Video shows undercover NYPD officer kick fellow officer in head
theGRIO REPORT - A recently released video shows an undercover NYPD officer kicking one of his fellow officers in the head during an arrest...
A recently released video shows an undercover NYPD officer kicking one of his fellow officers in the head during an arrest.
The video, taken in January by a professional photographer in the vicinity of the incident, has resulted in the unidentified undercover officer’s badge and gun being taken while an investigation takes place.
The 90-second clip begins with officers trying to arrest a fare-dodger at the Stillwell Avenue subway station. The man taking the video, identified as Rod Patrick Risbrook, said that the suspect “looked skinny, young, maybe somewhere between 17 and 20. No older than 22.” Despite this description, two cops can be seen wrestling the suspect to the ground; eventually four more officers, for a total of six, surround the fare-dodger and subdue him.
Throughout the video, the police can be heard telling the suspect to “stop resisting.” It is difficult to tell from the footage what the suspect is doing, since he is surrounded by the six officers, including two undercover officers. Another man, who might be another undercover officer, also helps subdue the suspect.
About 15 seconds into the video, the undercover officer, wearing a gray sweatshirt, jeans and tan construction boots, looks down at the skirmish on the ground. At this point, one of the officers is pinned underneath the suspect, making it difficult to tell them apart.
The undercover officer then kicks the police officer in the head. Someone can be heard yelling “Oh [expletive]” after the kick is delivered.
Realizing his mistake, the undercover officer checks his fellow policeman’s head for wounds and bruises. The kicked officer can later be seen dragged away by a different, uniformed officer from the group. At the end of the video, they lead the suspect away in handcuffs.
District Attorney Ken Thompson, commenting on the recent explosion of negative police videos, said, “My office is working with Commissioner Bratton to ensure that every member of the community is treated with dignity and respect.”
The video originally received more than 1 million views via Google Plus but has since been taken down, DNAInfo New York reported.
