New York City cop may be criminally charged for shoving woman at George Floyd protest, report says

Another cop was also suspended last week for a subsequent incident, in which he was seen on video pulling down the face mask of a man, and then spraying pepper spray into that civilian’s face.

NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said Friday that the police department’s Internal Affairs Bureau had finished investigating both incidents.The incidents had been referred to the Department Advocate for disciplinary action, Shea said. 

“While the investigations have to play out, based on the severity of what we saw, it is appropriate and necessary to assure the public that there will be transparency during the disciplinary process,” Shea said on Friday.

Shea also said that the incidents “are disturbing and run counter to the principles of NYPD training, as well as our mission of public safety,” and that the officers’ conduct is in contrast to the “restrained work of the thousands of other officers who have worked tirelessly to protect those who are peacefully protesting and keep all New Yorkers safe.”

“Over the past week, as I’ve said on multiple occasions, we have seen several troubling incidents involving behavior from members of the department that the NYPD is actively investigating,” Shea said.

New York and other cities around the country have seen days of protests related to the death of Floyd, a black man who died after a white cop in Minneapolis knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes during an arrest on suspicion of using a counterfeit bill.

That now-fired Minneapolis officer, Derek Chauvin, has been charged with second- and third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. He was ordered held in lieu of bail of up to $1.25 million on Monday.

Three other former cops who assisted in Floyd’s arrest have been charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The trio are each being held in lieu of bail of up to $1 million.

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