Manhattan: Broadway & Vesey Street, an NYPD officer was allegedly stomped in the face, choked, and dragged onto a sidewalk while attempting to arrest a disorderly man in Lower Manhattan.

According to police, a man was harassing customers and refusing to leave a store at 222 Broadway in Lower Manhattan. The suspect allegedly threatened to punch an employee in the face. Officers from the NYPD1Pct arrived and attempted to place the suspect under arrest, but he actively resisted. During the struggle, a female officer fell to the ground, and the suspect allegedly dragged her onto the sidewalk before stomping on her face and placing his foot on her neck. As an officer attempted to use a Taser, the suspect allegedly grabbed it and threw it away. The suspect then allegedly wrapped his arm around the female officer's neck and squeezed during the continuing struggle.

Eventually, a group of Good Samaritans rushed to the officer's aid and helped restrain the suspect, who was subsequently placed under arrest.

The suspect, a 26-year-old man who lives in East New York, Brooklyn within the confines of the NYPD75Pct, was arrested and charged:

• Robbery in the Second Degree

• Assault in the Second Degree — 2 counts

• Assault in the Third Degree

• Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree

• Criminal Obstruction of Breathing

• Resisting Arrest

• Obstructing Governmental Administration in the Second Degree

• Harassment in the First Degree

• Harassment in the Second Degree

• Criminal Trespass in the Third Degree

• Trespass

• Disorderly Conduct

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