After video of the encounter went viral, police initially told reporters the man had "tripped and fell" without making any mention of the officers' role.
Grand Jury Dismisses Charges Against Cops Who Pushed Elderly Protester Martin Gugino
On 2/11/21 at 8:54 PM EST
Members of a New York grand jury dismissed felony assault charges against two Buffalo, New York police officers who pushed elderly protester Martin Gugino to the ground during a Black Lives Matter march in June 2020.
Officers Aaron Torgalski and Robert McCabe were captured on video shoving Gugino onto the sidewalk in front of Buffalo City Hall. Officers can be observed in the video walking past Gugino as he lay on the ground with his head bleeding. Gugino was 75 years old at the time of the incident, which left Gugino with a fractured skull and a temporary inability to walk.
Grand Jury Acquits Two Buffalo Cops Who Shoved 75-Year-Old Man to Ground During 2020 Protests
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The June 2020 incident involving two Buffalo police officers who shoved an elderly man to the ground during protests in New York City resulted in widespread condemnation of the cops. The violent takedown left the man with a skull fracture and inability to walk, although he later recovered partially.
A grand jury has dismissed felony second-degree assault charges against two Buffalo police officers, Aaron Torgalski and Robert McCabe, who violently pushed 75-year-old Martin Gugino, an unarmed activist with the Catholic Worker movement, to the ground in June 2020.
Two police officers are no longer facing felony charges after a Buffalo, New York, grand jury declined to indict them for pushing a 75-year-old man during protests last summer.
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