A Bronx assemblyman filed a complaint against the NYPD after an officer used “excessive force” on him on Saturday.
Assemblyman Michael Blake told the NYTimes, while attending a family gathering the Gouverneur Morris Houses, he saw a woman in handcuffs and approached the officers involved about it. In the moments that followed, a confrontation escalated behind him, leading to his physical encounter with a police officer.
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