Blaze News original: 10 gut-wrenching instances when thugs brutally attacked and injured police



It was reported earlier this year that physical attacks against New York Police Department officers reached unprecedented levels. Experts noted to the New York Post that anti-cop rhetoric and woke policies emboldening criminals have been fueling the rising number of attacks against cops.

Police Benevolent Association president Patrick Hendry told the paper that "well over 5,000 cops were attacked and injured last year" but that they "didn’t come out of nowhere. This dangerous environment has been building for years. ... It’s not going to get better until those who attack police officers are consistently prosecuted and kept in jail. And that won’t happen unless New Yorkers keep speaking up to demand an end to the chaos.”

'Let 'em whup his ass! Let 'em whup his ass!'

A 28-year-old female NYPD officer added to the Post that "everyone wants to fight.” She said she was assaulted while handcuffing a shoplifting suspect — and while the officer added that she sprained her hand in the incident, the suspect was released from jail the same day.

The following are 10 gut-wrenching instances when thugs brutally attacked and injured police. In one heartbreaking case, an officer died just a few days after he was pummeled.

Punk on parole accused of punching cop in face, breaking his nose — and judge releases suspect with no bail


A male with a long criminal record who was out on parole was accused of punching a Yonkers, New York, police officer in the face last September, breaking the cop's nose. But despite assault charges against the suspect and the district attorney's request for $150,000 bail, a judge decided to release the suspect with no bail, WCBS-TV reported. Police answered a Sept. 6 call concerning an unresponsive man on the sidewalk near Cypress Street and Yonkers Avenue, the station said. Officers on the scene tried to convince 39-year-old Johnny McCray to sit in an ambulance — and then McCray suddenly hauled off and punched a male officer in the nose, WCBS reported. According to the Yonkers Times, McCray was on parole through 2027 over a 2017 attempted robbery conviction for which he served most of his five-year prison sentence. The paper added that McCray had six felony and seven misdemeanor convictions on his record dating back over 20 years and had a history of not making court appearances. The punched officer went on leave after his injury, WCBS said, adding that he had just transferred to Yonkers from Bedford, which the station described as a "quiet community in northern Westchester." The judge reportedly decided on a no-bail release with GPS monitoring as the best way to guarantee McCray would return to court.

Trio of siblings convicted of aggravated battery against a police officer — and it all started with a stop sign violation


An officer with the Aurora, Illinois, police department on June 21, 2021, conducted a traffic stop for a stop sign violation, the Kane County State's Attorney's Office said. Paul Sherrod Taylor was driving the car, and his sisters — Jennifer M. Taylor and Sheba A. Taylor — were in the vehicle. Within seconds of the stop, Sheba Taylor exited the vehicle and refused to re-enter it despite the officer's orders, and then Paul Sherrod Taylor exited the car, aggressively approached and threatened the officer, and refused to re-enter the car as well.

Paul Sherrod Taylor shoved the officer, who was trying to handcuff him, and fled. The officer chased him on foot, after which Paul Sherrod Taylor stopped, turned, and aggressively faced off with the officer by putting up his fists and getting in a fighting stance while yelling at the officer to “keep running, boy.” The officer decided to wait for backup, but as he turned to walk toward his squad car, the Taylor sisters attacked him and repeatedly struck him. A police news release said the two female passengers began striking the officer with closed fists and kicking his body and head. The release states that the officer heard a male voice and then was struck repeatedly in the head from several angles, and a female passenger placed her forearm around the officer’s neck and applied significant force to his windpipe, causing him to lose the ability to breathe.

Paul Sherrod Taylor called 911 and threatened the officer to a dispatcher, stating multiple times that he would “kill” the officer unless police arrived immediately, and he was heard repeatedly screaming at the officer that “I’m going to kill you, bitch," the state attorney general's office said. Arriving officers saw Sheba Taylor sitting on the officer's chest and neck as Jennifer Taylor held him down; the arriving officers had to physically remove them. You can check out police video of the incident here.

The Taylor sisters each were sentenced to 120 days of imprisonment in the Kane County jail, 200 hours of community service, and four years of probation for committing aggravated battery against the officer. Their brother received a three-year sentence in the state Department of Corrections for aggravated battery to a police officer, threatening a public official, aggravated assault of a police officer, and resisting a peace officer, the state's attorney's office added.

Thug beats cop's face bloody in brutal attack livestreamed on Facebook while laughing onlookers encourage suspect


A North Carolina police officer was airlifted to a hospital after he was beaten while trying to make an arrest in October 2020 — and the attack was livestreamed on Facebook, left his face bloody, and featured laughing onlookers. The video lasted 11 minutes, WPDE reported, adding that the officer — who was repeatedly punched in the face — asked a man for assistance, but the man refused. While the video shows one man pulling the attacker away from the officer, another man is heard saying, "Let 'em whup his ass! Let 'em whup his ass!" Authorities charged Jamel Alphonso Rogers with assault with a deadly weapon with intentions to kill while inflicting serious injuries, kidnapping, and two counts of resisting a public officer, the station said. The officer suffered a broken nose and several facial cuts, WBTW-TV reported.

Suspect who allegedly helped beat up NYPD's highest-ranking uniformed officer, other cops amid Brooklyn Bridge protest released without bail


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A bloody brawl broke out on the Brooklyn Bridge between violent protesters and New York City Police Department officers in July 2020 during which eight officers were injured, including a sergeant, lieutenant, and Chief of Department Terence Monahan, the NYPD's highest-ranking uniformed officer. One police officer lost consciousness during the incident. Lt. Richard Mack with the department's Strategic Response Group was struck several times in the face, resulting in the fracture of his orbital bones and 12 stitches on his face. Quran Campbell, 25, was accused of physically attacking Mack, Monahan, and another officer — but he was released without bail after his arraignment on assault charges in Manhattan criminal court. Monahan said morale among NYPD officers is "as low as it's been in a long time," adding to Fox News that "on the street corners, there is a feeling that they don't have to listen to the police, and that they're willing to fight the police officers."

Officer beaten so severely in sneak attack that he was found in a pool of blood and with a dent in his forehead; he died soon after


Cpl. Keith Heacook of the Delmar (Del.) Police Department responded alone to a call about a fight in a home in April 2021, after which he was found unconscious in a pool of blood, apparently having been bludgeoned with his own baton, which was missing from its holster, a police source told Blaze News. Heacock was repeatedly hit so violently that there was a dent in his forehead, the source told Blaze News. A witness in the home reportedly claimed to have seen suspect Randon Wilkerson "throat-stomping" the officer. Heacock died a few days later, and Wilkerson — who was convicted of killing Heacook — was sentenced in December 2023 to two consecutive life sentences for murder charges and over 200 years for other offenses, DelawareOnline reported. The victim's son, Matthew, was 12 at the time of his father's murder and said in an impact statement that he "curled in a ball on the floor and cried for what seemed like hours" after he received the tragic news, the outlet added.

Male caught on police bodycam video charging at female officer, striking her with claw hammer


Police in Middletown, Connecticut, said Detective Karli Travis was investigating a complaint about noise and broken glass at a residence around 6:30 a.m. Aug. 12, 2023. Travis' bodycam video shows a man later identified as 52-year-old Winston Tate charging at the officer with a claw hammer. Authorities said Tate struck Travis with the hammer at least four times, Fox News reported. Travis responded by shooting Tate several times. Tate was charged with attempted first-degree assault, second-degree assault, assault on a police officer, and interfering with police. He was out on probation for assaulting another officer and had at least 30 prior arrests — including a third attack on an officer – and 14 convictions within the past six years, Fox News added, citing court records. He was jailed on more than $1 million bail, the cable news network said. The detective suffered significant bruising and also was recovering from a gunshot wound to her hand, Fox News said.

Thug smashes glass bottle on NYPD officer's head in unprovoked attack caught on bodycam video; suspect was arrested twice before for assaulting cops


The incident took place around 4:50 a.m. July 18, 2021, as a 67th Precinct officer stood on a street corner in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, WABC-TV reported. Bodycam video shows the suspect walking toward the officer and speaking, after which the officer raises his right hand in an apparent attempt to prevent the suspect from getting any closer to him. Seconds later, it appears the suspect moves closer to the officer, after which the officer appears to move the suspect backward with his right hand. The suspect reacts by taking a swing at the officer with a glass bottle, the station said. Police said officers caught up with the suspect and arrested him a block away, WABC reported. The attacked officer needed staples to close a wound to the left side of his head, the station said, adding that he also was cut on his hand, elbow, and left knee. The suspect — 27-year-old Tyshaun Holloway of Hackensack, New Jersey — was charged with assault, menacing, resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration, and criminal possession of a weapon, WABC reported. The station said Holloway was arrested twice in 2016 for assaulting officers in the Bronx and that he also has been arrested for two attempted robberies, making terroristic threats, and fare evasion.

Woman charged with aggravated battery against 4 Chicago cops is released 1 day after arrest — the first day cash bail is eliminated across Illinois


Esmeralda Aguilar, 24, was arrested after the incident that took place at 2:38 a.m. Sept. 17, 2023, in the 200 block of North Wabash Avenue, police said. Aguilar shot pepper spray toward a group of officers during Mexican Independence Day festivities in the Loop, CWB Chicago reported, adding that two officers were hospitalized. Aguilar was released the day after her arrest — the same day the Pretrial Fairness Act — part of the controversial SAFE-T Act — went into effect, Fox News said. The new law allows the release of charged individuals if they don't pose a danger to the community or are flight risks, the cable news network added.

After a separate incident on the same weekend, prosecutors charged Arturo Rodriguez, 46, with felony aggravated battery of a peace officer, the Chicago Tribune reported. They alleged Rodriguez on Sept. 17, 2023, hit a police officer lying on the ground in the back of the head with a wooden flagpole as officers tried to pursue and arrest two teens, the paper said, citing court records. The Tribune, citing a police report, said officers had been blocking traffic at the corner of West 26th Street and South Homan Avenue before the 1 a.m. attack. Vehicles with flags were in the streets throughout the neighborhood of Little Village for Mexican Independence Day, the paper said.

Thug takes swing at cop's face, knocks her flat on her back amid suspected shoplifting; bone in officer's face broken


A male was caught on video taking a swing at a New York City police officer's face and knocking her flat on her back outside a Duane Reade pharmacy in Manhattan's Murray Hill neighborhood in December 2021. You can watch surveillance video of the attack here. The clip shows the officer blocking the doorway and apparently speaking to the suspect when he grabs the officer, shoves her away, and exits through the doorway. The officer fights back and grabs the suspect as he continues to attempt to get away, but the suspect turns and punches the officer in the face, sending her tumbling backward and landing feet away and through the entrance of the store on East 34th Street. The officer suffered a fractured bone in her face and cuts to her ear, WABC-TV reported, adding that she was taken to a hospital in stable condition following the attack.

Mob swarms, physically attacks cop, punching and kicking him, after he responded alone to shots-fired call; one thug cackles that he caught beatdown on video


The incident took place on the night of June 3, 2021, in Jacksonville, Florida. Individuals in a crowd that the officer approached surrounded him and pushed him to the ground, punching and kicking him and shouting expletives at him. A video news report shows part of the attack captured on cellphone video, and the person who recorded it reportedly ran off laughing about the attack and how he caught it on video. Authorities arrested 23-year-old Jermisha Ramsey in connection with the attack and charged her with assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest, and street fighting. WTLV-TV reported that the officer suffered "multiple abrasions" in the attack.

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Naked man caught on video fighting Las Vegas cop in middle of road — then things take dangerous turn



Video caught the moment when a naked man was fighting a Las Vegas police officer in the middle of an intersection late Halloween night — and things soon took a dangerous turn.

Video also showed the naked man breaking free from the officer, hopping into the officer's patrol vehicle, and speeding away.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Image source: YouTube screenshot

What's more, the suspect soon caused a serious crash and is now facing charges, KLAS-TV reported, citing court documents.

What are the details?

Police got a call around 11 p.m. about a naked man near Blue Diamond Road and Buffalo Drive, the station said.

Motorist Kyle Even captured video of Clyde Cabulisan, 29, fighting a responding police officer, police added to KLAS.

Even told the station he saw flashing lights and thought he was pulling up on an accident when he got a closer look — at a naked man in the road “casually” walking.

“You got a cop and a naked dude," Even noted to KLAS during a phone interview Wednesday morning. "I thought he was going to be handcuffed and thrown to the ground. The cop kind of seemed he was, like, protecting [the naked man] from somebody coming through and hitting him.”

Soon, the naked man — Cabulisan — got into the Metro Ford F-150 patrol vehicle and drove off, the station said.

“I was just glad the cop didn’t get run over,” Even noted to the station. “It’s like real-life Grand Theft Auto.”

Crash

Cabulisan headed north on Rainbow with officers in pursuit for more than five miles, police told KLAS. He then crossed the center line, drove into oncoming traffic, and ran a red light at Hacienda Avenue before crashing into the passenger side of a Ford Explorer around 11:15 p.m., the station said.

A 34-year-old woman who was driving the Explorer and her 43-year-old male passenger suffered critical injuries and were taken to University Medical Center’s trauma unit, police told KLAS.

The male passenger told the station he's partially paralyzed and suffered other injuries as well. Cabulisan also was hospitalized with numerous injuries, KLAS reported.

Now what?

Cabulisan is facing four charges: robbery, driver disobeying peace officer and endangering people/property, grand larceny of a motor vehicle, and battery on a protected person, the station said, adding that he was scheduled Thursday to make an initial appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court.

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Three females refuse to leave Philly pool for unruly behavior — then taunt, threaten, attack and injure staff, vandalize cars. Now the pool is shut down for summer.



A Philadelphia pool has been shut down for the summer after three females who refused to leave the pool over their unruly behavior taunted, threatened, then physically attacked staff — injuring five people — and even vandalized vehicles.

What are the details?

About 30 minutes prior to Thursday afternoon's incident, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation tweeted that teens could get lifeguard lessons that evening at the McVeigh Recreation Center pool in the city's Kensington neighborhood.

\u201cPool pop-up happening tonight! Head over to McVeigh Pool (400 E. Ontario St.) from 6-7pm for teen-only lifeguard lessons, pretzels \ud83e\udd68, and prizes \u2935\ufe0f\u201d
— Philadelphia Parks & Recreation (@Philadelphia Parks & Recreation) 1658433280

Around 4:25 p.m., police said pool staff tried to remove three females for apparent unruly behavior, and they refused to leave "while sitting at the end of the pool taunting and threatening the staff," WPVI-TV reported, citing a police department news release.

"Subsequently, the staff shut down the pool, and all other occupants of the pool exited the pool without issue," the station said, citing police.

Then things escalated.

Police told WPVI the females followed pool staffers into a recreation center building, and two of them began swinging their arms at staffers who tried to block them from entering the building.

Once staffers got the females outside the recreation center, police added to the station that the suspects vandalized three parked cars. Police told PhillyVoice the cars were left with dents and scratches; one car's windshield was broken.

"During this time, two unknown males gained access to the building and took a bag belonging to one of the employees, which was recovered," police added to WPVI.

The station noted that lifeguard stands were dumped into the pool as well:

Image source: WPVI-TV video screenshot

The females fled the area, and no arrests have been made, the station said. PhillyVoice said authorities didn't provide ages or descriptions of the three females or say whether the males who entered the building were connected with them. Police believe the females are juveniles, WPVI said.

Police on Monday didn't immediately respond to questions from TheBlaze regarding whether descriptions of the females or surveillance video will be released.

Anyone with information can call police at 215-686-TIPS, WPVI said.

Anything else?

Five people, ages 17 to 63, suffered minor injuries in the incident, including leg and ankle pain, WPVI reported.

The city said the pool is now closed for the summer due to concerns for the safety of pool staff and visitors, the station said. The pool has been drained.

"We've had other incidents that have happened at McVeigh. In the evenings when pool is closed — almost every night since the pool ... opened [July 5] — people are breaking into the pool, jumping in the pool, vandalizing pool and pool equipment," Kathryn Ott Lovell of the Parks and Recreation Department told WPVI. "We have to make sure that the safety of our staff and the children and families is first and foremost."

Man indicted on hate crime charges after allegedly spitting at Asian woman, yelling 'you f***ing Chinese' at her, and causing her injuries



A man who allegedly spit at an Asian woman in a Manhattan subway station, yelled "you f***ing Chinese" at her, and charged at her, after which she fell and was injured, has been indicted on hate crime charges, the New York Post reported.

What's the background?

Derrick Johnson, 40, approached two women of Asian descent at the Rockefeller Center station May 8 and doused them with an unidentified liquid amid his racist tirade, the Post said, citing prosecutors.

“You f***ing Chinese. I don’t know why you’re here in America,” Johnson allegedly hollered at one of the women before he charged at her, which resulted in her falling to the ground, law enforcement sources told the paper.

Johnson then allegedly spit at her while she was on the ground, the Post said, citing sources.

\u201cMan who doused Asian women with liquid at NYC subway station indicted on hate crime charges https://t.co/d3qgo1X17n\u201d
— New York Post (@New York Post) 1657756447

The 26-year-old woman who fell suffered “significant bruising” to her arms and legs and “substantial pain and swelling to her head and jaw,” the paper said, citing a press release from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

Johnson was charged with assault as a hate crime and aggravated harassment, ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, and remanded to jail at his arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court, the Post reported.

“The subway is central to our city, and riders of all backgrounds deserve safety when they travel,” Bragg said in a statement. “The rise of bias-driven crimes is unacceptable. We are expanding our Office’s Hate Crimes Unit to enhance these prosecutions while increasing community engagement and other preventative measures. If you have been a victim of a hate crime, please call my Office’s Hate Crimes Hotline at 212-335-3100.”

Anything else?

The Post, citing police sources, also reported that Johnson was arrested last month for attacking two officers who were responding to a call about a lewd male in Chelsea.

In that attack, Johnson allegedly got on top of one officer and repeatedly struck that officer in the face and also hit the other officer in her face, sources added to the paper.

Three women trash NYC eatery reportedly over $1.75 extra sauce fee; employees injured, onlookers cheer. One suspect allegedly punches arresting cop in face.



Three women were caught on video utterly trashing a New York City fast-food restaurant early Sunday morning — reportedly over a $1.75 extra sauce fee — as patrons cheered and employees suffered injuries, the New York Post reported.

While all three were arrested, one of them allegedly punched a police officer in the face, the paper added.

What are the details?

The 4:10 a.m. mayhem at Bel-Fries in Manhattan's Lower East Side was fueled by the female trio's anger over a $1.75 fee for extra sauce, the Post said, citing a report

Cellphone video shot from a doorway behind the counter, presumably by an employee taking cover, shows the women laying waste to the counter area.

They threw glass bottles, a metal stool, and other objects at employees, the paper said. Police said two employees suffered cuts on their heads, the Post added.

The paper said an employee filming the incident tells the women “you’re gonna go to jail” as they throw stuff at him while an alarm sounds.

The suspects at different times also leaped over the counter, chucked sauce all over the eatery, and even pulled a plastic barrier off the countertop, the paper said.

One suspect also offered an obligatory twerking exhibition from atop the counter.

Onlookers standing in the background cheered the chaos.

\u201cJust another typical day in NYC\u201d
— Libs of TikTok (@Libs of TikTok) 1657136519

Who are the suspects?

Police arrested Pearl Ozoria, 27, of Manhattan; Chitara Plasencia, 25, of Brooklyn; and Tatiyanna Johnson, 23, of Brooklyn on robbery and criminal mischief charges, the Post reported.

Ozoria allegedly punched a police officer in the face during her arrest, the paper said, adding that she also was charged with assault of a police officer, resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration, and disorderly conduct,

Plasencia and Johnson also were charged with criminal possession of a weapon, the Post reported.

The suspects caused more than $250 in damages, the Post said, adding that Bel-Fries was forced to close in order to make repairs; the business' Instagram page said it still wasn't open Wednesday, the paper added.

'They have every damn right to wild out'

While the Post said Bel-Fries declined to comment on the incident, others were more than happy to do so on Twitter. Most folks weren't thrilled with the trio's behavior, but a number of commenters saw things differently:

  • One commenter said "it's complicated y'all. You don't get to this without 400 years of slavery and oppression first. These fierce queens are venting, and yes, they have every damn right to wild out. It's only some soggy old fries; just chill out and go play some backgammon or horseshoe."
  • Another opined that the video shows "literally no context. You don’t know if they were mistreated or discriminated against."
  • "One of them twerked.....it's a sign of solidarity with the oppressed," another commenter declared. "They are just speaking truth to power. Just a revolution happening in front of our eye, nothing else."

Capitol Police officer — a Trump-supporting military veteran — is dead following bloody Capitol siege



Capitol Police officer Brian D. Sicknick, 42, is dead after sustaining injuries while on duty during the Wednesday night siege at the U.S. Capitol, according to a press release from the United States Capitol Police.

According to NBC News, Sicknick — a veteran who hailed from New Jersey — joined the Capitol Police in 2008 and is the fifth person to die as a result of the Wednesday riots.

Image source: WABC-TV video screenshot

What are the details of Sicknick's death?

Sicknick's death was announced in a Thursday night memo from the Capitol Police.

The memo stated that Sicknick passed away Thursday evening after injuries sustained during the Capitol riot on Wednesday. According to the department, Sicknick was "injured while physically engaging with protesters."

When he returned to his division office following the siege, he reportedly collapsed. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he ultimately died of his injuries.

The New York Times reported that sources said Sicknick was struck in the head with a fire extinguisher during the siege.

The Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Branch is investigating Sicknick's untimely death.

The media release read:

At approximately 9:30 p.m. this evening (January 7, 2021), United States Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick passed away due to injuries sustained while on-duty.

Officer Sicknick was responding to the riots on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol and was injured while physically engaging with protesters. He returned to his division office and collapsed. He was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The death of Officer Sicknick will be investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Branch, the USCP, and our federal partners.

Officer Sicknick joined the USCP in July 2008, and most recently served in the Department's First Responder's Unit.
The entire USCP Department expresses its deepest sympathies to Officer Sicknick's family and friends on their loss, and mourns the loss of a friend and colleague.

We ask that Officer Sicknick's family, and other USCP officers' and their families' privacy be respected during this time.

According to Time, Democratic leaders of the House Appropriations Committee said that the "tragic loss" should "remind all of us of the bravery of the law enforcement officers who protected us, our colleagues, Congressional staff, the press corps, and other essential workers" during the siege.

Sicknick most recently served in the Capitol Police department's first responders unit.

What else do we know about the slain officer?

The New York Post reported on Friday that Sicknick was a supporter of President Donald Trump who hailed from New Jersey.

The New York City Police Benevolent Association mourned the loss of Sicknick, a military veteran who served in the Middle East, on Twitter.

"Keep Capitol PO Brian Sicknick and his family in your hearts, along with his Capitol Police colleagues," the Twitter statement read. "We know our Fed brothers & sisters will move mountains to bring this cop-killer to justice — along w/every rioter who participated in this despicable attack."

The tweet included video of officers lining the streets in front of the U.S. Capitol with their cruiser lights flashing in honor of Sicknick.

Keep Capitol PO Brian Sicknick and his family in your hearts, along with his Capitol Police colleagues.We know ou… https://t.co/uOEu6rxOdG
— NYC PBA (@NYC PBA)1610104708.0

Sicknick's brother lamented the loss of his brother and thanked members of law enforcement for their outpouring of support.

"After a day of fighting for his life, he passed away a hero," he said. "I would like to thank all of his brothers and sisters in law enforcement for the incredible compassion and support they have shown my family. My family and I hope that our privacy can be respected as we grieve. Thank you."