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Michael Jerome Stewart (May 9, 1958, – September 28, 1983) was an African-American man who received recognition after his death following an arrest by New York City Transit Police for writing graffiti in soft-tip marker or using an aerosol can on a New York City Subway wall at the First Avenue station. His treatment while in police custody and the ensuing trials of the arresting officers (all of whom were acquitted) sparked debate concerning police brutality and the responsibilities of arresting officials in handling suspects. This was a widely publicized episode in New York City's history of police brutality cases. Word of the arrest came out on September 15, 1983, as the Committee Against Racially Motivated Police Violence was holding a news conference to publicize a United States Congress hearing into complaints of police abuse. Stewart had been arrested earlier that day. He died at age 25, on September 28, after 13 days in a coma. The cause of death was listed as cardiac arrest. Arrest and death On September 15, 1983, aspiring artist and model Michael Stewart left the Pyramid Club in Manhattan's Lower East Side. He was arrested at 2:50 a.m. for spraying graffiti at the First Avenue station on the L train's Brooklyn-bound platform. Transit Police Officer John Kostick found Stewart scrawling “RQS” on the wall and had him arrested. Stewart allegedly said, "Hey, man, you got me." Kostick cuffed Stewart and walked him to the turnstile to be identified. As Stewart was still living with his parents, he asked the police not to call his home to wake them up. Officer Kostick claimed Stewart was initially cordial, but suddenly ran off and had to be restrained while waiting for the arrest transport van. “At the top [of the stairs], Stewart fell face-forward on the ground,” said Kostick. The officer held Stewart to the ground until the van arrived, where several officers put him inside. Stewart was taken to the District 4 Transit Police station at 14th Street–Union Square, two stops away. While being taken to the station, Kostick said, Stewart became “very violent” in the van. Stewart struggled with the officers and ran to the street. He was beaten unconscious. He was hogtied, bound at the ankles and tethered hands-to-feet by an elastic strap. During the struggle, Stewart's wails could be heard by 27 Parsons School of Design students from their dorm windows. A Parsons student, Rebecca Reiss, heard Stewart say "Oh my God, someone help me", and "What did I do? What did I do?" Rob Zombie, also a Parsons student at the time, recounted the incident in 2019 during an appearance on the September 16 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast (#1353). He stated that he and the other witnesses that night were subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury prior to the trial. Stewart was booked at the Union Square District 4 transit police headquarters for resisting arrest and unlawful possession of marijuana. The transit police supervisors deemed Stewart emotionally disturbed. Stewart was placed back into the van and transported to Bellevue Hospital to undergo psychiatric observation. Stewart arrived at Bellevue at 3:22 a.m. He was handcuffed, his legs were bound, and he was comatose with a blood alcohol content of 0.22, more than double the 0.10 threshold needed to arrest someone for drunk driving. Stewart was dating Suzanne Mallouk at the time, and she went with his family to see him at the hospital. According to Mallouk's account, Stewart had bruises and cuts on his body. She said the doctors confirmed he was brain dead and had hemorrhaged in a way that suggested he had either been choked or strangled. Stewart died on September 28, 1983, thirteen days after his arrest. Aftermath Postmortem examination In charge of determining Stewart's cause of death was the city's medical examiner, Dr. Elliot M. Gross. Gross had three separate findings. He first declared Stewart had died due to excessive drinking, alcohol poisoning, which led to the coma and subsequent heart attack; thus, the police were not at fault. Stewart's family and advocates were unconvinced and believed this was a “classic cover-up.” In a second autopsy conducted a month later, Gross declared that Stewart had died from a spinal cord injury in the upper neck. In his third assessment he said that Stewart died from blunt-force trauma. According to The New York Times, “Gross declined to specify what caused the injury, explaining only that 'there are a number of possibilities as to how an injury of these type can occur.' He refused to talk to press unless testifying before the grand jury.” Gross said Stewart's injuries, including the facial bruising and the abrasions on his wrists sustained during his arrest, were not said to contribute to his death. Nurses said his hands and face were blue when he arrived at the hospital, and that it took 3 minutes to remove the cuffs. They also said that he had been beaten brutally. Doctors hired by Stewart's family to perform a secondary autopsy contradicted the findings in the final autopsy report done by Gross, finding that the cause of death was strangulation. Gross said there was no evidence of strangulation. Stewart's eyes were not provided for examination by the doctors hired by Stewart's family. The eyes were crucial because they would have shown evidence of hemorrhaging due to lack of oxygen from being strangled. Claims of Gross' incompetence led the Stewart family to call for a petition to remove him as chief medical examiner claiming alleged wrongdoing and the medical examiners office cannot be trusted with the safekeeping of items. Following the trial, all six policemen were acquitted of criminal charges. Dr. Gross was later fired and Stewart's parents were compensated $1.7 million for their child's death. Stewart's death would be remembered as an egregious tragedy of police abuse. Grand jury investigation and trials A grand jury investigation was initiated in October 1983 to determine what happened to Stewart in the 32 minutes between being arrested and his delivery to the hospital. On October 19, about twenty black community leaders, including City Councilwoman Mary Pinkett, protested outside the Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau’s office at the Criminal Court Building. Morgenthau refused to see the group, stating that it would be inappropriate to comment before the case went to the grand jury in November 1983. The medical examiner’s final report, issued on November 2, differed from his preliminary report. Gross declined to state explicitly what caused the death, but reported that Stewart died of “physical injury to the spinal cord in the upper neck” and concluded that there were “a number of possibilities as to how an injury of this type can occur”. During the five-month trial in the New York Supreme Court, some witnesses testified that Stewart was struck and kicked by officers, while other witnesses said they did not see officers beat Stewart. None were ab.... Discover the Michael Stewart popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Michael Stewart books.
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Built on a Lie
Owen WalkerHe was the most celebrated and successful British investor of his generation but it was all built on a lie. Neil Woodford spent years beating the market; betting against the dot c...
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DisneyWar
James B. StewartThe dramatic inside story of the downfall of Michael EisnerDisney Chairman and CEOand the scandals that drove America’s bestknown entertainment company to civil war.“When You Wish ...
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Fifteen Christmas Duets, Treble Clef Vol. 1
Michael StewartThis is a collection of fifteen traditional Christmas carol duets for trumpets or horns, or other lower pitched treble clef instruments. These are short arrangements that will work...
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Fan Fiction
Brent SpinerBrent Spiner’s explosive and hilarious novel is a personal look at the slightly askew relationship between a celebrity and his fans. If the Coen Brothers were to make a Star Trek m...
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Courting the Upper Register
Michael StewartThis book is an etude book which provide melodic materials that gradually takes the player from a comfortable, easy range up into the upper register via original melodies that are ...
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State Utah v. Stewart Michael Kelsey
Supreme Court Of UtahThe defendant, Stewart Michael Kelsey, was convicted of the crime of murder in the second degree for beating to death Raymond Douglas Eagle, a 3 1/2yearold child, left in his care ...
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All Puns Blazing
Geoff RoweI don't like to brag but I can control a kayak brilliantly. Canoe?'Pardon' is the only French word that I know. I can only apologise.From Geoff Rowe and the Leicester Comedy Festiv...
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Thanks For Nothing
Jack DeeComedian Jack Dee's hilarious account of how he became quite such a miserable git and a stand up comedian.'A brilliant book. So funny. It's my bible' Paul O'GradyIn this hilariousl...
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Twenty Trumpet Duets
Michael StewartThis collection of twenty folk tunes and original works are intended for use by younger or less experienced players, either as lesson materials or for simply enjoying with friends....
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C. Myrrell Baldwin v. Hempfield Area School Board Michael J. Stewart
Superior Court of PennsylvaniaC. MYRRELL BALDWIN, AN INDIVIDUAL, AND BESSIE B. BALDWIN, HIS WIFE; JAMES C. CAVALIER, AN INDIVIDUAL, AND PEGGY M. CAVALIER, HIS WIFE; DR. HERBERT KRAMER, AN INDIVIDUAL...
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The Juice Generation
Eric HelmsFrom one of America’s foremost and pioneering juicing companies comes a beautifully illustrated guide to creating restorative and energizing juices and smoothies; as well as prepar...
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Assured Destruction
Michael F. StewartSixteenyearold Jan Rose knows that nothing is ever truly deleted. At least, not from the hard drives she scours to create the online identities she calls the Shadownet. Hobby? Art ...
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Great Tastes
Danielle Kosann & Laura KosannFounders of popular website The New Potato mix food with lifestyle in this trendy, healthy cookbook: funny anecdotes, celebrity runins, and a healthy serving of fashion. ...
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Crisis Tales
Lanny J. DavisTELL IT ALL, TELL IT EARLY, TELL IT YOURSELF Nobody ever calls Lanny Davis to give him good news. As a legal crisis manager, he’s the man public figures such as Bill Clinton, Marth...
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Killing Yourself to Live
Chuck KlostermanBuilding on the national bestselling success of Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs, preeminent pop culture writer Chuck Klosterman unleashes his best book yetthe story of his crosscountry...
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Shared Notes
Martin HayesMartin Hayes spent his childhood on a farm in County Clare, in a household steeped in musical tradition. After a freespirited youth, he headed to the United States where he built a...
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Touch Not the Cat
Mary Stewart'A comfortable chair and a Mary Stewart: total heaven. I'd rather read her than most other authors.' Harriet EvansAshley Court: the tumbledown ancestral home of the Ashley family, ...
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The American Crisis
Writers of The AtlanticSome of America’s best reporters and thinkers offer an urgent look at a country in chaos in this collection of timely, often prophetic articles from The Atlantic. The past four yea...
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The Complete Kubrick
David HughesWith just thirteen feature films in half a century, Stanley Kubrick established himself as one of the most accomplished directors in motion picture history. Kubrick created a landm...
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Sports Betting for Winners
Rob Miech“Rob Miech has outdone himself with this poignant, behindthecurtains revelation of a world of parlays and moneyline wagers, of mobruled games, and characters named Lem and Lefty. T...
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How to Grow Old
John BishopSUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWhether he likes it or not, John is getting older. His hair is greying, it’s getting that much harder to stay fit, and the potential to become something of a...
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Beginning Jazz for Young Trumpeters
Michael StewartThis book contains materials, via text, musical examples, and demonstration videos, the basics of developing a foundation in playing swing and big band jazz. It also includes a cha...
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Scrape Your Lists, The Motorcycle Files
Michael StewartScrape Your Lists: the raw, unfiltered essence of the motorcycle experience expressed in point form. Rev your engines and cut through the noise of rambling descriptions and unneces...
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Fifteen Christmas Viola Duets, Vol. 2
Michael StewartThis collection of fifteen duets is designed to used as lesson materials, family gatherings, or for short recital purposes. There are various styles, keys, tempos, and meter. They ...
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Monaco
Malcolm FolleyTHE ONLY DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST RACE FULL OF EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH NIKI LAUDA, ROSS BRAWN, DAMON HILL, DAVID COULTHARD, SIR JACKIE STEWART, OLIVER PANIS AN...
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Macbeth
Harold BloomFrom Harold Bloom, the greatest Shakespeare scholar of our time, comes a portrait of Macbeth, one of William Shakespeare’s most complex and compelling antiheroesthe final volume in...
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The Lost Barkscrolls
Chris Riddell & Paul StewartThese exciting tales are ideal for those new to the Edge or as an addition to the collection of any fan. They feature stories from each of the Edge trilogies: one from the time of ...
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24 Bones
Michael F. StewartEvery five hundred years the phoenix dies. Samiya, bornintoshadow, is soon to battle her bornintolight brother. Abandoned by their parents, neither wishes to play the preordained r...
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Trying to Float
Nicolaia Rips“Hysterically droll, touching, elegant, and wisea comingofage story from someone who possibly came of age before her parents” (Patricia Marx, New Yorker writer and bestselling auth...
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Blind Eye
James B. StewartA medical thriller from Pulitzer Prize–winning author James B. Stewart about serial killer doctor Michael Swango and the medical community that chose to turn a blind eye on his cri...
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In Other Words
Anna PorterIn Other Words is a lively, charming, gossipy memoir of life in the publishing trenches and how one restlessly curious young woman sparked a creative awakening in a new country she...
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Shelf Life
Gideon HaighFew journalists exemplify the creed ‘without fear or favour’ like Gideon Haigh. Shelf Life selects from twentyone years of writing on myriad subjects by one of our clearest thinker...
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Building Trumpet Technique
Michael StewartThis book is a collection of etudes that are designed to aid in achieving technical proficiency in all 12 keys. The are 18 short etudes that are presented in each key, and then six...
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Fifteen Christmas Duets, Viola
Michael StewartThis collection of fifteen traditional Christmas carols is arranged for two violas. These are short arrangements that would work very well for family gatherings or lessons. Both pa...
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Den of Thieves
James B. StewartA #1 bestseller from coast to coast, Den of Thieves tells the full story of the insidertrading scandal that nearly destroyed Wall Street, the men who pulled it off, and the chase t...