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{{Infobox civilian attack|assailants=Thomas J. Woodworth|date=August 14, 2019|fatalities=0|injuries=5+|location=Central Falls, Rhode Island|target=Never Again Action protestors|title=Wyatt Detention Facility truck incident}} |
{{Infobox civilian attack|assailants=Thomas J. Woodworth|date=August 14, 2019|fatalities=0|injuries=5+|location=Central Falls, Rhode Island|target=Never Again Action protestors|title=Wyatt Detention Facility truck incident}} |
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The '''Wyatt Detention Facility truck incident''' is the term for an event which took place on August 14, 2019 at the [[Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility]] in Central Falls, Rhode Island. Several hundred protesters were organized outside of a parking lot by the [[Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility]] in Central Falls, Rhode Island when an ICE employee drive his pickup truck unto the protesters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rt.com/usa/466553-ice-truck-video-protesters-ram/|title=Truck drives into protesters blocking entrance to ICE detention center (VIDEO)|website=RT International|language=en|access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-pick-truck-drives-group-ice-protesters-rhode-island-n1042716|title=Man in pick-up truck drives into group of ICE protesters in Rhode Island|website=NBC News|language=en|access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/ice-guard-allegedly-drove-pickup-truck-group-peaceful-protesters-he-ran-us-over-1454442|title=An correctional officer allegedly drove a truck into a group of Jewish peaceful protesters outside a detention center|last=Zhao|first=Christina|last2=EDT|first2=Matt Keeley On 8/15/19 at 2:05 AM|date=2019-08-15|website=Newsweek|language=en|access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/8/15/20807031/trump-ilhan-omar-rashida-tlaib-israel-ban|title=Trump’s transparent attempt to manipulate American Jews|last=Beauchamp|first=Zack|date=2019-08-15|website=Vox|access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref> The incident broke the leg and caused internal bleeding of a 64 year old protester.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20190815/protest-group-warren-man-64-suffered-broken-leg-internal-bleeding-after-being-hit-by-pickup-truck-at-wyatt-detention-facility|title=Protest group: Warren man, 64, suffered broken leg, internal bleeding after being hit by pickup truck at Wyatt Detention Facility|last=Andrade|first=Kevin G.|website=providencejournal.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref> Immediately afterwards, ICE guards pepper sprayed the protesters and the guard who drove the truck was not detained.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/crime/protesters-ice-facility-hit-by-truck-group-says-driver-corrections-officer/|title=Protestors Outside Rhode Island ICE Facility Are Hit by Truck — and Group Says Driver Was Officer|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref> On August 15, 2019 the driver of the truck, was placed on leave<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/rhode-island/providence/ri-protest-turns-chaotic-wyatt-detention-center|title=Captain Placed On Leave After Wyatt ICE Protest Turns Violent|date=2019-08-15|website=Providence, RI Patch|language=en|access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref> and he resigned the next day <ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/corrections-officer-who-drove-truck-through-ice-protesters-placed-leave-n1043046</ref>The incident prompted an investigation by the Rhode Island Attorney General.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/08/15/rhode-island-ag-investigating-after-man-drives-truck-into-protesters-outside-ice-facility/|title=Rhode Island ICE facility incident prompts AG investigation|date=2019-08-15|website=Boston Herald|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref> |
The '''Wyatt Detention Facility truck incident''' is the term for an event which took place on August 14, 2019 at the [[Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility]] in Central Falls, Rhode Island. Several hundred protesters were organized outside of a parking lot by the [[Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility]] in Central Falls, Rhode Island when an ICE employee drive his pickup truck unto the protesters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rt.com/usa/466553-ice-truck-video-protesters-ram/|title=Truck drives into protesters blocking entrance to ICE detention center (VIDEO)|website=RT International|language=en|access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-pick-truck-drives-group-ice-protesters-rhode-island-n1042716|title=Man in pick-up truck drives into group of ICE protesters in Rhode Island|website=NBC News|language=en|access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/ice-guard-allegedly-drove-pickup-truck-group-peaceful-protesters-he-ran-us-over-1454442|title=An correctional officer allegedly drove a truck into a group of Jewish peaceful protesters outside a detention center|last=Zhao|first=Christina|last2=EDT|first2=Matt Keeley On 8/15/19 at 2:05 AM|date=2019-08-15|website=Newsweek|language=en|access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/8/15/20807031/trump-ilhan-omar-rashida-tlaib-israel-ban|title=Trump’s transparent attempt to manipulate American Jews|last=Beauchamp|first=Zack|date=2019-08-15|website=Vox|access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref> The incident broke the leg and caused internal bleeding of a 64 year old protester.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20190815/protest-group-warren-man-64-suffered-broken-leg-internal-bleeding-after-being-hit-by-pickup-truck-at-wyatt-detention-facility|title=Protest group: Warren man, 64, suffered broken leg, internal bleeding after being hit by pickup truck at Wyatt Detention Facility|last=Andrade|first=Kevin G.|website=providencejournal.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref> Immediately afterwards, ICE guards pepper sprayed the protesters and the guard who drove the truck was not detained.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/crime/protesters-ice-facility-hit-by-truck-group-says-driver-corrections-officer/|title=Protestors Outside Rhode Island ICE Facility Are Hit by Truck — and Group Says Driver Was Officer|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref> On August 15, 2019 the driver of the truck, was placed on leave<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/rhode-island/providence/ri-protest-turns-chaotic-wyatt-detention-center|title=Captain Placed On Leave After Wyatt ICE Protest Turns Violent|date=2019-08-15|website=Providence, RI Patch|language=en|access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref> and he resigned the next day <ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/corrections-officer-who-drove-truck-through-ice-protesters-placed-leave-n1043046</ref>The incident prompted an investigation by the Rhode Island Attorney General.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/08/15/rhode-island-ag-investigating-after-man-drives-truck-into-protesters-outside-ice-facility/|title=Rhode Island ICE facility incident prompts AG investigation|date=2019-08-15|website=Boston Herald|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref> |
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== Background == |
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Never Again Providence is the local affiliate of '''[[Never Again Action]]''', a mass mobilization of Jews and allies who are organizing to shut down [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement|'''United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement''' ('''ICE''')]] and hold the political establishment accountable for enabling the separation of immigrant families across the United States for decades and the current crisis at the border. |
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== Victims == |
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* Jerry Belair, a Providence lawyer |
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* Dr. Paul Bermanzohn, CWP organizer and physician, required brain surgery, suffered paralyzed left hand; |
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* Tom Clark; |
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* Dr. Martha "Marty" Nathan, CWP member and physician, widow of Michael Nathan; |
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* Rev. Nelson Johnson, organizer and CWP member |
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* Jim Wrenn, critically wounded, required brain surgery; |
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* Harold Flowers, KKK member, shot in the arm and left leg. |
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== Aftermath == |
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Following the protest Central Falls Police Officers did not make any arrests, and refused to take statements from witnesses to the assault. Representative '''Aaron Regunberg''', one of the organizers of the '''Never Again Providence''' protest, was '''quoted by''' '''Kevin Andrade''' in the '''''[[The Providence Journal|Providence Journal]]''''' saying, “I also want to make very clear that literally dozens of us from tonight’s protest asked, clamored, demanded that the police take witness statements about the attack, and they actively refused to do so.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20190815/state-police-attorney-general-to-investigate-after-pickup-truck-drives-into-wyatt-protesters|title=State police, attorney general to investigate after pickup truck drives into Wyatt protesters|last=Andrade|first=Kevin G.|website=providencejournal.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:05, 13 November 2019
Wyatt Detention Facility truck attack
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Wyatt Detention Facility truck incident | |
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| Location | Central Falls, Rhode Island |
| Date | August 14, 2019 |
| Target | Never Again Action protestors |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 5+ |
| Assailants | Thomas J. Woodworth |
The Wyatt Detention Facility truck incident is the term for an event which took place on August 14, 2019 at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island. Several hundred protesters were organized outside of a parking lot by the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island when an ICE employee drive his pickup truck unto the protesters.[1][2][3][4] The incident broke the leg and caused internal bleeding of a 64 year old protester.[5] Immediately afterwards, ICE guards pepper sprayed the protesters and the guard who drove the truck was not detained.[6] On August 15, 2019 the driver of the truck, was placed on leave[7] and he resigned the next day [8]The incident prompted an investigation by the Rhode Island Attorney General.[9]
Background
Never Again Providence is the local affiliate of Never Again Action, a mass mobilization of Jews and allies who are organizing to shut down United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and hold the political establishment accountable for enabling the separation of immigrant families across the United States for decades and the current crisis at the border.
Victims
Wounded survivors:
- Jerry Belair, a Providence lawyer
- Dr. Paul Bermanzohn, CWP organizer and physician, required brain surgery, suffered paralyzed left hand;
- Tom Clark;
- Dr. Martha "Marty" Nathan, CWP member and physician, widow of Michael Nathan;
- Rev. Nelson Johnson, organizer and CWP member
- Jim Wrenn, critically wounded, required brain surgery;
- Harold Flowers, KKK member, shot in the arm and left leg.
Aftermath
Following the protest Central Falls Police Officers did not make any arrests, and refused to take statements from witnesses to the assault. Representative Aaron Regunberg, one of the organizers of the Never Again Providence protest, was quoted by Kevin Andrade in the Providence Journal saying, “I also want to make very clear that literally dozens of us from tonight’s protest asked, clamored, demanded that the police take witness statements about the attack, and they actively refused to do so.”[10]
References
- ^ "Truck drives into protesters blocking entrance to ICE detention center (VIDEO)". RT International. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ "Man in pick-up truck drives into group of ICE protesters in Rhode Island". NBC News. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ Zhao, Christina; EDT, Matt Keeley On 8/15/19 at 2:05 AM (2019-08-15). "An correctional officer allegedly drove a truck into a group of Jewish peaceful protesters outside a detention center". Newsweek. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Beauchamp, Zack (2019-08-15). "Trump's transparent attempt to manipulate American Jews". Vox. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ Andrade, Kevin G. "Protest group: Warren man, 64, suffered broken leg, internal bleeding after being hit by pickup truck at Wyatt Detention Facility". providencejournal.com. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ "Protestors Outside Rhode Island ICE Facility Are Hit by Truck — and Group Says Driver Was Officer". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ "Captain Placed On Leave After Wyatt ICE Protest Turns Violent". Providence, RI Patch. 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/corrections-officer-who-drove-truck-through-ice-protesters-placed-leave-n1043046
- ^ "Rhode Island ICE facility incident prompts AG investigation". Boston Herald. 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ Andrade, Kevin G. "State police, attorney general to investigate after pickup truck drives into Wyatt protesters". providencejournal.com. Retrieved 2019-11-13.