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Tyron McAlpin case: MCAO to drop charges against Black man

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MCAO to drop charges in case against Tyron McAlpin after reviewing footage of the Aug. 19 incident.

Officers were acting on what turned out to be false information from a white man when they used a Taser and punched him multiple times in the head.

Body-worn camera and surveillance video footage appears to show an officer initiating the altercation.

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formal

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English

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