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The officer, who was identified as Vincent D’Andraia, was caught on camera shoving 20-year-old Dounya Zayer during a George Floyd protest near Brooklyn’s Barclays Center back on May 29.
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NYPD Officer Vincent D’Andraia, who alleged assaulted Dounya Zayer during George Floyd protests in Brooklyn, could be arrested today.
An NYPD officer suspended without pay after he was filmed violently throwing a female protester to the ground in New York is likely to face criminal charges over the incident.
The officer, who was identified as Vincent D’Andraia, was caught on camera shoving 20-year-old Dounya Zayer during a George Floyd protest near Brooklyn’s Barclays Center back on May 29.
He was suspended without pay last week after the footage of the encounter went viral.
Police union sources told NBC News that the officer is expected to be charged with misdemeanor assault as soon as Tuesday.
The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office has not yet commented on any pending charges. They say the investigation is still ongoing.
The woman tweeted after the incident that she was hospitalized with a concussion after being shoved by the officer.
Zayer claims the officers asked her to get out of the way and she was moving backwards and asking why when the officer lunged at her.
The officer allegedly called her a “stupid f***ing b***h” before pushing her.
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UPDATE: Officer D’Andraia has been charged with misdemeanor assault, criminal mischief, harassment and menacing.
