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beachjustice

(45 posts)
Mon Aug 28, 2017, 06:15 PM Aug 2017

Man who claimed he got stabbed by antifa actually just a liar

http://kdvr.com/2017/08/28/police-man-who-said-he-was-stabbed-for-having-neo-nazi-haircut-made-up-story/

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Joshua Witt, 26, called police on Aug. 16 from the Steak ‘n Shake at 3502 S. River Point Parkway.

He told detectives he got out of his vehicle when a black man in his mid-20s wearing a green shirt and blue pants came up to him and asked, “Are you one of them neo-Nazi?” before trying to stab him with a small knife.

Witt told police that he was stabbed in his left hand while trying to defend himself. He said the man took off toward the bike path along the South Platte River.

Witt posted details of the stabbing on social media, claiming his haircut might have been the reason he was attacked. Witt also conducted several interviews with the media.

But investigators reviewed surveillance video from the area that showed no suspect running from the scene.

Other video showed Witt leaving a nearby sporting good store after he purchased a small knife, police said.

The man Witt had described as the “suspect” was found to be a nearby transient who was cleared of any involvement, police said.

In a follow-up interview on Thursday, police showed Witt the video of him purchasing the knife.

Witt then admitted he cut himself with the knife by accident while parked in his vehicle and admitted to making up the story about being attacked, police said.

Witt was booked and released on a summons for false reporting. He faces a maximum of one year in jail and a $2,650 fine.
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Man who claimed he got stabbed by antifa actually just a liar (Original Post) beachjustice Aug 2017 OP
Dumb ass kacekwl Aug 2017 #1
Hope he does time. temporary311 Aug 2017 #2
For every act of violence from the "left" there are 500 from the right, but any act Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #3
Like Stalin said - one is a tragedy, many is a statistic. Initech Aug 2017 #6
noticed how he made the 'black guy' sound ignorant... samnsara Aug 2017 #4
I don't get what ANTIFA is Skittles Aug 2017 #5
Anyone who doesn't have their lips super glued to Trump's ass is the enemy, apparently. Initech Aug 2017 #8
did they carve a backwards hammer and sickle on his forehead? Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #7
Lets see how he does handling a spork in jail Brother Buzz Aug 2017 #9

Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts)
3. For every act of violence from the "left" there are 500 from the right, but any act
Mon Aug 28, 2017, 06:39 PM
Aug 2017

of violence from the "left" will be on every channel everyday for months.

So it is no surprise this guy is lying.

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