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Published May 16, 2024, 8:26 a.m. ET
New York Black Lives Matter leader Hawk Newsome has been arrested after shocking video showed him towering over a court officer while threatening to “beat the s–t” out of him.
An enraged Newsome was cuffed on Tuesday after he showed up to Bronx Criminal Court for the hearing for an NYPD sergeant accused of throwing a cooler and killing a man last summer, CBS reported.
“You think I’m scared of you? I’ll beat the s–t out of you. You must be out of your f–king mind,” Newsome was filmed screaming as he unleashed a torrent of vile abuse at the officer.
“You see how I’m all up on you? You’re a vagina … F–king vagina.”
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Hawk Newsome, a.k.a “BLM BurgerMan,” was arrested yesterday at Bronx Criminal Court, during the court hearing for Erik Duran, an NYPD officer charged with manslaughter in the death of Eric Duprey.Instagram / @mrbenabe
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Newsome and a New York court officer faced off.Instagram / @mrbenabe
It wasn’t immediately clear what led to the caught-on-camera ordeal.
A number of cops could be seen trying to de-escalate the situation, a clip posted on social media shows.
At one point, Newsome was filmed grabbing a female cop’s hand and batting it away after the officer apparently tried to move on a woman who was with Newsome.
The dramatic ordeal unfolded after a hearing for NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran, who was charged with second-degree manslaughter in the August 2023 death of scooter-riding drug suspect Eric Duprey.
The cop, who has pleaded not guilty, was indicted after tossing the cooler at Duprey as he fled a drug bust in the Bronx, striking him in the head and causing him to crash.
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Newsome was slapped with three summonses for disorderly conduct in the wake of the caught-on-camera saga.Instagram / @mrbenabe
Dozens of uniformed NYPD officers packed the courtroom Tuesday for Duran’s latest hearing.
Footage showed Newsome and other activists consoling Duprey’s sobbing relatives in the wake of the hearing.
Some activists claimed the scuffle broke out when a New York State Court officer approached the group and accused them of hanging out at the courthouse.
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Hawk Newsome speaking during a press conference in NYC on Sept. 20, 2021.KEVIN C DOWNS
“I’m not going to sit here and try and not say I wasn’t vocal. Yes, I was vocal. I care a lot. A man was smashed in the head with a cooler and killed,” Newsome told CBS in the aftermath.
The clip of Newsome spewing abuse at the cop sparked outrage on social media, with Councilwoman Vickie Paladino calling it “beyond absurd.”
“If you are within reach of an officer’s firearm and behaving in an unambiguously hostile and threatening manner like this, you should be tased at the very least,” she tweeted.
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The BLM leader notoriously threatened “riots,” “fire” and “bloodshed” if Mayor Eric Adams cracked down on crime back in 2021.Kevin C. Downs for NY Post
“It is beyond absurd that our police have to put up with this. Showing even an ounce of deference to this kind of abject hostility only invites more, and makes the job that much more dangerous.”
Newsome has made headlines in the past for his fired-up rhetoric.
The BLM leader notoriously threatened “riots,” “fire” and “bloodshed” if Mayor Eric Adams cracked down on crime back in 2021.
BLM Greater NY founder Hawk Newsome arrested after berating officer at NYPD officer’s manslaughter hearing: ‘You a vagina!’
BySocial Links forEmily Crane
Published May 16, 2024, 8:26 a.m. ET
New York Black Lives Matter leader Hawk Newsome has been arrested after shocking video showed him towering over a court officer while threatening to “beat the s–t” out of him.
An enraged Newsome was cuffed on Tuesday after he showed up to Bronx Criminal Court for the hearing for an NYPD sergeant accused of throwing a cooler and killing a man last summer, CBS reported.
“You think I’m scared of you? I’ll beat the s–t out of you. You must be out of your f–king mind,” Newsome was filmed screaming as he unleashed a torrent of vile abuse at the officer.
“You see how I’m all up on you? You’re a vagina … F–king vagina.”
5Hawk Newsome, a.k.a “BLM BurgerMan,” was arrested yesterday at Bronx Criminal Court, during the court hearing for Erik Duran, an NYPD officer charged with manslaughter in the death of Eric Duprey.Instagram / @mrbenabe
5Newsome and a New York court officer faced off.Instagram / @mrbenabe
It wasn’t immediately clear what led to the caught-on-camera ordeal.
A number of cops could be seen trying to de-escalate the situation, a clip posted on social media shows.
At one point, Newsome was filmed grabbing a female cop’s hand and batting it away after the officer apparently tried to move on a woman who was with Newsome.
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Newsome was slapped with three summonses for disorderly conduct in the wake of the caught-on-camera saga.The dramatic ordeal unfolded after a hearing for NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran, who was charged with second-degree manslaughter in the August 2023 death of scooter-riding drug suspect Eric Duprey.
The cop, who has pleaded not guilty, was indicted after tossing the cooler at Duprey as he fled a drug bust in the Bronx, striking him in the head and causing him to crash.
5Newsome was slapped with three summonses for disorderly conduct in the wake of the caught-on-camera saga.Instagram / @mrbenabe
Dozens of uniformed NYPD officers packed the courtroom Tuesday for Duran’s latest hearing.
Footage showed Newsome and other activists consoling Duprey’s sobbing relatives in the wake of the hearing.
Some activists claimed the scuffle broke out when a New York State Court officer approached the group and accused them of hanging out at the courthouse.
5Hawk Newsome speaking during a press conference in NYC on Sept. 20, 2021.KEVIN C DOWNS
“I’m not going to sit here and try and not say I wasn’t vocal. Yes, I was vocal. I care a lot. A man was smashed in the head with a cooler and killed,” Newsome told CBS in the aftermath.
The clip of Newsome spewing abuse at the cop sparked outrage on social media, with Councilwoman Vickie Paladino calling it “beyond absurd.”
“If you are within reach of an officer’s firearm and behaving in an unambiguously hostile and threatening manner like this, you should be tased at the very least,” she tweeted.
5The BLM leader notoriously threatened “riots,” “fire” and “bloodshed” if Mayor Eric Adams cracked down on crime back in 2021.Kevin C. Downs for NY Post
“It is beyond absurd that our police have to put up with this. Showing even an ounce of deference to this kind of abject hostility only invites more, and makes the job that much more dangerous.”
Newsome has made headlines in the past for his fired-up rhetoric.
The BLM leader notoriously threatened “riots,” “fire” and “bloodshed” if Mayor Eric Adams cracked down on crime back in 2021.
