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The Miami
Vol. 87, Issue 3 | Aug. 31 - Sept. 2, 2009
HURRICANE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, SINCE 1929
‘ON THE GROUND, NOW!’ See exclusive video footage at www.TheMiamiHurricane.com
STILL FRAME TAKEN FROM VIDEO PROVIDED BY AKILAH JOHNSON
MISTAKEN IDENTITY: A UMPD officer, whose name was not released, orders junior transfer Justin Chusid to get to the ground Wednesday night.
HEALTH CARE REFORM A PASSIONATE PLEA FOR POSITIVE CHANGE PAGE 6
A MOMENT WITH FABOLOUS AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE RAP ARTIST PAGE 8
VOLLEYBALL TEAM FALLS CANES DEFEATED IN CHAMPIONSHIP PAGE 10
Misidentified student held at gunpoint BY MEGAN TERILLI | ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
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he University of Miami Police Department is investigating an incident last Wednesday in which two officers apprehended a student at gunpoint in the School of Communication breezeway, only to find out it was a case of mistaken identity. Around 8 p.m., the officers spotted a student who fit the description of a suspect wanted in the attempted theft of a motorcycle near the law school. Jordan Chusid, a junior who had just transferred from the University of Central Florida, was talking on his cellphone and walking to the parking lot after a Spanish class.
The incident was captured on tape by a group of communication students who were practicing with video cameras at the time. Chusid was not arrested; after questioning, the officers determined he was not the suspect they were looking for and released him. “I thought it was a reality show or something, like Punk’d,” Chusid said later in a taped interview with some of the students. “I thought Ashton Kutcher was going to come out of like the trees or something.” Chusid could not be reached for further comment.
August 31 - September 2, 2009
SEE GUNPOINT, PAGE 5 THE MIAMI HURRICANE
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