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Two Buffalo police officers were justified in pushing a 75-year-old activist who suffered a skull fracture, an arbitrator ruled nearly two years after the incident. Officers Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalsk had no other course of action than to push away an approaching Martin Gugino, 75, when he was objecting to a protest curfew. Gugino had been protesting police June 4, 2020, just days after the death of George Floyd.

A grand jury on Thursday dismissed felony assault charges against two Buffalo police officers who in June pushed a 75-year-old man during a protest against police violence in the wake of George Floyd’s death, reports ­The Buffalo News. ... Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipmentI watched, he fell harder than was pushed. Was aiming scanner. Could be a set up.

Cheektowaga, NY (WBEN) Cheektowaga Police have made an arrest in a case of threats made through the emergency frequency. Police say transmissions included threats to commit shootings inside a retail establishment in the Town of Cheektowaga. The break in the case came when a Patrolman heard a transmission and noticed Jonathan Robert’s vehicle nearby. After investigation, a radio capable of transmitting on the Cheektowaga Police Department’s frequency was located in Roberts' vehicle and his voice matched that of a recording from threats made in May. Roberts was arranged by Erie County Court Judge Calvo-Torres and released on his own recognizance....

"A longtime peace activist" is how every major news agency described Martin Gugino, a 75-year-old professional protester hospitalized after falling backward from being pushed by two Buffalo police officers. President Trump called him something else: an "ANTIFA provocateur" and asked whether the incident was "a setup." Everyone pounced on Trump for going after "an old man," including The Drudge Report.  But what if President Trump was right? According to a trusted source, Gugino told the officers, "you're going to arrest me, and I'm going to take you to the Supreme Court" before the push and fall incident with the two Buffalo...

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany defended President Trump’s tweet that falsely accused a 75-year-old anti-racism protester who was shoved to the ground by police of being an “ANTIFA provocateur.” The president’s tweet appeared to reference a segment that aired on OANN, a right-wing network that routinely disseminates conspiracy theories. “They’re questions that need to be asked,” McEnany said of Trump’s tweet, which offered zero evidence to back up his claim. She accused the protester, longtime peace activist Martin Gugino, of having posted “some very questionable” and “profanity-laden” tweets about police. As of Wednesday, Gugino’s tweets are only viewable to...

Commentators reacted with shock and disgust to President Donald Trump’s conspiracy theory that a 75-year-old man who was attacked and hospitalized by police last week “could be an ANTIFA provocateur.” Two Buffalo police officers were charged with felony assault for shoving longtime activist Martin Gugino to the ground outside City Hall, resulting in Gugino hitting his head and bleeding from his ear. Gugino remains hospitalized, in “serious but stable” condition, according to his lawyer. Donald J. Trump Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police...

Patrick Rooney, Founder of Old School™ (Natural Health / Success / Freedom) discusses President Trump's Tweet calling out the man who fell down after being pushed by New York police. The President believes the man may be an "Antifa Provacateur." And video footage indicates the man was acting in a strange fashion while interacting with police.

Martin Gugino, 75, was shoved while approaching riot police in Buffalo causing him to stumble backwards and hit his head, resulting in a melt-down of intense fury on social media. Far from being an innocent old man as being portrayed by some, it turns out that Gugino is a longtime hard left agitator. At the time of this writing, it appears that Guginos Facebook and Twitter accounts have been deleted. The accounts, which were researched by RAIR Foundation USA, revealed a seasoned leftist activist who had a self-described “obsession” with Cuba. Gugino has ties to radical socialist Catholic Worker Movement,...

Martin Gugino is a 75-year-old professional agitator and Antifa provocateur who brags on his blog about the number of times he can get arrested and escape prosecution. Gugino’s Twitter Account is also filled with anti-cop sentiment [SEE HERE]. Last Thursday Gugino traveled from his home in Amherst, New York, to Buffalo to agitate a protest crowd. During his effort Gugino was attempting to capture the radio communications signature of Buffalo police officers. CTH noted what he was attempting on Thursday night as soon as the now viral video was being used by media to sell a police brutality narrative. [Thread...

Two Buffalo cops were arraigned on Saturday on one count each of assault in the second degree, after they allegedly shoved a 75-year-old demonstrator during anti-police brutality protests. Martin Gugino, a longtime peace activist in the upstate New York city, hit his head on the pavement and was left on the ground as blood pooled around his head on Thursday evening. He remained in hospital in a serious but stable condition on Saturday. Initially, city officials claimed Gugino had tripped and fell. However, a video surfaced showing riot police, who were clearing Niagara Square at the time, clearly pushing Gugino...

Martin Gugino — the 75-year-old man who was shoved to the ground by Buffalo police in a video seen by millions — is a long-time peace activist and “gentle person,” according to friends. The resident of Amherst in Erie County is a member of the People United for Sustainable Housing Buffalo and anti-nuclear group Kings BayPlowshares, the Buffalo News reported. “He’s a gentle person who really believes that he must stand up for what he thinks is right,” said Gugino’s pal Terrence Bisson. “That’s why he went to the demonstration. He would never resist physically any kind of orders. He’s...