Hawk Newsome, the leader of the Greater New York chapter of Black Lives Matter (BLM), was arrested at Bronx Criminal Court. Newsome was attending a court hearing for NYPD officer Erik Duran, who is charged with manslaughter in the death of Eric Duprey. The arrest followed a confrontation where Newsome threatened to assault a court officer, calling him 'a vagina' and using other derogatory language. Newsome, who has a law degree, is a prominent figure in BLM and serves as the main point of contact for official business with the organization. The incident occurred during the hearing of Duran, who allegedly threw a cooler at Duprey during a drug bust.
NEW: BLM NY founder Hawk Newsome arrested after threatening to “beat the sh-t” out of a court officer and calling him a 'v*gina' “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” Hawk Newsome was in Bronx Criminal Court on Tuesday… https://t.co/EfW8o5OSUU
BLM founder is arrested at court after confronting cop with vile tirade and threats https://t.co/6cbS3T79i9 https://t.co/gv95Q1eMvV
NY BLM leader arrested after getting in officer’s face, threatening to beat the ‘sh*t’ out of him https://t.co/rOqgVTQHlR via @BIZPACReview
Black Lives Matter Greater NY founder Hawk Newsome was busted at Bronx courthouse following a fierce caught-on-camera clash with a court officer he called “a vagina.” https://t.co/CgY24FINLT
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JUST IN: New York BLM leader Hawk Newsome arrested after threatening to assault an NYPD officer at Bronx Criminal Court. Newsome was attending the hearing of an NYPD sergeant who threw a cooler at a man on a scooter during a drug bust (video below). At the moment, it’s… https://t.co/93jTOTpHpP
BLM Greater NY founder Hawk Newsome arrested while attending NYPD cop’s manslaughter hearing https://t.co/Xb6IkxY6qY https://t.co/dXgGM8ucLm
Hawk Newsome went to law school and currently serves as the leader of the greater New York area’s chapter of BLM. For anyone to do official business with BLM (political or otherwise), he is the official point of contact. https://t.co/pqfsClURw7
Hawk Newsome went to law school and currently serves as the leader of the greater New York area’s chapter of BLM. For anyone to do official business with BLM (political or otherwise), he’s the main point of contact. https://t.co/pqfsClURw7
Hawk Newsome a.k.a "BLM BurgerMan" was arrested yesterday at Bronx Criminal Court where he was present at a court hearing for Erik Duran, an NYPD officer charged with manslaughter in the death of Eric Duprey. Not sure what the exact circumstances were. @CrimeInNYC https://t.co/YziHgy3BUC