NYPD arrest and drag unconscious Black man as neighbors go off
A new video shows dozens of NYPD officers dragging an unconscious 22-year old Keith Woody from a house in Harlem, then dropping him on the street next to a police cruiser.
A disturbing video of New York City police officers dragging an unconscious Harlem man into a waiting police car has now sparked public outrage.
According to Patch.com, the clip shows community members having a shouting match with police over the July 16th arrest of Keith Woody, whose limp body can be seen being dragged from a house, then dropped on the street next to a police cruiser. Officers eventually lift the young man’s unresponsive torso into the backseat of the patrol car as horrified neighbors protest in disbelief and beg for officers to call an ambulance.
“You don’t knock nobody out like that,” one woman pleads. “He’s out unconscious in 100 degree weather.”
“He can’t even stand up,” another bystander yells, as officers dragged Woody’s body into the police car.
“He did nothing wrong,” the crowd shouts.
Even though police assured the public that an ambulance would be arriving, this ultimately was untrue. Woody’s limp body was thrown in the back of the police care, which quickly drove away.
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According to the police report, Woody was wanted in connection with an active parole warrant for criminal possession of a firearm and reckless endangerment.
The 22-year old Black man was approached by officers at the intersection of West 127 Street and Lenox Avenue and fled on foot to a building on West 129th Street. He then climbed up to the roof and fled down a fire escape where he was eventually caught.
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Monday evening, an abbreviated version of the video was uploaded to Twitter and has been retweeted more than 5,700 times as of this writing.
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NYPD Director of Communications Peter Donald told Gothamist that Woody was first brought to the 32nd Precinct and eventually taken to Saint Luke’s Hospital for medical observation and attention. Donald could not say whether Woody was conscious or not after arriving at the precinct and could not explain why Woody was not first taken to the hospital.
Woody was eventually charged with assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration, and criminal trespass.
