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Man arrested after taunting homeless man who died in $6 stunt

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Man arrested after taunting homeless man who died in $6 stunt
Man arrested after taunting homeless man who died in $6 stunt

Las Vegas police arrested 28-year-old Keonte Jones after a stunt filmed on social media turned deadly.

"LIVE" ON SOCIAL MEDIA.TONIGHT WE HAVE DISTURBINGVIDEO OF THE INCIDENT POLICESAY THE MAN WHO WAS BEHIND THESTUNT... HAS BEEN ARRESTED.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER ASTRIDMENDEZ SPOKE WITH APSYCHO-THERAPIST ABOUT HOWSOMETHING LIKE THIS COULDHAPPEN.ASTRID INTRO THAT'S THE CORNERWHERE LARRY CONER TRIED TO MAKEA QUICK SIX BUCKS AND ENDED UPDYING.POLICE SAY KEONTE JONES OFFEREDCONER THE MONEY AND RECORDEDTHE WHOLE THING ON SOCIALMEDIA.TAKE PKG IT'S SOCIAL MEDIA ATITS WORST.ONE MAN RECORDING, WHILEANOTHER TRIES A STUNT THATWOULD KILL HIM.LARRY CONERS WANTED MONEY.6 DOLLARS.SO HE TRIED TO DO A BACKFLIP.THE QUESTION IS: WHAT DID THEOTHER MAN WANT?

NATS VIDEOKEONTE JONES "SHE'S CALLINGEMS, SHE SAYS BRO BROKE HISNECK, I SAID I WAS GOING TOGIVE HIM 6 DOLLARS, TO HIT ABACK FLIP.POLICE SAY THAT'S KEONTE JONESSTREAMING THE STUNT LIVE ONSOCIALMEDIA.A PSYCHOTHERAPIST SAYS HE WASPROBABLY LOOKING FOR "LIKES""A LOT OF THIS HAPPENS WITHYOUNGER PEOPLE AND YOUNGERPEOPLE TENT TO NOT ALWAYSRECOGNIZE THE CONSEQUENCES OFHIS ACTIONS.THEY ALSO TENT NOT TO SEE THECONSEQUENCES WHEN IT'S DONEONLINE, THEY GO, WELL NO ONEGOT HURT, THEY ENDED UP OK,MOST TEENS THINK THEY CANSURVIVE ANYTHING AND KNOWEVERYTHING AND SO THEY'RE MOREAFTER RISK" IN THIS CASESEVERITY OF WHAT THIS IS WILLIF WE SHARE POSITIVE THINGSIT'S NOT THE FIRST DANGEROUSONLINE STUNT WE'LL SEE ANDIT'S PROBABLY NOT THE LAST.PSYCHOTHERAPIST (NAME) SAYSANYONE WITH A PHONE AND ADESIRE FOR ATTENTION NEEDS TOTHINK ABOUT THEIR NEXT MOVE."YOU DON'T WANT TO LIVE TOREGRET THAT OR LIVE WITH THATFOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, SOLISTENING, IF YOU'RE ON THEINTERNET, IF YOU'RE SCROLLINGSOCIAL MEDIA, WHICH YOUUNDOUBTFULLY ARE, ESPECIALLYWITH COVID NOT BEING ABLE TOGET OUT, THINK TWICE ABOUT WHATYOUR CLICKING, AND LIKING ANDWHAT YOUR SHARING AND WHAT THATREPRESENTS AND WHAT KIND OFBEHAVIOR IS THAT ENCOURAGING.ASTRID TAG THIS INCIDENT ISSTILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BYMETRO POLICE.ALSO, BE MINDFUL THAT BEFOREUSINGTHIS (SHOW CELLPHONE) TO POSTSOMETHING, YOU COULD FACESEVERE CONSEQUENCES.AM13ANMETRO POLICE GAIN 50 NEWOFFICERS.SHERIFF J

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