Homeless victim of videotaped beating has seizure

Published January 13, 2015

A homeless New Jersey man whose videotaped beating was posted on YouTube is out of the hospital after suffering a seizure.

David Ivins was at the Belmar Police Department on Wednesday night picking up a bicycle that had been donated to him when he became stricken. Police Chief Thomas Palmisano says officers rushed Ivins to the hospital, where he was stabilized and later released.

Palmisano says Ivins is riding his bike again.

The 50-year-old received donations and support from an outraged community after the videotape showed a young man punching and kicking Ivins in the face, bloodying his nose, before telling him, "Merry Christmas."

Twenty-year-old Taylor Giresi faces charges including aggravated assault. The 17-year-old cameraman has been released to his parents.

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