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Lawsuit: Navy Veteran Dies After California Police Officers Knelt on His Neck for Five Minutes

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A California Navy veteran died after a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly five minutes in December 2020, his family alleges in a lawsuit.

The sister of Angelo Quinto, 30, called law enforcement on Dec. 23 after he was purportedly experiencing a mental health emergency, according to a lawsuit filed by the family against the city of Antioch, California. A pair of officers restrained Quinto, placed him on the floor, and one of the policemen knelt on his neck for around five minutes while the veteran “started bleeding from his mouth,” the suit alleged, adding that “at no time while being restrained did Mr. Quinto resist physically or verbally.”

“I trusted the police because I thought they knew what they were doing, but he was actually passive and visibly not dangerous or a threat,” Maria Quinto-Collins, his mother, said last week. “It was absolutely unnecessary what they did to him.”

The suit alleged Quinto said, “Please don’t kill me,” as the officers restrained him.

The family’s attorney posted a video on YouTube of the incident that appears to show Quinto bloodied and immobile before being transported by police in a carrying device. The footage does not show law enforcement kneeling on the 30-year-old’s neck, and the Washington Examiner was not able to verify its authenticity. (Read more from “Lawsuit: Navy Veteran Dies After California Police Officers Knelt on His Neck for Five Minutes” HERE)

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Veteran Saves Child from Dog Attack by Hitting It with Christmas Decoration (VIDEO)

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A Korean War veteran is being hailed a hero after he saved a ten-year-old girl from a dog attack in Perry Township, Ohio, Sunday.

When Leonard Miller, 88, heard someone pounding on his front door that afternoon, he immediately knew something was wrong, News 5 Cleveland reported.

His 13-year-old neighbor told him the family’s pit bull had gotten hold of her younger sibling and would not let go. With no time to lose, Miller grabbed a plastic nutcracker Christmas decoration from the neighbor’s yard and ran toward the girl’s house. . .

Once inside the house, the Korean War Army combat medic realized the parents were not at home and found the girl lying on the floor, with the dog still viciously attacking her. . .

However, Miller was not about to let the animal hurt the girl any further. He continued to hit the dog with the decoration until it finally let go of her. The veteran then forcefully shouted a command at the animal to keep it from turning on him next.

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These Fast Food Employees Probably Really Regret Denying Service to Veteran Police Officer

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Two employees of a North Carolina fast food restaurant are likely regretting the decision to refuse service to a veteran police officer, because they’re both out of a job. . .

Roxboro Police Chief David Hess said that veteran police officer Kenneth Horton was allegedly denied service by a cashier at the restaurant. Horton is also a U.S. Army veteran.

The story began spreading in the community and eventually got to the management of the fast food chain.

The cashier and the manager of the store were fired from their jobs as a result.

Hess made it clear that the police had nothing to do with the firing of the employees. (Read more from “These Fast Food Employees Probably Really Regret Denying Service to Veteran Police Officer” HERE)

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Nation’s Oldest Military Veteran Dead at 112

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America’s oldest veteran, Richard Overton, who served in the Army during World War II and credited God, whiskey and cigars for his remarkable longevity, died Thursday in Texas at the age of 112, reports say.

He had been hospitalized for the last week with pneumonia, his family said.

Shirley Overton, whose husband was Richard’s cousin, said the vet died Thursday evening at a rehab facility in Austin.

Overton, who was also thought to be the oldest living American, was born in 1906 in Bastrop County, just outside Austin, Texas.

Overton was in his 30s when he volunteered for the Army, and was at Pearl Harbor just after the Japanese surprise attack in 1941. (Read more from “Nation’s Oldest Military Veteran Dead at 112” HERE)

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84-Year-Old Veteran Died After Nursing Home Staff Ignored His Infected, Rotting Genitals

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By Military Times. An 84-year-old U.S. Army veteran’s pressing medical needs were blatantly ignored by a Jacksonville, Florida, nursing home staff last year — and he died shortly after.

York Spratling first checked into Consulate Health Care in December 2016 while suffering from diabetes, his nephew, Derwin Spratling, told the Naples Daily News. The veteran’s health was declining. Walking and feeding himself was a struggle, making living on his own impossibly unrealistic.

Less than three months after being admitted to Consulate Health, Spratling’s condition took a terrible turn for the worse, and on Feb. 24, 2017, he was carried out of the nursing home on a stretcher and rushed to the emergency room. . .

Shortly after Spratling’s admission to the hospital, the doctor came into the waiting room to talk to family who had gathered.

There, Derwin Spratling received the shocking news: His uncle needed surgery to remove dead tissue from his genitals, which had been infected with gangrene. (Read more from “84-Year-Old Veteran Died After Nursing Home Staff Ignored His Infected, Rotting Genitals” HERE)

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York Spratling Died After Genitals Became Infected at Consulate Health Care of Jacksonville

By Naples Daily News. Family members would sometimes see problems with the care York Spratling received and bring it to the attention of the Consulate Health Care of Jacksonville nursing staff, Derwin Spratling said. . .

Derwin Spratling recalled being in a waiting room when the doctor came out to explain that his uncle needed surgery. His genitals were infected with gangrene and the dead tissue needed to be removed.

“He said he had never seen anything like that before, especially in this day and age,” Derwin said of the conversation with the doctor. “It really freaked us out.”

York Spratling died soon after the surgery. . .

A U.S. Army veteran, Spratling was admitted to Consulate Health Care of Jacksonville in December 2016, according to a Florida Department of Children and Families death review report. (Read more from “York Spratling Died After Genitals Became Infected at Consulate Health Care of Jacksonville” HERE)

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Wounded Vet Rebuilds Life With Fudge Business

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A wounded veteran who is blind and nearly deaf has rebuilt his life by creating a new fudge business.

Staff Sgt. Aaron Hale, who served in the U.S. Army for 14 years, started confectionary business Extra Ordinary Delight Opens a New Window. after Building Homes for Heroes gifted him a customary house. The business originated from Hale’s quest of creating a great Thanksgiving dinner for his family. . .

The couple secured a commercial kitchen growing the business exponentially with corporate clients like Boeing and the Royal Bank of Canada. . .

In 2011, during his final tour in Afghanistan, one of the improvised explosive devices blew up in his face, leaving him blind and injuring his ear drum. Later in 2015, Hale developed a severe case of bacterial meningitis that would eventually take what was left of his hearing.

“It was six months of complete silence, complete darkness as I would receive surgery and implants in both my ears,” he said on “Countdown to the Closing Bell Opens a New Window. .” (Read more from “Wounded Vet Rebuilds Life With Fudge Business” HERE)

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Fallen Soldier’s Gift to His Son 15 Years Later Brings Him to Tears

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Army First Lt. Jonathan Rozier gave his life for his country in 2003, leaving behind his wife and 8-month-old son, Justin.

Years later, Justin came to treasure anything that had belonged to his father, and he desperately wanted to own the same car his father had.

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Disabled Vet Can’t Vote After NBC Sets up Camera in Handicapped Parking Space, Refuses to Move

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A disabled Air Force veteran says an MSNBC news crew blocked his way into a polling site in Houston when it parked in a handicapped parking spot.

“Went to vote, and found this waiting for us,” James Berrie, who has multiple sclerosis, wrote on Facebook. “The only van accessible spot and they’re filming in it. We asked them to move, pointed out how it was wrong, then went to vote, because it takes time to load up. But came out and still there. Not even packing up, still getting ready for their shot.”

They claimed they had a live shot, so Sarah walked into the shot. They cut the feed and got pissed. Fortunately other people joined in, plus firefighters who where there for Prop B. We finally left once their van was loaded. But there were plenty of witnesses and pictures/video taken by others.

This is suppression. If I couldn’t park I couldn’t vote. Their van had no handicap placards. And this happens all the time. Handicap spots are not loading zones for gear and equipment. Figure something else out. Especially at a public event where people are going to need the spots. This is not ok, and the station needs to be made aware. All of them.

EDIT: This is a very big election this year. News will be out in force, now and until the general. The media needs to be aware. Call them out if you see this.

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Gun-Wielding Punks Caught on Video Robbing Vietnam Vet, Cancer Survivor

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By Daily Wire. A Vietnam veteran and cancer survivor was sitting on his porch at his Detroit home when two men robbed him at gunpoint on Friday afternoon.

“The guy kept saying ‘I will shoot you.’ I said ‘You [don’t have] to shoot me, take what you’ve want,'” Kendrick Holloway, 68, told Fox 2.

The suspects did not shoot Holloway; they did, however, steal jewelry right off his body that the veteran described as having sentimental value.

Holloway explained that his pupils were still dilated from an earlier doctor’s appointment, so his vision was blurred during the attack.

“I dropped the keys, I bent over to pick them up and they were right on me,” he said, adding, “It happened so fast, I didn’t even have a chance to think about it. The biggest thing was, ‘don’t shoot, just take the jewelry.’ That’s replaceable, I’m not.”

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Gunmen Caught on Doorbell Camera Robbing Detroit Veteran

By Fox 2. . .They did steal sentimental valuable jewelry right off of Kendrick’s body. Then while Kendrick was speaking to FOX 2, Detroit police called a family member to say they had arrested a possible suspect.

“That’s fast action,” Holloway said. “Police is doing their job. They are working it. They are giving a Vietnam veteran some props.

“I love them for it.”

And Kendrick is confident it’s only a matter of time before all the people involved in the crime are arrested.

“I wish them well when they go to prison,” he said. (Read more from “Gunmen Caught on Doorbell Camera Robbing Detroit Veteran” HERE)

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Scumbag: Some Jerk Drained the Bank Account of America’s Oldest Living Veteran

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Some thief committed identity fraud and stole every penny out of the bank account of America’s oldest living veteran, Richard Overton. The good news, though, is that a previously created GoFundMe has already accumulated more than $300,000 to help recoup the losses.

Richard Overton, aged 112, is the oldest living veteran in the United States. His personal information is readily available online, and his family members say that somebody must have taken it to “hack” into his personal bank account and take his life’s savings.

Someone used his account to purchase savings bonds with Treasury Direct, Richard Overton’s cousin Volma Overton Jr. said. He added that the purchases had been happening for a “couple of months.”

Volma Overton discovered the account discrepancy when he deposited money into Richard Overton’s personal account, then went to the bank to check the balance. All that was in there was the money he had just deposited.

“I looked at it — what the hell are these debits?” Volma Overton recalled thinking when a bank employee pulled up the statement showing the money went to Treasury Direct. He said the bank has been very helpful and that he’s also sent a letter to Treasury Direct. The family has not notified police.

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