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November 18, 2019

Arizona Sheriff Deputy Tackles, Pins Down Teenage Quadruple Amputee
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In Arizona, cellphone video footage has surfaced showing a sheriff's
deputy tackling and pinning a 15-year-old quadruple amputee to the
ground. The boy was abandoned by his parents and lives in a group home
in Tucson. The Pima County sheriff's deputy was responding to calls from
the facility about the teenager allegedly knocking over a trash can. The
deputy has since been placed on administrative leave.


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