Local station WIVB, a subsidiary of Nexstar, said on Sunday that Buffalo Police Department (BPD) officers Aaron Torgalski and Robert McCabe would not be charged in connection with the incident. The two police officers were part of a police line that was removing protesters from the area near the town hall when they approached the protester Martin Guzino. In the video, both Torgalski and McCabe appear to push Gugino, who then loses his balance and falls to the ground, cracking his head on the concrete pavement. Gugino spent several weeks in hospital recovering from his injuries. In a court ruling Friday, referee Jeffrey Selczyk said Guzino was not an innocent witness and that there was no evidence that the two officers had deliberately tried to injure him. “Gugino, after applying force to him, seems to have been unable to keep his balance for reasons that could very well have to do with the fact that he was holding objects in each hand or at an advanced age,” Selchick said. . he said. Selczyk also said in his ruling that the 75-year-old man may have surprised police officers, which could have prevented the officer from carrying out his duties, the ruling said. Elon Musk no longer on Twitter board Power restored throughout Puerto Rico after a nationwide shutdown In a statement to NBC’s WGRZ subsidiary, the city’s Police Charity Association celebrated the referee’s decision. “Two good cops who initially flew under the bus return to the profession they love and do it in a clean shape. No criminal prosecutions, nothing administrative. “They are ready to take to the streets and return to work for the people of Buffalo,” said Thomas Burton, the union’s lawyer.
