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FrodosPet

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Wed Jan 29, 2014, 02:56 PM Jan 2014

Queens Man Arrested For Brutal Beating Of Gay Journalist

http://gothamist.com/2014/01/29/queens_man_arrested_for_brutal_beat.php


The NYPD says they have arrested a man who is suspected of beating a gay journalist in Midtown last week. It does not appear the suspect will be charged with a hate crime, despite initial investigations into whether the assault was a bias attack.

According to authorities, 24-year-old Leighton Jennings, a Queens resident, was arrested yesterday. The NYPD believes that Jennings punched 45-year-old Randy Gener in the face on the night of January 17th, causing the accomplished journalist to suffer severe head trauma that has since left him hospitalized with no memory of the attack.

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However, they are not charging Jennings with a hate crime.
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Queens Man Arrested For Brutal Beating Of Gay Journalist (Original Post) FrodosPet Jan 2014 OP
He must hate living in a place called Queens lame54 Jan 2014 #1
Leighton Jennings' YouTube videos FrodosPet Jan 2014 #2
Original artist's sketch of suspect FrodosPet Jan 2014 #3
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