A video emerged of a 16-year-old boy attacking an NYPD cop who confronted him for alleging not paying the subway fare:
The teen, whom cops are not publicly identifying because of his age, jumped the turnstile at the 125th Street-Lexington Avenue station in East Harlem just before 6 p.m. Saturday, cops said. A 16-year-old girl who was with him ducked under the turnstile, authorities said.The boy “became verbally aggressive for over 3 minutes with officers” before they attempted to arrest him, authorities said.His arrest sparked the caught-on-video mayhem in which the boy began to punch the cop, who returned the blows.The teen girl can be seen entering the fray to throw a couple punches at the officer before a female cop pulled her away and the girl sparred with her.The fisticuffs left one side of the boy’s face completely bloodied.
The cops arrested the boy, charging him with assault on a police officer, obstruction of governmental administration, and resisting arrest.
The kid has a record, too. He’d already been arrested for possession of a loaded gun and robbery.
But despite the charges and his record, the boy was released on his own recognizance.
Gotta love those new bail reform laws:
“If New Yorkers want to know why the chaos in the transit system is not improving more quickly — this is why,” fumed Patrick Lynch, president of the Police Benevolent Association union.“The criminals underground know they can get in a brawl, choke a cop and be back out in hours. Cops are putting ourselves on the line to make the subways safer, but we are feeling abandoned by a justice system that won’t back us up.”
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