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Actor Michael Pitt was taken into police custody final Friday and carted off to the hospital after a really public outburst in NYC, TMZ has realized.
Video obtained by TMZ exhibits Pitt strapped to a gurney and surrounded by EMS technicians whoโre wheeling him down a sidewalk in Bushwick, Brooklyn, presumably to a ready ambulance. Pitt seems to be as if he is in a daze โฆ first staring up on the sky, then turning his head to the aspect as he quietly lays on the stretcher.
Law enforcement sources inform us โฆ somebody referred to as 911 to report a male (Pitt) was throwing objects at folks, presumably from the rooftop of a constructing.
Cops shortly responded to the scene and Pitt was apprehended, however not charged with against the law as a result of he was deemed an emotionally disturbed individual. He was taken to an area hospital for remedy.
Back in July, Pitt had one other brush with the legislation on the similar location, and he was arrested for assault and petty larceny. The actor allegedly snatched a personโs cellphone out of his hand and repeatedly punched him within the head earlier than taking the cellphone. Luckily, the person suffered solely minor accidents.
In New York, an individual whoโs positioned on an involuntary psych maintain can solely be held for 72 hours, except the hospital petitions a decide to maintain the affected person, after which just for a most of 60 days complete. We do not know Pittโs present standing.
We reached out to reps for Pitt โฆ thus far, no phrase again.
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