BREAKING: Peter Braunstein Captured!

NBC4 is reporting that suspected fake-firefighter perv Peter Braunstein has been captured on the campus of the University of Memphis. Apparently he was recognized by a student, and stabbed himself in the neck before he was apprehended by university police.

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UPDATE: Jossip reports: "Braunstein screamed: "I'm the guy the world is looking for" and then proceeded to stab himself in the neck."

UPDATE: NBC4 is saying Braunstein stabbed himself several times in the neck, and he's in critical condition. They have helicopter shots of the crime scene, and there is a HUGE puddle of blood. NYPD detectives are on the way down to Memphis to verify its him, and to arrest him for his NYC crime. Picture of blood below:

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By Jake Dobkin in News on December 16, 2005 5:25 PM

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Carlo

Hey Pugsly! It's sad that he should stab himself in the neck?? What's sad is that the girl he sexually assaulted for THIRTEEN HOURS will never be normal again. She'll never enjoy sex again, probably never enjoy human touch again, probably never be able to sleep well again, probably not be able to hold a job, probably not be able to have a relationship. Fuck you, you stupid shit. Watch your mouth.

Anonymous

WHY DO PEOPLE WHEN THERE IS A TRAGEDY LIKE THE ONE OF PETER BRAUNSTEIN AND HIS FAMILY SEEM TO HAVE , MAKE COMMENTS THAT ARE SO LOW...WHEN SOMEONE FALLS .....HE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

I TRULY THINK THAT TO SHOW SOME CONPATION IS THE

RIGHT THING TO DO IF ONE BELIVES IN GOD.

ARLINE.

Anonymous

WHY DO PEOPLE WHEN THERE IS A TRAGEDY LIKE THE ONE OF PETER BRAUNSTEIN AND HIS FAMILY SEEM TO HAVE , MAKE COMMENTS THAT ARE SO LOW...WHEN SOMEONE FALLS .....HE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

I TRULY THINK THAT TO SHOW SOME CONPATION IS THE

RIGHT THING TO DO IF ONE BELIVES IN GOD.

Anonymous

WHY DO PEOPLE WHEN THERE IS A TRAGEDY LIKE THE ONE OF PETER BRAUNSTEIN AND HIS FAMILY SEEM TO HAVE , MAKE COMMENTS THAT ARE SO LOW...WHEN SOMEONE FALLS .....HE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

I TRULY THINK THAT TO SHOW SOME CONPATION IS THE

RIGHT THING TO DO IF ONE BELIVES IN GOD.

Anonymous

WHY DO PEOPLE WHEN THERE IS A TRAGEDY LIKE THE ONE OF PETER BRAUNSTEIN AND HIS FAMILY SEEM TO HAVE , MAKE COMMENTS THAT ARE SO LOW...WHEN SOMEONE FALLS .....HE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

I TRULY THINK THAT TO SHOW SOME CONPATION IS THE

RIGHT THING TO DO IF ONE BELIVES IN GOD.

Anonymous

WHY DO PEOPLE WHEN THERE IS A TRAGEDY LIKE THE ONE OF PETER BRAUNSTEIN AND HIS FAMILY SEEM TO HAVE , MAKE COMMENTS THAT ARE SO LOW...WHEN SOMEONE FALLS .....HE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

I TRULY THINK THAT TO SHOW SOME CONPATION IS THE

RIGHT THING TO DO IF ONE BELIVES IN GOD.

jen

IMHO, I don't think he deserves any vaseline.

Linda

I'm glad he didn't die. He doesn't deserve the peace and nothingness that death brings. He needs to rot in jail. He deserves to have a 350 pound lifer named Bubba as a cellmate. Oh, and a big tub of vaseline.

jake plummer

The mutheerfucker is 42 fucking years old, not 50. The sick sonofabitch oughta be hung by his testies at sunrise and left to rot on the vine.

Brightliner

I love that ac is the expert on me.

Ari

Aw... isn't it delightful?? Now, the man who so very enjoys being a sexual predator and a terrifying menace will get a taste of his own medicine in prison - should he live, of course.

Ya gotta love that evil bitch; karma.

Kevin Walsh

Looks like I'm better in Photoshop than somebody!

Yee-hah.

www.forgotten-ny.com

rev pays

In some ways he would fit in a college town, with his backpack and sleeping bag. However the catch is he's 50 yrs old.

Maybe if he hid out in a meth town, he'll fit in more. Or, he was visiting Graceland.

jash

in the words of a mean girl "why are you dressed so scary?"

ac

I love that Brightliner is the expert on everything and everyone (Rapists like Braunstein to billionaires like Trump).

Brightliner

It's not surprising at all. With people like Braunstein, it's all about him. We're talking about an ego that dwarfs even Donald Trump's.

Chris

Leave it to Braunstein to turn his arrest into a total me me me drama queen moment. "I'm the guy the world is looking for"? Asshat.

pugsley

That's sad that anyone would stab themselves in the neck regardless of how much of a perv they are or even if they're a village voice writer.

jen

that photo is very pink-is-the-new-blog, but red and scary.

kudos.

j0sh

jake you should quit trying to be a photographer and focus on your true talent- photo retoutching... I hear "year's most famous sex offender" is not a good look in prison- have fun guy!