2 Buffalo Police Officers Charged With Shoving Protester To Ground
Two officers have been charged with second-degree assault, as the fallout spreads from a video showing the 75-year-old man injured. The officers' entire unit has requested reassignment.
by Colin Dwyer
Jun 06, 2020
2 minutes
Updated at 12:53 p.m. ET
Prosecutors have handed down charges for the two Buffalo Police officers seen apparently shoving an elderly protester in a graphic video earlier this week.
Erie County District Attorney John Flynn announced Saturday that officers Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalski are facing one count each of second-degree assault. Both officers have pleaded not guilty.
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