Criminal charges have been dropped against two police officers seen on video last spring shoving a 75-year-old protester to the ground in Buffalo, New York, prosecutors said on Thursday. A grand jury declined to indict the Buffalo officers Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalski on felony assault charges, ending the matter, said John Flynn, the Erie County district attorney. Flynn said prosecutors made a thorough presentation to the grand jury but, citing secrecy rules, said he couldn’t discuss what evidence was presented. The grand jury heard the case on a delayed basis because of coronavirus-related court closures, he said. News cameras covering the protests captured the incident on video, which subsequently went viral and sparked widespread outrage.

Source: The Guardian February 11, 2021 23:48 UTC