Ydanis Rodriguez Says Cops Assaulted Him in OWS Arrest

Ydanis Rodriguez Says Cops Assaulted Him in OWS Arrest

November 16, 2011 2:22am | By Shayna Jacobs, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

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MANHATTAN CRIMINAL COURT — After spending 17 hours in jail, City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez said he was assaulted by a cop during the dramatic sweep of Zuccotti Park that temporarily broke up the Occupy Wall Street encampment Tuesday morning.

Rodriguez, bearing cuts on both sides of his face, allegedly ignored the orders of two police officers and tried to walk through metal barricades to get through a blocked off area near the Lower Manhattan encampment.

He was charged with resisting arrest and obstruction of governmental administration and released without bail by Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Gerald Lebovits Tuesday night.

The Washington Heights councilman, who was received with roaring applause and cheers from family and supporters when he stepped out of the first floor courtroom upon his release, said he was injured during his arrest but would not go into details.

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