In the city of New York, jumping a turnstile is considered “Theft of Service,” which is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail. A 16-year-old boy recently tried to stave off this penalty in a shocking occurrence over the weekend that resulted in a bloody fist fight with an NYPD officer, where he more than held his own in hand-to-hand combat. According to police reports, officers approached the teenage boy and his female companion shortly after he jumped the turnstile, and she ducked underneath one. This led to a confrontation between the officers and the teens that snowballed into a shouting match before a two-on-two brawl broke out on camera.
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