"Timothy Brown stated, 'You're under arrest,' and despite his compliance, he was violently grabbed and shoved by the officers, who repeatedly hit him in the head."
"Brown's mother, Donna Brown, expressed her disgust, saying, 'Could you look at a video of your child being dragged like that? It's disgusting. It really is.'"
"The officers involved in the incident were placed on modified duty and stripped of their guns and badges while the NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau investigates."
Timothy Brown was assaulted by police at a Brooklyn liquor store after being mistaken for a drug dealer. He complied with officers, stating, 'I'm not resisting,' but was violently arrested. Brown suffered injuries, including a black eye, during the incident. His mother expressed outrage over the treatment of Black and Brown individuals by police. Although Brown received a desk appearance ticket for resisting arrest, the Brooklyn District Attorney decided not to prosecute. The officers involved have been placed on modified duty pending an investigation by the NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau.
Read at New York Daily News
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