Duo From Westchester Slash Nypd Officer With Box Cutter: Report

Two 24-year-old men from Westchester face numerous charges after attacking a police officer while he was trying to break up a fight, according to a report by ABC 7 New York.

Two Westchester residents are charged with attacking an NYPD officer.
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Ben Crnic

11/15/2023 6:30 p.m.

Yonkers resident Marquise Webb and New Rochelle resident Brian Innocent, both age 24, are accused of attacking Lt. Gypsy Pichardo of the New York City Police Department on Saturday, Nov. 11 around 9:45 p.m. at the 238th Street station in New York City, according to ABC 7.

At the time of the incident, Pichardo, a 16-year veteran of the department, became trapped between two groups as he tried to break up a knife fight. He was then slashed with a boxcutter before being punched in the face and head by Webb and Innocent, who ran away, the outlet reported.

The duo was then caught by a group of officers, including Pichardo. They were both arrested and charged with assault, resisting arrest, harassment, and obstructing governmental administration and are now being held on a $40,000 cash bail, according to the outlet.

Pichardo was later hospitalized and received stitches to his swollen left eye. Police are still looking for other members of the group involved in the fight that Pichardo had tried breaking up.

Click here to read the full report from ABC 7.

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