NBC New York: Video Shows Suspect Allegedly Attack NYPD Officer — And He Is Later Freed Without Bail
Despite the glaring evidence and the violent attack that send the 30-year-old officer to the hospital, Thompson was back on the street just a day later on Monday
(Via WNBC)
Surveillance video shows an NYPD officer allegedly getting attacked from behind in the Bronx by a man who has been violent toward police before — but he was freed without bail just a day later.
The unprovoked and seemingly random attack was captured on video from two angles, security camera and police body camera videos. Investigators said that the recordings show the suspect, identified as 39-year-old Isus Thompson, walk up to a police officer on East 194th Street Sunday and strike him from behind.
The weapon used in the alleged assault was a backpack, but it's what was inside that matters more: A criminal complain states that it contained a "safe constructed of metal."
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