NYC Police were involved in an altercation with a 17 year old Black teen on Monday night in Times Square after the man tossed a flier into the face of a police officer. Part of the altercation was caught on video tape. Now the Manhattan district attorney’s office is looking into the video and the two men arrested in the incident were in court on Tuesday. The confrontation lasts no more than 40 seconds. Police sources say it began when Matthew Ogbu resisted arrest. At least four officers run at Ogbu. One of them, a sergeant pulls out a nightstick and swings twice. At the same time, Ogbu’s cousin, Obi Daniel Jr. jumps in allegedly punching a police officer. The sergeant stays on the first suspect dealing at least three more blows. On Tuesday afternoon, Ogbu was limping as he appeared in court. His mother says the 17-year-old had to go to the hospital for an injury when his leg was hit by a nightstick in this melee. At the height of which a sergeant is seen hitting him at least four times before a third man enters the fray to grab the sergeant's arm. A third man runs to intercept the sergeant. Now it was two on one. The police officer that was punched was sent to the hospital. Eventually all three men were arrested. “If I hit my child like this I would be arrested. They would consider it child abuse,” says Obi Daniel Sr, Daniel’s father. Now CBS2 News has learned the sergeant who pulled his nightstick was also involved in another high profile incident just months ago also caught on video during the Republican National Convention. The first video shown was of then Detective William Sample being pummeled by a protestor while hunting for the man responsible. [more]
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