Incident
| Date | Oct 08, 2015 |
| Department | Buffalo Police Department |
| Officers | Richard(Rich) N. Hy |
| Address |
Busti Avenue
near Hudson Street
Buffalo, NY |
Incident Description
Richard Hy wrestled 29-year-old Parris Stevens to the ground and put his hands around his neck. Hy struggled on top of Stevens for several minutes as a woman repeatedly screamed, “You’re choking him!” and said the man’s eyes were bugging out from the cop’s force. Several other officers surrounded Hy and helped drag him from the sidewalk into a police vehicle.
Hy later claimed that he was not trying to hurt Stevens and was trying to save his life because he had swallowed drugs. Stevens was taken to the hospital and voluntarily threw up the drugs.
Outcome
BPD started an internal affairs investigation into itself. IA found the charges were unfounded and no disciplinary action was taken.
Links
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Video prompts BPD internal affairs investigation
The Buffalo Police Department has started an internal investigation into one of its officers after a video surfaced which appears to show a forceful act against a civilian. - WGRZ Staff
Videos
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Buffalo Police Choking Man
A.C.A.B police state crossing the line