The NYPD’s thoroughly sullied image will not be improving anytime soon. Video footage has been revealed that shows a cop in Sunset Park, Brooklyn slamming a pregnant woman to the ground.
Reports the New York Daily News:
An NYPD officer was caught on a disturbing video tackling a clearly pregnant woman and riding her to the ground early Saturday in Brooklyn.
The recording shows Sandra Amezquita, who is 5-foot-4 and five months pregnant, being grabbed by the arm and thrown to the pavement with the cop on her back in Sunset Park around 2:15 a.m.
The baby’s father, Ronel Lemos, said he watched in horror as his wife hit the ground belly-first.
“The first thing I thought was they killed my baby and they’re going to kill my wife,” Lemos, 50, told the Daily News on Tuesday.
Moments later, another unidentified woman was violently flung to the ground on Fifth Ave. and 41st St.
“You would think the police would respect a woman that is pregnant,” Amezquita, 43, said through an interpreter in an exclusive interview with The News.
The incident started when cops were arresting the victim’s son, 17-year-old Jhohan Lemos, for having a knife clipped to his belt. The woman’s husband, Ronel Lemos, who was disturbed to see his wife slammed to get ground and held belly down on the ground, was also arrested when he interfered with the arrest of his son.
According to the New York Post, Jhohan Lemos was charged with resisting arrest and harassment. Amezquita was charged with disorderly conduct while the older Lemos was arrested for assaulting a police officer.
The video does show those involved “interfering” with officers. However, you can’t control a 5′ 4″ woman, who is pregnant, without slamming her to the ground?
Fortunately, while the mother has bruises, the baby appears to be uninjured.
Reportedly, Internal Affairs is looking into the incident. They should do that.
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