Moment two men BEAT NYPD cop on Bronx subway platform after officer and his partner asked them to stop smoking
Two men were caught on video attacking a New York City police officer on the platform of a subway station in the Bronx, as crimes continue to plague the Big Apple’s subway system.
Kareem McClary, 23, and Izayiah Jessamy, 20, smoked cigarettes on the platform of the Freeman Street subway station Monday afternoon with a third, unidentified man, authorities said.
Two police officers asked the men to stop smoking – which is prohibited in metro stations – and leave.
The men refused and began fighting with police, some of which was captured on video.
The clip shows two of the men – McClary and Jessamy – punching one of the officers in the head before help arrived.
Two men were caught on video assaulting a New York police officer on the platform of a subway station in the Bronx, as crimes continue to plague the Big Apple’s subway system
Several officers eventually handcuffed the two men before the third suspect ran down the stairs and got away.
The police officers suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene, according to police.
McClary and Jessamy were charged with assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, violation of local law and trespassing. Authorities released photos of the third perpetrator and asked anyone with information to call the city’s CrimeStoppers hotline.
Although overall crime in New York City is down slightly this year (less than one percent) compared to 2022, crimes remain a problem, up six percent.
Police officers were targeted in the shocking more than 24,000 incidents, according to John D. Macari Jr, who posted the video to X.
“Another NYPD officer attacked in the Bronx transit. Supposedly this happened yesterday,” he wrote.
“As (NYPD Transit) Chief Kemper has repeatedly stated, the increase in crimes is largely related to law enforcement taking enforcement action. Does that make you feel safe in New York?’
Kareem McClary, 23, and Izayiah Jessamy, 20, smoked cigarettes on the platform of the Freeman Street subway station Monday afternoon with a third, unidentified man.
Two police officers asked the men to stop smoking – which is prohibited in metro stations – and leave. The men refused and began fighting with police, some of which was captured on video, before officers were able to arrest two of them.
Authorities released photos of the third perpetrator and asked anyone with information to call the city’s CrimeStoppers hotline
Although overall crime in New York City is down slightly this year (less than one percent) compared to 2022, crimes remain a problem, up six percent
In addition to crimes, crime on the city’s public transportation system has remained a problem highlighted by many critics of Mayor Eric Adams and progressive district attorneys in the city.
Subway crime has been labeled one of the city’s biggest crises, and while statistics show that transit violations have dropped slightly, even Manhattan’s progressive district attorney, Alvin Bragg, said last month that he was afraid for his family when they went to town on the subway.
“I know the statistics that transit crime has gone down, but when one of my family members gets on the train, I get a knot in my stomach too,” he said. FOX5 News when asked about the perception that the subway system is becoming increasingly unsafe.
“I live here, I raise my family here, so we have a lot more work to do,” he added.
Serious crime in the metro system fell 9.9% in July the city’s statistics.