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Long Island council member unloads haymakers on fellow pol during closed-door meeting: report

Nypost · · 385 words · By Brandon Cruz
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Long Island council member unloads haymakers on fellow pol during closed-door meeting: report A white-haired Long Island town board member attacked a fellow politician on the dais during a closed-door government meeting — allegedly unloading a flurry of…

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Techniques found 1
Topics 3

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What happened

Long Island council member unloads haymakers on fellow pol during closed-door meeting: report A white-haired Long Island town board member attacked a fellow politician on the dais during a closed-door government meeting — allegedly unloading a flurry of…

Why it matters

Smithtown Town Council member Thomas Lohmann, 68, was charged with assaulting fellow Republican Tom McCarthy, 68, during a Tuesday executive session where the pols got heated over an undisclosed legal matter, sources told The Post.

Common ground

Lohmann got up and rushed McCarthy — who was sitting four seats away — and punched him multiple times as the town supervisor, town attorney and other board members watched the suit-wearing pair in a full-fledged Boomer blowup, the sources said.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A furious McCarthy can be seen tossing a chair as he confronts Lohmann after the alleged attack, according to video obtained by The Post.”
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Claim 2: “Lohmann got up and rushed McCarthy — who was sitting four seats away — and punched him multiple times as the town supervisor, town attorney and other board members watched the suit-wearing pair in a full-fledged Boomer blowup, the sources said.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jaspa Fletcher (born 24 February 2004) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Brisbane Lions. Fletcher, whose father Adrian also played for the Lions, was a part of Brisbane's…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Will Ashcroft (born 6 May 2004) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was taken as pick number 2, under the father–…
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Claim 3: “Lohmann, a former NYPD homicide detective and assistant special investigator for the Suffolk County district attorney before taking office in 2018, is now charged with assault and due in court April 28.”
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Claim 4: “A white-haired Long Island town board member attacked a fellow politician on the dais during a closed-door government meeting — allegedly unloading a flurry of punches, cops and sources said.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Long Island is a densely populated continental island in southeastern New York state, extending into the Atlantic Ocean. It constitutes a significant share of the New York metropolitan area in both po…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Long Island Ducks are an American professional minor league baseball team based on Long Island in Central Islip, New York. The Ducks compete in the North Division of the Atlantic League of Profess…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Long Island iced tea, or Long Island ice tea, is an IBA official cocktail, typically made with vodka, tequila, light rum, triple sec, gin, and a splash of cola. Despite its name, the cocktail does…
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Claim 5: “Smithtown Town Council member Thomas Lohmann, 68, was charged with assaulting fellow Republican Tom McCarthy, 68, during a Tuesday executive session where the pols got heated over an undisclosed legal matter, sources told The Post.”
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No corroboration found in Wikipedia entries or other sources. Evidence includes unrelated topics about 2020 elections and Smithtown demographics.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from the State of New York, one from each of the state's 27 co…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Smithtown is a town in Suffolk County, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. The population was 116,296 at the 2020 Census. The census-designated p…
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Claim 6: “The town has also been grappling with a controversial and newly unveiled 'Big Brother'-esque surveillance network that gives police live access to more than 250 cameras across all town locations and parks — a system some residents have likened to something out of George Orwell’s '1984.'”
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Claim 7: “In June of last year, members of Smithtown Town Supervisor Ed Wehrheim’s family were arrested for stalking and harassing his political opponent Rob Trotta during their low-profile Republican primary.”
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Claim 8: “McCarthy, who previously defeated Lohmann in a 2017 Republican primary for town council, has since told Newsday he no longer feels safe working with Lohmann and is seeking a restraining order against his colleague.”
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Claim 9: “Lohmann and McCarthy did not immediately respond to a request for comment.”
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Claim 10: “He was punched multiple times in the jaw, neck and shoulder and required an MRI on four different parts of his body, the outlet reported.”
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