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21 Oct

Teenage Actor Cornered by Thugs Acts in Self-Defense

October 21, 2015
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A young actor attending school at a local college was surrounded and threatened with violence by several larger men, one of whom put the young man in a chokehold. The defendant pulled out a knife to defend himself and ward off his attackers. He was then wrongfully charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon and Menacing. All charges were dismissed.

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