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Man pepper sprayed on Duke campus after allegedly stealing bookbag

A man suspected of stealing a backpack from a Duke University library was pepper sprayed by university police after refusing to exit a campus bus and resisting arrest Monday evening, school officials said.

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DURHAM, N.C. — A man suspected of stealing a backpack from a Duke University library was pepper sprayed by university police after refusing to exit a campus bus and resisting arrest on Monday, school officials said.

The man, who is not a Duke student, was taken to the Durham County jail. 

No other information was released Monday night.

 

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