Surveillance Video Proves NYPD Officer Lied About Assault

Pedro Barbosa was arrested and accused of attempting to hit two NYPD officers together with his automobile after they confronted him again in February, and now, surveillance footage is proving one of many two officers was mendacity concerning the declare.

On February 1 at 12:30 am, Barbosa drove to go to a good friend in Brooklyn’s Sundown Park neighborhood. After parallel parking his automobile, he reportedly observed a black, unmarked SUV parked alongside him. Barbosa says he acknowledged the automobile as one pushed by NYPD officer Michael Bergman and his accomplice, whose title has not been launched.

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In accordance with the Washington Put up, Barbosa acknowledged the officers as a result of he’d had a number of previous  encounters with them.

“It appeared like each time, 24/7, it doesn’t matter what, if I’m anyplace, they had been there,” Barbosa says, in keeping with The Put up. “They might comply with me wherever I went. They’d inform me, ‘We’re going to get you off the streets.'” 

Bergman and his accomplice had been reportedly a part of the NYPD’s Grand Larceny Division. And with a suspended licence, Barbosa knew Bergman may at any time try to drag him over. “In the event that they discovered something in my automobile, even a screwdriver, they’d arrest me for possessing housebreaking instruments,” he mentioned, in keeping with The Put up.

As for the incident on February 1, over which Barbosa was arrested, Bergman advised a grand jury: “The defendant locked eyes with me, turned the automobile into reverse, floored the automobile into reverse roughly seven ft. As I’m nonetheless yelling, the defendant put it in drive, turned the automobile in the direction of me to the purpose the place I used to be in between his headlights, and if I didn’t bounce out of the way in which, I’d have been underneath his automobile.”

Nonetheless, surveillance footage of the encounter was obtained by an investigator for Barbosa’s lawyer and clearly tells a distinct story. As an alternative, the surveillance video exhibits Barbosa merely driving off, not even near putting Bergman or his accomplice. 

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Due to Bergman’s accusations, Barbosa was charged with one depend of first-degree tried assault, one depend of tried assault on a police officer, one depend of first-degree reckless endangerment, two counts of second-degree tried assault, one depend of second-degree reckless endangerment, one depend of third-degree assault, and one depend of third-degree tried assault. If convicted, he was a minimal of 15 years in jail and a most of 45.

After the discharge of the video, Barbosa was acquitted of any wrongdoing and Bergman was indicted on a cost of perjury. In June, the Brooklyn district legal professional’s officer additionally introduced an investigation into his earlier circumstances.

Previous to his indictment, Bergman was on paid modified obligation with the NYPD whereas he disputed the fees.

Final week, Bergman pleaded responsible to perjury and was terminated from his put up on the NYPD. His accomplice, who witnessed the incident and presumably knew Bergman was mendacity about it, doesn’t seem to have been disciplined.

See the surveillance footage that vindicated Pedro Barbosa beneath.