Jeremy Rugante high on drugs attacks childhood friend

36-year-old Jeremy Rugante was involved in an altercation with his childhood friend at Paradise Hill Road on February 24. When the victim opened the door, he saw Rugante, his childhood friend, so he let him inside. He noticed that Rugante seemed to be under the influence of drugs and was getting loud, so he told him that he needed to leave. This made Rugante upset, so he pushed him to the ground and started punching and kicking him until he lost consciousness. There were witnesses to the assault who stated that they heard a commotion in the living room and saw Rugante punching and kicking the victim, who seemed unresponsive. Once Rugante saw the witnesses, he left out the front door and did not return. Jeremy Rugante was taken into custody and charged with aggravated assault.

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Police say Jeremy Rugante was “tweaking” on Wilma Rudolph Blvd at 2 AM

Police say 35-year-old Jeremy Rugante was “tweaking” when they encountered him on Wilma Rudolph Blvd on March 28 just after 2 a.m. He was described as having “tweak” like movements with pinpoint pupils and was sweaty with slurred speech. He was unable to provide an address or arrange for anyone to take him to a safe place, so he was taken into custody and charged with public intoxication.

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