Police sources say officers deployed a 'dry stun' and the baby was unharmed.
Asylum seekers line up in front of the East Village re-intake, converted into a city-run shelter for newly arrived migrant families in New York, Dec. 4, 2023.says NYPD officers took "appropriate action" during a violent altercation with a migrant in a city-operated shelter in the borough of Queens that was caught on camera.
An NYPD spokesperson says that on March 8, police were called to a dispute with an "intoxicated and disorderly male who was threatening staff members." Police say Cordero refused multiple commands to give the child to someone else.A criminal complaint obtained by ABC News alleges that Cordero "tensed and flailed his arms as well as twisted and contorted his body to avoid being handcuffed.
According to a criminal complaint by the Queens District Attorney’s Office, Parrar pushed several officers and flailed her arms to avoid being handcuffed. Cordero was arrested on multiple charges, including disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, second-degree obstructing governmental administration and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, police confirmed to ABC News.
A spokesperson for City Hall says city officials are now investigating the incident, but did not specify which agency is leading the inquiry.
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