NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The Legal Aid Society is among the groups calling for the NYPD to fire several officers seen violently restraining a man during his arrest in Queens over the weekend.
NYPD officers are seen restraining Sircarlyle Arnold on Jan. 2 in a video shared to Twitter on Tuesday, with one officer appearing to have his knee on Arnold’s neck during the arrest.
“This video shows NYPD officers kneeling on my client, Sircarlyle Arnold’s, neck in Queens, NY, while bystanders beg them to stop,” Olayemi Olurin, a public defender for The Legal Aid Society wrote. “This is eerily similar to what was done to George Floyd in May 2020.”
Warning: Video contains graphic images and audio
“Hold on, hold on, look at his knee!” a bystander can be heard yelling several times at an officer.
New York City established a bill that banned chokeholds and other methods of restraint, including kneeling on a person’s neck following the death of Floyd.
“These officers’ first impulse was to employ an illegal, life-threatening knee-on-neck hold on Mr. Arnold. Not only should the case against Mr. Arnold be immediately dismissed in the interest of justice, but the NYPD must expeditiously terminate the officers involved, and DA Katz – upholding her promise to hold accountable officers who commit serious acts of misconduct – must bring charges. The Legal Aid Society demands answers and justice for Mr. Arnold, his family and his community,” Olurin said.
According to the Legal Aid Society, the top charge against Arnold is reckless endangerment for allegedly operating an ATV.
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