WendyGirl33
11-18-2009, 09:44 PM
See the St. Paul ‘happy-slapping’ video that has police and citizens outraged
The arrests and investigation followed the Monday posting of a YouTube video featuring eight Black males terrorizing bicyclists and pedestrians -- including children and older people -- in what appeared to be Minneapolis and St. Paul.
St. Paul police have arrested an adult and a juvenile in connection with a series of random attacks in Minneapolis and St. Paul, which were recorded on video and posted on YouTube.
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1870915446?bctid=50895183001
The adult from Oakdale, whose age was not released, was booked into the Ramsey County Jail, while a 17-year-old with no listed hometown, was taken to a juvenile detention center. Both were booked Tuesday on suspicion of strong-arm robbery and aggravated assault, according to St. Paul police reports. Charges do not appear to have been filed.
Several other suspects have been identified but have not yet been arrested, police said.
A police report showed that at least one person came forward after he was tackled behind by an unknown male at 6 p.m. Nov. 14 while walking eastbound on Grand Avenue near Avon Street in St. Paul.
“Assault was probably posted on YouTube”, the report said.
http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/2009/11/18/two-arrests-made-in-youtube-assault-video/
The arrests and investigation followed the Monday posting of a YouTube video featuring eight Black males terrorizing bicyclists and pedestrians -- including children and older people -- in what appeared to be Minneapolis and St. Paul.
St. Paul police have arrested an adult and a juvenile in connection with a series of random attacks in Minneapolis and St. Paul, which were recorded on video and posted on YouTube.
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1870915446?bctid=50895183001
The adult from Oakdale, whose age was not released, was booked into the Ramsey County Jail, while a 17-year-old with no listed hometown, was taken to a juvenile detention center. Both were booked Tuesday on suspicion of strong-arm robbery and aggravated assault, according to St. Paul police reports. Charges do not appear to have been filed.
Several other suspects have been identified but have not yet been arrested, police said.
A police report showed that at least one person came forward after he was tackled behind by an unknown male at 6 p.m. Nov. 14 while walking eastbound on Grand Avenue near Avon Street in St. Paul.
“Assault was probably posted on YouTube”, the report said.
http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/2009/11/18/two-arrests-made-in-youtube-assault-video/