"The activist is accused of punching Manhattan Democratic District Leader William Allen, 66, and hurling a bullhorn at him when the protest descended into chaos at about 10:45 a.m. on Friday, according to police and sources. The entire saga unfolded when Newsome and a host of activists swarmed the Harlem office of Councilman Yusef Salaam - one of the exonerated Central Park Five - to object to non-profit leader Tiffany Fulton having $10,000 in her community funding pulled."
"Allen, who was there for the other press conference on solitary confinement, described himself as an "innocent bystander" - telling The Post he walked over at the same time to chat with Fulton, but ended up facing the ire of Newsome. Video footage circulating online shows Newsome getting in Allen's face and accuse him of bringing an "old lady over here" in reference to the councilman's mother."
Hawk Newsome, New York Black Lives Matter founder, turned himself in Monday to face charges for allegedly assaulting Manhattan Democratic District Leader William Allen during a chaotic Harlem rally. Police and sources allege Newsome punched Allen and hurled a bullhorn at him around 10:45 a.m. Friday. The confrontation began when Newsome and activists protested Councilman Yusef Salaam's office over the removal of $10,000 in community funding for Tiffany Fulton. Salaam's mother approached Newsome, who shouted into a bullhorn; Allen said he was an innocent bystander who was struck in the chest and narrowly missed by the bullhorn.
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