"During the arrest, Okeke "weaponized his vehicle" in an alleged attempt to hit ICE officers and "became physically combative attempting to punch and elbow ICE officers.""
"NYPD officers responded just before 10:30 p.m. to reports of "multiple disorderly groups" in the vicinity of the hospital, observing individuals obstructing vehicular traffic and blocking emergency entrances."
"As ICE agents attempted to leave the hospital with Okeke, protestors outside blocked the entrance and refused to disperse, with one protestor breaking the ICE agent's rear window."
Nine individuals were arrested during an anti-ICE protest outside Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained Chidozie Wilson Okeke, a Nigerian national with a reported criminal history. During the arrest, Okeke allegedly attempted to hit ICE officers with his vehicle and became combative. He requested medical assistance and was taken to the hospital for evaluation. NYPD responded to reports of disorderly conduct, where protestors obstructed traffic and blocked hospital entrances, leading to further altercations with ICE agents.
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