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Police bodycam footage has captured the moment chaos erupted this week at a hotel migrant shelter north of New York City as officers trying to make an arrest were met with resistance.
Video released by the Yonkers Police Department begins with a caller telling a dispatcher that “guy’s over here unruly” and “he’s getting very violent with everybody” at a Ramada Inn in Yonkers.
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“He’s throwing stuff at everybody, please send somebody here right away,” the caller demands.
The video then shows officers engaged in a struggle as they try to take a man into custody, identified by police as Arnal Kent, 35.
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Arnal Kent is shown being taken into custody on Tuesday, April 9 at a Ramada Inn where migrants are being sheltered in Yonkers, New York.(Yonkers Police Department)
At one point in the footage, when police were trying to put Kent into a squad vehicle, a woman, identified as Yainilet Hernandez, can be seen trying to prevent an officer from opening the cruiser’s door.
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“Move out the way!” a voice is heard saying repeatedly over the shouts of a crowd that gathered to witness the arrest.
“After disobeying several attempts to move, Officers had to push Hernandez out of the way in order to open the door and safely detain Kent in the rear of the vehicle,” police said in a statement. “Hernandez also attempted to pull Officers away from Kent in the process.”
The bodycam footage later shows Hernandez being taken down to the ground by police and brought into custody herself.
“When Officers attempted to place Hernandez into handcuffs, she immediately pulled away from several Officers and attempted to strike multiple Officers with her hands,” Yonkers Police said. “In this struggle, one Officer sustained injuries to his right knee and wrist and subsequently had to be placed off-duty.”
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Yonkers Police say Yainilet Hernandez was trying to prevent Kent from being placed in a police vehicle.(Yonkers Police Department)
Kent, who has been released with an appearance ticket after being charged with menacing, disorderly conduct, obstruction of governmental administration and resisting arrest, told Fox5NY he arrived in the U.S. from Venezuela in the fall and alleged that hotel staff had been mistreating him and other migrants at the Ramada Inn location.
The NYC Department of Homeless Services has relocated around 250 migrants and children to the Yonkers Ramada Inn since May 2023, according to the Yonkers Police Department.
Other migrants told ABC7 that staff at the hotel have been entering their rooms without warning, saying that they need to remove unsafe appliances such as hot pots.
“My iron, my hair dryer, things for work have disappeared,” one migrant said to the station, which reported that others have claimed that money and jewelry have been stolen.
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Hernandez is being held on bail after being charged with assault, obstruction of governmental administration and resisting arrest.
Hernandez is seen being taken into custody herself.(Yonkers Police Department)
Ramada Inn and Westhab – an organization Yonkers Police say “provides full-time coverage of those housed at the location, including contracted security and terms on which their housing is provided” — did not immediately respond Friday to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
New Haven police say two people were shot at a restaurant on Grand Avenue Saturday evening.
One of the victims was a 22-year-old male from East Haven who was shot in the leg and was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital for treatment.
According to police, the second victim was a 17-year-old male and arrived shortly after.
While on scene, police confirmed one of the possible shooters was still inside the restaurant.
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According to police, the victims were both inside the restaurant when the teen was approached by Naguea Bratton and another suspect.
They say a fight occurred which resulted in both victims being shot.
Police detained Bratton who was charged with carrying a pistol without a permit, two counts of illegal possession of a high-capacity magazine and larceny of a motor vehicle.
Bratton is being held on a $200,000 bond.
Both victims have non-life-threatening injuries police say.
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They say additional arrests are expected to be completed by warrant.
Keon Johnson had 21 points and 10 rebounds as the Maine Celtics defeated the Windy City Bulls 122-87 in an NBA G League game on Sunday afternoon at the Portland Expo.
Hason Ward scored 16 points and Jalen Bridges 14 for Maine (13-15), which had seven players score in double digits. Bridges drained four 3-pointers for the Celtics, who shot 13 for 28 (46.4%) from beyond the arc.
Max Shulga dished out 11 assists and scored nine points.
Maine led 33-18 after one quarter 72-36 at halftime.
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Keyshawn Bryant scored a game-high 25 points for Windy City (12-12).
A fire broke out Sunday morning in Townsend, Massachusetts.
The Townsend Fire department said shortly before 7 a.m. that firefighters were on scene for a structure fire on Dudley Road.
People have been asked to avoid the area.
The Massachusetts Department of Fire Services said state police fire investigators assigned to the state fire marshal’s office are responding to assist the Townsend Fire Department.
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There was no immediate word on any injuries, or any information on what caused the fire. It’s also unclear if the large snow piles in the area impeded access to fire hydrants, as was the case at the house explosion in Taunton last week.
This developing story will be updated when we learn more
