Prosecutors: 2 Buffalo Police Officers Charged With Assault

Two Buffalo police officers were charged with assault on Saturday after a video showed them shoving a 75-year-old Martin Gugino during Floyd protest.
Prosecutors: 2 Buffalo Police Officers Charged With Assault
Suspended Buffalo police officer Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalski on June 6, 2020. Erie County District Attorney's Office via AP
The Associated Press
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BUFFALO, N.Y.—Two Buffalo police officers were charged with assault on Saturday, prosecutors said. The charges came after a video showed them shoving a 75-year-old protester in recent demonstrations over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota.

Both pleaded not guilty to second-degree assault. They were released without bail.