GRAND JURY INDICTS TWO OFF DUTY POLICE OFFICERS ON ASSAULT
CHARGES INVOLVING A MOTORIST AND ANOTHER MAN IN CONNECTION
WITH A TRAFFIC DISPUTE
Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson announced today that two off duty New York City Police Officers were indicted for allegedly assaulting a motorist and another man who came to his aid during a traffic dispute with the two women.
The grand jury charged Michelle Anglin, 37, and Kollen Robinson,24, with two counts of Assault in the 2nd degree and two counts of Official Misconduct in connection with the incident which occurred on August 15, 2008. Assault in the 2nd degree is a Class D felony offense punishable by a maximum sentence of up to 7 years imprisonment if convicted. Official Misconduct is a Class A misdemeanor offense punishable by a maximum term of up to one year in jail.
Anglin and Robinson were arraigned today on the indictment before State Supreme Court Justice John Byrne in Part B. Both defendants remain free on bail, $25,000 for Anglin and $10,000 for Robinson.
It is alleged that Marlon Smith, 25, was beaten with an Asp baton and a pistol and that Cyle Perry-Osby, 27, a passerby, also was beaten with an Asp baton when he attempted to stop the attack. According to the indictment the two off duty officers acted in concert “with intent to cause physical injury” to the victims and did cause such injury “by means of a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument.”
The grand jury also alleges that the defendants engaged in Official Misconduct by failing to obtain medical care for the injured men and failing to report the incident, which occurred while the defendants were off duty, to their superiors in the New York City Police Department. The defendants allegedly fled the scene following the altercation which occurred at the corner of East 218th Street and White Plains Road. Smith was taken by ambulance to a hospital where he received 25 staples to his scalp to close three lacerations. Smith, according to court papers, also sustained swelling to his face and head, suffered substantial pain to his face, head, neck and shoulders, pain and burning to his eyes, headaches and blurry vision. Perry-Osby, who was hit in the head with an asp, was treated for pain and continues to receive medication for migraine headaches as a result of the assault.
The case is being prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Larry Hartstein and Assistant District Attorney Imran Ahmed of the Rackets Bureau.
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