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“GSU Knocked Out My Teeth!”
posted (May 24, 2013)
A young man named Brandon Tillett is missing a front tooth tonight – after he claims the GSU knocked it out yesterday. Tillett works on South Creek doing road works but yesterday he was courting a female in the area. Her boyfriend allegedly claimed that Tillett threatened the young lady – and that's when the police came in.

Without the benefit of his front tooth, Tillett told us what happened next.

Brandon Tillett - Teeth knocked out by GSU
"I saw a young lady and I was courting her and couple minutes after I saw the GSU rode passed us and they were looking for someone but I didn't think it was me. Then I saw they stopped by where I was and all my workmen were with me because I control my worksite then they took me and told me I was wanted for a robbery. I asked them how I will be wanted for a robbery and I haven't done anything then the man handcuffed me then the other man told him 'don't do him anything here, wait until we reach at our site at Queen St.' As I reached at Queen St. the man just grabbed my head and stoned my head against the cement wall and kicked me on the ground and the other three of them grabbed me and stoned me on the ground and stamped my face. I noticed my tooth was broken and after that I saw this and I felt unconscious because I felt knocked out. They were teasing me and taking my picture and trying to destroy evidence. They took advantage of me. They tore out the medical form and they told me that they would have let me go but I shouldn't tell anyone anything about what happened. The men in the office were laughing at me and taking picture of my tooth."

Glenda Williams - Alleges GSU Abuse
"I don't know what is justice now, what will come out of this because his tooth needs to be fixed. The youths around here are trying to make ends meet and now the beast is coming out of them. All the police do is beat up the youths around here for no reason. I want to know what will be the outcome for my son to get back his tooth because his mom isn't working and I want to see how my son will go back to his jobsite to continue working."

Daniel Ortiz
"What are you going to do, do you plan to sue them?"

Brandon Tillett
"I don't want to sue anybody I just want them to give me money so that I can fix my tooth because I'm not into this and I can't get any girlfriend like this too."

We asked the commander of the GSU for comment today, but he did not reply.

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