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Brownsville mother says her son was forcefully arrested by three NYPD officers
- and it was caught on camera.
Tiffany
Wint’s 16-year-old son was seen on surveillance video being held
down by three police officers. She says he was arrested Friday near a park on
Pitkin Avenue and Herzl Street.
“I
know every mom says that that’s not their kid,” said Wint, “but he’s not that
kid. He’s a sweet kid.”
At one
point in the video, it appears as if two officers are holding each of
his arms, and the video also appears to show another officer pushing on the
child’s chest.
Wint
says her son’s arrest followed a basketball game when he noticed an unmarked
vehicle circling the park and chose to leave. She says as he left, officers
approached him, and following a conversation they tackled him to the ground.
When
asking the NYPD about this incident, they told News 12, “Attempted to question an individual regarding a past crime.
He became disorderly was taken back to the precinct and given a summons
for disorderly conduct.”
Assembly member
Latrice Walker took to her Instagram story, calling out the officers for
following him and manhandling him in this manner.