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Man suffers third-degree burns while being held on hot pavement by Phoenix police. Michael Kenyon was hospitalized for more than a month with burns on his face, arms, chest, and legs

The incident happened on the afternoon of July 6, 2024, when the temperature reached 114º in central Phoenix. Surveillance video shows Kenyon was stopped by officers and questioned in a parking lot near 7th and McKinley streets. After both sides began pulling against each other, a handful of officers took Kenyon down to the blacktop and kept him there for more than four minutes.

In an interview with ABC15, Kenyon said he believes officers stopped him because his roommate had recently reported a theft from their home, which is across the street. Police later determined Kenyon was not the suspect in the theft.

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