source: TribTown.com
published: 5 November 2014
Two police officers pleaded not guilty to assault charges on Wednesday in the violent beat-down of a teenage marijuana suspect who prosecutors say never put up a fight.
David Afanador and Tyraine Isaac sat expressionless as defense attorney Stephen Worth entered the plea for them at an appearance in state court in Brooklyn. Afterward, Worth said a widely watched security video of the encounter was misleading.
“It’s only damning because it lacks the context which the officers and the other evidence in this case will provide,” He said the teen marijuana suspect was “noncompliant” throughout the encounter.
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson, speaking to reporters at his office, took a different view. He called the video convincing evidence of police brutality.
