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  • Mall of America preacher kicked out by security guards for wearing a 'Jesus Saves' T-shirt says he'd rather 'go to jail or die' than take it off

    01/17/2023 9:44:30 AM PST · by Morgana · 18 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | January 17, 2023 | Helena Kelly
    A man ordered to remove his 'Jesus Saves' T-shirt or leave a shopping mall has said he would rather 'go to jail or die' than take it off. During a lengthy and rambling hour long video posted to YouTube on Monday, Paul Shoro, was still wearing the same fluorescent shirt a security guard at the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Minnesota told him to either take off or leave the premises. Shoro, who hails from Ethiopia, defended his actions, explaining his presence in the U.S. as a request from God. He claimed he was at the mall to hand out...
  • Jesus Saves, Just Not at the Mall of America in Minnesota

    01/17/2023 9:43:28 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 7 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 01/17/2023 | Lincoln Brown
    You can do all sorts of things at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. On the mall’s website, there is a myriad of dining, drinking and shopping options, not to mention the Nickelodeon Universe®, an M&M’s® attraction, an aquarium, climbing walls, escape rooms, games, a novelty photography studio, and so much more. You can do just about anything at the Mall of America, as long as you don’t mention Jesus. Well, it is in Minnesota — what did you expect? On January 7, a man wearing a t-shirt that read “Jesus Saves” entered the mall. The back of the...
  • Man kicked out of mall for wearing "Jesus Saves" T shirt

    01/13/2023 5:33:38 PM PST · by allen592 · 21 replies
    Twitter ^ | Jan 12, 2023 | John Mason
    According to the poster of the video on Twitter: "I automatically assumed this was overseas, but it's right here in America."
  • 'Jesus Saves' shirt is 'offending' Mall of America shoppers, security guard says — and he orders man to remove shirt or get out of the mall

    01/16/2023 4:23:35 AM PST · by gattaca · 67 replies
    The Blaze ^ | January 15, 2023 | DAVE URBANSKI
    Cellphone video captured a confrontation involving a Mall of America security guard telling a man wearing a "Jesus Saves" T-shirt that his shirt is "offending" shoppers at the famously large mall in Bloomington, Minnesota — and the guard ordered the man to remove the shirt or leave the mall. What are the details? Alpha News — an independent outfit that covers news across the state that often goes unreported — said the confrontation took place last weekend, citing videos published on social media.
  • WOKE Mall Cop Tries To KICKS OUT Man For Wearing 'Jesus Saves' Shirt Because It Offended People!

    01/16/2023 12:35:53 PM PST · by Impala64ssa · 27 replies
    Rumble ^ | 1/15/23 | Black Conservative Perspective
    Cellphone video captured a confrontation involving a Mall of America security guard telling a man wearing a "Jesus Saves" T-shirt that his shirt is "offending" shoppers at the famously large mall in Bloomington, Minnesota — and the guard ordered the man to remove the shirt or leave the mall.
  • Man ordered to remove ‘Jesus is the only way’ T-shirt at Mall of America

    01/17/2023 5:54:02 AM PST · by mikelets456 · 66 replies
    NYP ^ | 1/16/2023 | NYP
    A man inside the Mall of America last week was ordered by security guards to remove his T-shirt that read “Jesus is the only way” in a viral confrontation that has sparked online outrage. The man’s bright yellow shirt read “Jesus saves” on the front and “Jesus is the only way” on the back with the “Coexist” symbol which represents peace among different religions crossed out, the footage shows. Security guards told the man that other shoppers at the Minnesota mall said they were offended by the shirt. “Jesus is associated with religion and it’s offending people,” one of the...
  • Vanity: Man Kicked out of Mall for Wearing “Jesus Saves” T-Shirt

    01/13/2023 9:29:13 AM PST · by TigerClaws · 81 replies
    Not a “news story” so posted as a Vanity. Video at link. Minnesota. John Mason @LivingGodsTruth I automatically assumed this was overseas, but it's right here in America.
  • Mall of America settles lawsuit with family of boy, 5, who was thrown over balcony and 40-feet to the ground by man 'looking for someone to kill': Child suffered severe head trauma and broken bones

    12/05/2022 6:42:40 PM PST · by artichokegrower · 40 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 5 December 2022 | RUTH BASHINSKY
    The Mall of America has confidentially settled a lawsuit with the family of a five-year-old boy who was tossed off a third-floor balcony by a man who claimed he was 'looking for someone to kill'.
  • NYE CHAOS Mall of America ‘shooting’ lockdown – Minnesota shoppers shelter-in-place on New Year’s Eve as cops hunt suspect

    12/31/2021 9:14:09 PM PST · by blueplum · 16 replies
    The Sun, USA ^ | 31 December 2021 | Christopher Eberhart
    TWO people were hurt in a shooting at Minnesota's Mall of America on Friday evening, and police were searching for a gunman. Bloomington police said that the scene was secured around 6pm, about an hour after a police officer heard a gunshot at the busy shopping center.... ...The police department said in an update late Friday that the officer who heard the gunshot found a man who suffered a bullet wound to the leg. He was taken to a local hospital while a second man, a bystander who was grazed by a bullet, was treated for minor injuries then released...
  • 5-year-old boy thrown from MOA balcony 'walking perfectly,' family says

    11/23/2019 1:03:40 PM PST · by ButThreeLeftsDo · 22 replies
    KSTP.com ^ | 11/22/19 | KSTP
    The 5-year-old boy who was thrown from a third-floor balcony at Mall of America is now "walking perfectly," according to an update on the family's GoFundMe page. On Friday, the family of the victim, identified only as Landen, said he came home in August with a limp and uneven legs, but has had many sessions of physical therapy and "is now walking PERFECTLY with even legs," the update reads. It also says Landen "loves being back to school" and when asked by his mother how he's doing, always responds, "Mom, I'm healed, you don't need to ask me anymore." The...
  • Parents of boy attacked at Mall of America bare anguish over extent of injuries

    06/26/2019 9:33:06 AM PDT · by GOP_Party_Animal · 56 replies
    St. Paul Pioneer Press ^ | 6/25/19 | Deanna Weniger
    The 5-year-old Woodbury boy who survived being thrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America remains in intensive care due to severe complications from the attack, his parents said in a Tuesday update on their GoFundMe page. “Up until now we have let our hopes govern what we have revealed to the public,” the post stated. “However, the injuries and severe complications have now resulted in more than 15 separate medical procedures or surgeries, including surgeries for two broken arms and a broken leg, removal of his spleen, procedures for fluid in his lungs and stomach, as well...
  • Man sentenced to 19 years for throwing boy from Mall of America balcony

    06/03/2019 4:31:47 PM PDT · by blueyon · 79 replies
    UPI ^ | 6/03/19 | Daniel Uria
    A man who threw a 5-year-old boy from a third-floor balcony in Minnesota's Mall of America was sentenced to nearly two decades in prison on Monday. Judge Jeannice Reding sentenced Emmanuel Aranda, 24, to 19 years in prison, the maximum amount agreed upon in his plea deal after he pleaded guilty to throwing the young boy, Landen, from the mall's balcony.
  • 19-year sentence for man who threw 5-year-old over Mall of America balcony

    06/03/2019 8:54:27 AM PDT · by ButThreeLeftsDo · 43 replies
    KSTP.com ^ | 6/3/19 | Rebecca Omastiak
    The man who pleaded guilty to throwing a 5-year-old boy from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America in April received a sentence of 228 months (19 years) Monday morning. Two-thirds of that sentence must be spent in prison. Emmanuel Aranda, 24, was charged with attempted premeditated first-degree murder. During a hearing, Aranda said he knew throwing the child over the balcony could kill him. Aranda agreed to a plea deal in the case roughly three weeks ago. Through statements read in court, the family of 5-year-old Landen, who is still recovering, had a chance to address Aranda prior...
  • Child who survived Mall of America fall undergoing further procedures

    05/24/2019 8:14:40 AM PDT · by ButThreeLeftsDo · 22 replies
    KSTP.com ^ | 5/24/19 | AP
    <p>The family of a 5-year-old boy who survived after being thrown from a third-story balcony at the Mall of America says he will undergo further medical procedures. The Woodbury family posted Thursday evening on a GoFundMe page that the procedures are "non-life threatening complications" related to the fall.</p>
  • Suspect accused of throwing boy from balcony at MOA pleads guilty to attempted murder

    05/14/2019 10:50:59 AM PDT · by ButThreeLeftsDo · 37 replies
    KSTP.com ^ | 5/14/19 | KSTP.com/AP
    The Minneapolis man accused of throwing a 5-year-old boy from a third-floor balcony at Mall of America last month has pleaded guilty to attempted premeditated first-degree murder. Emmanuel Aranda, 24, entered his plea Tuesday morning in Hennepin County court, admitting he knew throwing a child over a third-floor balcony could kill him. A family spokesperson has said the boy is now out of critical condition, and is alert and conscious. The family hopes he will be able to return home by June. KSTP's Brett Hoffland reports Aranda agreed to a plea deal containing a sentence of 228 months (19 years)....
  • Prosecutors to seek maximum sentence for suspect accused of throwing boy from MOA balcony

    05/10/2019 3:46:41 PM PDT · by ButThreeLeftsDo · 43 replies
    KSTP.com ^ | 5/9/19 | KSTP staff
    The Hennepin County Attorney's Office confirms prosecutors will seek the maximum sentence for the suspect alleged to have thrown a 5-year-old boy over the railing of a third-story balcony at Mall of America last month. Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda has been charged with first-degree premeditated attempt to commit murder. On Thursday, the county attorney's office confirmed they have filed an upward departure in the case, meaning they will seek the maximum sentence of 20 years (240 months) in prison. Last week, a family spokesperson said the boy is now out of critical condition, and is alert and conscious. The family hopes...
  • Man suspected of randomly throwing/pushing boy from MOA balcony had prior violent incidents at mall

    04/15/2019 10:56:58 AM PDT · by detective · 31 replies
    A 24-year-old man arrested Friday morning and accused of randomly throwing or pushing a 5-year-old boy from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America has had other violent incidents at the Bloomington shopping center, court records show. The man, identified by police as Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda, was accused in July 2015 of throwing things off the upper level of the mall to the lower level. He also refused to give his name to police and resisted arrest.
  • REVEALED: Hero bystander helped apprehend the Mall of America suspect who 'threw boy..

    04/14/2019 11:06:12 AM PDT · by COUNTrecount · 32 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | April 14, 2019 | By Lauren Fruen and Ariel Zilber
    REVEALED: Hero bystander helped apprehend the Mall of America suspect who 'threw boy, five, off a balcony' while his mom screamed for help, as wellwishers raise $400K for the youngster who is still in hospital Landen Hoffmann was thrown from a third-floor balcony in the Mall of America He suffered life-threatening injuries and his cousin asked people to pray for him Well wishers have now donated more than $400,000 on a GoFundMe page Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda, 24, was arrested Friday at the mall in Bloomington, Minnesota, and charged with attempted homicide A bystander stopped Aranda from fleeing after he pushed...
  • Boy thrown over railing at Mall of America remains hospitalized

    04/13/2019 11:19:32 AM PDT · by Drew68 · 111 replies
    Star Tribune ^ | 04/13/19 | Katy Read
    <p>A 5-year-old boy who fell almost 40 feet after being thrown over a third-floor railing at the Mall of America on Friday remained hospitalized Saturday, police said.</p> <p>At a noon news conference, Bloomington Police Chief Jeff Potts said the family of the boy, who remains hospitalized at Children's Hospital Minneapolis, has requested privacy.</p>
  • Emmanual Aranda, 24, identified as suspect who tossed child from third floor at Mall of America

    04/12/2019 2:40:47 PM PDT · by RummyChick · 57 replies
    nydaily news ^ | 4/12/2019 | blake alsup
    Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda, 24, has been identified as the suspect accused of tossing a 5-year-old boy from the third floor at Mall of America on Friday. He has been charged with attempted homicide.