Buffalo protester, 75, is released from hospital four weeks after suffering a brain injury when cops shoved him to the ground and is recovering at an 'undisclosed location'

  • Martin Gugino, 75, was released from a Buffalo, New York, hospital on Monday 
  • The elderly man is now recovering from brain injury at undisclosed location 
  • According to his lawyer, Kelly Zarcone, he has received death threats in the form of 'messages and one letter' since he was injured in the June 4 incident 
  • Gugino suffered a skull fracture in the unprovoked attack by officers last month
  • Horrifying footage shows the moment he was shoved by cops while protesting
  • He is seen in video falling to ground and cracking his head open on the sidewalk 
  • Two Buffalo cops Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalski were arrested and charged with second degree assault over the incident   
The 75-year-old longtime peace activist who cracked his head open and suffered a brain injury after he was pushed to the ground by Buffalo cops during a Black Lives Matter protest four weeks ago has been released from the hospital and is recovering at an 'undisclosed location'.
Two weeks ago, Martin Gugino's lawyer, Kelly Zarcone, said that the elderly man would not be returning to his home after  'concerning and threatening messages and one letter' sent to his residence sparked fears over his safety.  
Martin Gugino (pictured) has been released from the hospital four months after suffering a brain injury during a protest in Buffalo
Martin Gugino (pictured) has been released from the hospital four months after suffering a brain injury during a protest in Buffalo 
'It is not clear that these are credible death threats,' Zarcone said at the time. 
On Monday, when Gugino was released, Zarcone told ABC News: 'Martin wants to thank the entire hospital staff for their exceptional dedication and professionalism. He received truly outstanding care and for that, he is grateful.'
The cancer sufferer has been hospitalized since June 4 when two Buffalo cops shoved him to the pavement. 
Following the incident, officers Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalski were arrested and charged with second degree assault after they were caught on camera pushing Gugino to the ground, causing him to crack his head open on the sidewalk and leaving him lying in a pool of his own blood. 
The footage went viral on social media and sparked outrage that police brutality had occurred at a peaceful protest where demonstrators had gathered to demand an end to police brutality and systemic racism following the Memorial Day death of George Floyd who died under the knee of a white Minneapolis cop. 
McCabe and Torgalski were suspended and each face up to seven years in prison if convicted of the class D felony. 
They both pleaded not guilty and were released without bail to appear back in court on July 20. 
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The cancer sufferer (pictured on June 4) has been hospitalized since June 4 when two Buffalo cops shoved him to the pavement during a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in Buffalo
The cancer sufferer (pictured on June 4) has been hospitalized since June 4 when two Buffalo cops shoved him to the pavement during a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in Buffalo 
The footage went viral on social media and sparked outrage that police brutality had occurred at a peaceful protest where demonstrators had gathered to demand an end to police brutality and systemic racism following the Memorial Day death of George Floyd
The footage went viral on social media and sparked outrage that police brutality had occurred at a peaceful protest where demonstrators had gathered to demand an end to police brutality and systemic racism following the Memorial Day death of George Floyd 
DA John Flynn said the two cops had 'crossed the line' and 'violated the law' when he announced the charges in early June.  
He added that Gugino was just 'a harmless 75-year-old man' and said the severity of the charges was necessary because the law in New York states that if the victim is 65 years or older and the perpetrator is 10 years younger than them then it is classed as a felony charge. 
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo welcomed the charges after saying the footage had made him 'physically sick'. 
'I was sick to my stomach... it was the same feeling I had for 90 of the past nights when I got the death tolls for coronavirus. I was physically sick to my stomach,' he said of the footage when it was released. 
Last month, President Donald Trump made the unsubstantiated claim that Gugino is an Antifa 'provocateur' and even went as far as claiming the elderly victim staged the incident.
'Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment,' the president said in a Tweet on June 9. 
Trump was slammed for his remarks and was accused of floating a 'baseless conspiracy theory'.  
Cuomo blasted his comments as 'reprehensible' and 'wholly unacceptable'. 
Aaron Torgalski
Robert McCabe
Aaron Torgalski (left) and Robert McCabe (right) were each charged with one count of assault in the second degree
At McCabe and Torgalski's initial court hearing on June 6, hundreds of non-uniformed colleagues gathered outside the city court in a show of solidarity for the cops and greeted them with a hero's welcome when they were released (pictured)
At McCabe and Torgalski's initial court hearing on June 6, hundreds of non-uniformed colleagues gathered outside the city court in a show of solidarity for the cops and greeted them with a hero's welcome when they were released (pictured) 
Gugino's lawyer has insisted Gugino has no connection to Antifa.  
Law enforcement officers have also sided with their two colleagues.
At McCabe and Torgalski's initial court hearing on June 6, hundreds of non-uniformed officers gathered outside the city court in a show of solidarity for the cops and greeted them with a hero's welcome when they were released.  
This came after the entire Buffalo Police Department's Emergency Response Team resigned in outrage at the two cops' suspension without pay. 
All 57 officers in the Emergency Response Team resigned from their positions the day after the incident. 
The Buffalo Police Benevolent Association said the resignations came as a show of 'disgust' at the treatment of their two colleagues but some cops later cast doubt on those claims. 
More recently, New York City, which has been gripped by weeks of protests that has seen stores looted, fireworks set off, statues daubed with paint and rising crime including shootings - voted to slash $1billion from the NYPD budget.
The cut, which comes amid a $9billion shortfall in city revenues due to the coronavirus lockdown, will cancel the recruitment of 1,163 new officers, strip $484million from the overtime budget and transfer $354million to other services - including handing control of school safety officers from the NYPD to the Department of Education.
The contentious budget passed with 32 votes in favor and an unusually large 17 votes against just ahead of the midnight deadline following hours of delays. 
The budget also includes deep cuts to other services including a hiring freeze for all departments except emergency services, $1billion in 'labor savings', scrapping a scheme that reduced transport fares for the underprivileged, and scrapping a composting program.
Mayor Bill de Blasio has warned that 22,000 city employees may lose their jobs come October, when a new class of police officers is due to start training despite Tuesday's cut, if other savings cannot be found.

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8 comments:

  1. The guy was an ANTIFA AGENT. Watch the video- he was using his cell phone to scan for police signals just before he gets 'lightly' bumped and then falls like he was hit by a truck!

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  2. Were the xray pictures faked as well?

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.ibtimes.sg/police-handling-elderly-buffalo-man-fall-was-staged-fake-blood-used-claims-social-media-46342

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  3. You cannot expect to approach a line of advancing riot police and run your hands over their arms without receiving at least a gentle shove.

    SET UP!

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  4. The Bolshevik Stooge initiated physical contact with Police then attempted to steal Police communications information with his smart phone. Hildabeast's uncle perhaps? Saul Alinski's uncle?

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  5. Donald Trump and his cheering Nazi crowd think that is o. k.

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    1. (322) = 3 days, 2 days, 2 days “Symbolism will be their downfall!” Q

      https://mobile.twitter.com/jeremyMS_NZ/status/1268992431250264064

      Huuuuuu⚡

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  6. it was staged.
    who gives a fuck

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