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Wyatt Detention Facility truck incident
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| Wyatt Detention Facility truck incident | |
|---|---|
| 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]
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.