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hrmjustin

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Sat Sep 21, 2013, 10:54 PM Sep 2013

6 arraigned in Hempstead courtroom brawl



Eyewitness News

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (WABC) -- Six men were arraigned Saturday in connection with a wild courtroom brawl in Hempstead, Long Island.

The pushing and shoving began inside the courtroom hallway Friday morning and then spilled outside.

Two court officers were injured in the melee and taken to the hospital.

It happened during the arraignment of Pedro Merchant.

The 20-year-old is accused of shooting 17-year-old Dante Quinones to death on a street in Hempstead last week.

Read more at http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/long_island&id=9255961
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6 arraigned in Hempstead courtroom brawl (Original Post) hrmjustin Sep 2013 OP
And it all started with a gun. Loudly Sep 2013 #1
Too many guns here in this state. hrmjustin Sep 2013 #2
Get rid of the guns gopiscrap Sep 2013 #3
I agree. I would love to get rid of as much as we can. hrmjustin Sep 2013 #4
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