A New York City police officer is accused of punching a man more than a dozen times while responding to a call about an emotionally disturbed child last year.
A New York City police officer faces charges for allegedly punching a man more than a dozen times while responding to a call about an emotionally disturbed child last year, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Zapata, 36, of the Bronx, pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault and was released on his own recognizance on Wednesday.While responding with several officers to a call of an autistic teen in crisis in a Harlem apartment on Dec. 7, 2022, Zapata allegedly punched the boyfriend of the teen's mother approximately 13 times in the span of nine seconds, prosecutors said. The incident was captured on police body-worn cameras.
When the victim tried to check on the child, Zapata told him he was interfering with emergency medical services and would be arrested, according to prosecutors. Zapata can then be heard apologizing to the victim's son who saw the altercation. "I'm sorry young man, sorry you had to see that," he says.The 43-year-old boyfriend was initially arrested following the incident but the Manhattan district attorney's office declined to prosecute and instead turned the boyfriend into a witness against Zapata.
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