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Ex-Army CB sues Patti LaBelle in wake of beating, demotion, deployment
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Posted on 06/05/2011 5:32:24 AM PDT by nuconvert

In his best-laid plans, Richard King was set to leave West Point next year as both a starting cornerback on the Cadet football team and a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army.

Instead, in a span of a little less than three months, he's been inflicted with likely career-ending injuries, busted to private and thrust into the queue for active duty — all, according to a lawsuit filed this week, the consequences of an unexpected encounter with R&B diva Patti LaBelle after King landed in his native Houston for spring break on March 11:

(link to surveillance video at link above)

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TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Music/Entertainment; Sports
KEYWORDS: army; assault; blacks; cadet; crime; football; hatecrime; military; mypeople; pattilabelle; race; racism; westpoint
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To: fireman15

Sorry for the double post; the computer locked up for a few minutes and this is what I ended up with.


41 posted on 06/06/2011 10:42:14 PM PDT by fireman15 (Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
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