December 11, 2014

Anti Police Protester Charged With Assaulting Two NYPD Officers, In Separate Incidents



Yotameli Sayer, 22


[From article]
Yotameli Sayer, 22, is accused of assaulting two officers in separate incidents, both of which allegedly occurred Dec. 4 after a Staten Island grand jury decided not to indict an NYPD officer in the death of Eric Garner.
Police said Sayer was first arrested in Chelsea last week after he punched an officer during a protest. Cops confiscated his fanny pack in that incident.
Sayer went to retrieve the bag at police headquarters on Tuesday, and ended up being detained on a separate alleged assault, which was captured on video, according to ABC New York.
The second incident happened during a rally outside the Staten Island Ferry later the same day. Police said they identified Sayer as a protester, clad in black and wearing a face mask, that "cold-cocked" an officer during the demonstration. The altercation was filmed and distributed through social media, police said.
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Sayer is a native of the Netherlands currently living in Bushwick, Brooklyn. In addition to assault, he is charged with resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration and disorderly conduct, police said.

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Garner Protester Yotameli Sayer Charged After Allegedly Being Filmed Punching Cop
The Huffington Post
By Andres Jauregui
Posted: 12/11/2014 10:28 am EST Updated: 12/11/2014 10:59 am EST

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