, 2025 • Last updated 21 hours ago • 2 minute read
Crime on the streets of Washington, D.C., has become practically apocalyptic, to the point that President Donald Trump has been forced to take control of the city’s law enforcement operations and deploy National Guard troops to return order.
“This is liberation day in D.C., and we’re going to take our capital back,” Trump declared.
And, of course, the left-wing response was to either deny that crime in our nation’s capital even exists — which is only true in the wealthy elitist bubbles in which they reside — or accuse Trump of racism.
“As D.C. the National Guard arrived at their headquarters Tuesday, for many residents, the prospect of federal troops surging into neighborhoods represented an alarming violation of local agency. To some, it echoes uncomfortable historical chapters when politicians used language to paint historically or predominantly Black cities and neighborhoods with racist narratives to shape public opinion and justify aggressive police action,” wrote Matt Brown in an article titled “Trump’s rhetoric about DC echoes a history of racist narratives about urban crime” for the Associated Press.
There’s just one problem: Why does nobody give a damn about the Black victims of crimes?
Let’s dispense with the theatrics. Yes, the perpetrators of the majority of violent crimes in D.C. are Black: a statistical reality that many reject as racist on its face. Except, the same is true of the victims of these violent crimes! Critics may howl that this language — let alone action — is just old-fashioned coded racism, but why do they simultaneously ignore that Black people are disproportionately victimized alongside being overrepresented in crime data? So why isn’t Trump’s federal takeover of D.C.’s law enforcement under a real “public safety emergency” being correctly viewed as a non-racist liberation of the majority-Black victims of this crime spree, regardless of the racial makeup of the perpetrators?
Well, it’s simple. They don’t give a damn about Black people, and they certainly don’t give a damn about racism. After all, the most race-obsessed among us are the professional racists that make up the American left, for whom our value as human beings can be determined solely by our skin color, sexuality, religion, nationality or our gender (real or imaginary).
Joe Biden’s comment that African American voters who even considered voting for Donald Trump “ain’t Black” wasn’t a gaffe. It was official Democratic Party policy!
All while they remain race-obsessed because such tribalism provides a reliable fountain of power. The Black Lives Matter riots that exploded across the nation in 2020 were not in response to supposed systemic racism, but the American left’s lack of power. The same is true of the response to Trump’s enforcement of the law. Who cares that fewer innocent Black residents of Washington, D.C., will be victimized by crime, they say, when the price is a dilution of Democratic Party power.
The brutal reality is obvious: Democrats only care about their beloved so-called “people of colour” because they think they are a foolish collection of sure-thing voters who can be manipulated through a perpetual state of victimhood. How wrong they are.
– Ian Haworth is a political commentator
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Author of the article:Ian Haworth
Published Aug 16, 2025 • Last updated 21 hours ago • 2 minute read
Crime on the streets of Washington, D.C., has become practically apocalyptic, to the point that President Donald Trump has been forced to take control of the city’s law enforcement operations and deploy National Guard troops to return order.
“This is liberation day in D.C., and we’re going to take our capital back,” Trump declared.
And, of course, the left-wing response was to either deny that crime in our nation’s capital even exists — which is only true in the wealthy elitist bubbles in which they reside — or accuse Trump of racism.
“As D.C. the National Guard arrived at their headquarters Tuesday, for many residents, the prospect of federal troops surging into neighborhoods represented an alarming violation of local agency. To some, it echoes uncomfortable historical chapters when politicians used language to paint historically or predominantly Black cities and neighborhoods with racist narratives to shape public opinion and justify aggressive police action,” wrote Matt Brown in an article titled “Trump’s rhetoric about DC echoes a history of racist narratives about urban crime” for the Associated Press.
There’s just one problem: Why does nobody give a damn about the Black victims of crimes?
Let’s dispense with the theatrics. Yes, the perpetrators of the majority of violent crimes in D.C. are Black: a statistical reality that many reject as racist on its face. Except, the same is true of the victims of these violent crimes! Critics may howl that this language — let alone action — is just old-fashioned coded racism, but why do they simultaneously ignore that Black people are disproportionately victimized alongside being overrepresented in crime data? So why isn’t Trump’s federal takeover of D.C.’s law enforcement under a real “public safety emergency” being correctly viewed as a non-racist liberation of the majority-Black victims of this crime spree, regardless of the racial makeup of the perpetrators?
Well, it’s simple. They don’t give a damn about Black people, and they certainly don’t give a damn about racism. After all, the most race-obsessed among us are the professional racists that make up the American left, for whom our value as human beings can be determined solely by our skin color, sexuality, religion, nationality or our gender (real or imaginary).
Joe Biden’s comment that African American voters who even considered voting for Donald Trump “ain’t Black” wasn’t a gaffe. It was official Democratic Party policy!
All while they remain race-obsessed because such tribalism provides a reliable fountain of power. The Black Lives Matter riots that exploded across the nation in 2020 were not in response to supposed systemic racism, but the American left’s lack of power. The same is true of the response to Trump’s enforcement of the law. Who cares that fewer innocent Black residents of Washington, D.C., will be victimized by crime, they say, when the price is a dilution of Democratic Party power.
The brutal reality is obvious: Democrats only care about their beloved so-called “people of colour” because they think they are a foolish collection of sure-thing voters who can be manipulated through a perpetual state of victimhood. How wrong they are.
– Ian Haworth is a political commentator
HAWORTH: Why do Democrats hate Black people in D.C.?
Crime on the streets of Washington, D.C., has become practically apocalyptic.
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Author of the article:Ian Haworth
Published Aug 16, 2025 • Last updated 21 hours ago • 2 minute read
Crime on the streets of Washington, D.C., has become practically apocalyptic, to the point that President Donald Trump has been forced to take control of the city’s law enforcement operations and deploy National Guard troops to return order.
“This is liberation day in D.C., and we’re going to take our capital back,” Trump declared.
And, of course, the left-wing response was to either deny that crime in our nation’s capital even exists — which is only true in the wealthy elitist bubbles in which they reside — or accuse Trump of racism.
“As D.C. the National Guard arrived at their headquarters Tuesday, for many residents, the prospect of federal troops surging into neighborhoods represented an alarming violation of local agency. To some, it echoes uncomfortable historical chapters when politicians used language to paint historically or predominantly Black cities and neighborhoods with racist narratives to shape public opinion and justify aggressive police action,” wrote Matt Brown in an article titled “Trump’s rhetoric about DC echoes a history of racist narratives about urban crime” for the Associated Press.
There’s just one problem: Why does nobody give a damn about the Black victims of crimes?
Let’s dispense with the theatrics. Yes, the perpetrators of the majority of violent crimes in D.C. are Black: a statistical reality that many reject as racist on its face. Except, the same is true of the victims of these violent crimes! Critics may howl that this language — let alone action — is just old-fashioned coded racism, but why do they simultaneously ignore that Black people are disproportionately victimized alongside being overrepresented in crime data? So why isn’t Trump’s federal takeover of D.C.’s law enforcement under a real “public safety emergency” being correctly viewed as a non-racist liberation of the majority-Black victims of this crime spree, regardless of the racial makeup of the perpetrators?
Well, it’s simple. They don’t give a damn about Black people, and they certainly don’t give a damn about racism. After all, the most race-obsessed among us are the professional racists that make up the American left, for whom our value as human beings can be determined solely by our skin color, sexuality, religion, nationality or our gender (real or imaginary).
Joe Biden’s comment that African American voters who even considered voting for Donald Trump “ain’t Black” wasn’t a gaffe. It was official Democratic Party policy!
All while they remain race-obsessed because such tribalism provides a reliable fountain of power. The Black Lives Matter riots that exploded across the nation in 2020 were not in response to supposed systemic racism, but the American left’s lack of power. The same is true of the response to Trump’s enforcement of the law. Who cares that fewer innocent Black residents of Washington, D.C., will be victimized by crime, they say, when the price is a dilution of Democratic Party power.
The brutal reality is obvious: Democrats only care about their beloved so-called “people of colour” because they think they are a foolish collection of sure-thing voters who can be manipulated through a perpetual state of victimhood. How wrong they are.
– Ian Haworth is a political commentator
HAWORTH: Why do Democrats hate Black people in D.C.?
Crime on the streets of Washington, D.C., has become practically apocalyptic.