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Former Police Officer In Westchester Admits To Assaulting Handcuffed Prisoner
A former police officer in Westchester is expected to avoid jail time after reaching a plea agreement for his role in beating a suspect in custody who was handcuffed and shackled, authorities announced.
James Ready, age 27, of Putnam Valley, pleaded guilty this week to falsifying business records, a felony, and reckless assault, a misdemeanor, following an incident with a prisoner in 2019 in Mount Vernon.
Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that on Nov. 23, 2019, Ready, who was a probationary officer with the Mount Vernon Police Department, was in charge of a susp…
Officer From Hudson Valley Killed By Friendly Fire In Struggle With Suspect, Nypd Says
In a stunning announcement, New York Police Commissioner James O’Neill said that NYPD Officer Brain Mulkeen, a Westchester resident and Orange County native, was killed by friendly fire.
“This is a tragic case of friendly fire,” O’Neill said during a press conference Monday, Sept. 30. “It’s an absolute tragedy.
O'Neill went on to say that as the suspect, Antonio Lavance Williams, who was also killed, reached for his gun, Mulkeen fired five shots, causing five other officers on the scene to open fire, firing a total of 15 rounds, with two hitting Mulkeen.
A loaded, .32-caliber gun was …
