‘They wanted to make a scene’: the 72-year-old paraded in dramatic arrest for ‘voter fraud’ - The Guardian
Update: Omar Muñoz, one of 28 people charged in California, speaks out about being dragged from his home in front of cameras as DoJ accused of ‘disgusting’ PR campaign ‘This is unheard of’ ‘I could barely walk’ Most viewed Most viewed Omar Muñoz, one of 28 people charged in California, speaks out about being dragged from his home in front of cameras as DoJ accused of ‘disgusting’ PR campaign Omar Muñoz was getting ready to have his morning coffee just after 5am on Monday when he heard a loud bang at the front door of his Los Angeles home.
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Update: “Open up or else we’ll break down the door, and it’ll be bad for you,” the man on the other side yelled, Muñoz, 72, recalled.
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Update: Outside, Muñoz saw officers in police vests and opened the door.
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Update: When they told him to put his hands up, he explained he was frail after six recent surgeries.
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Update: He said something to the effect of, “I can’t walk fast, I can’t take long steps, to enter a car is painful,” he recalled.
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Update: The officers nonetheless handcuffed him, he said, and when he stepped out into the street, he saw about six law enforcement cars.
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Update: And cameras filming.