A professor in New York City who was seen on video threatening a New York Post reporter with a machete has been hired by a private college in the city to teach a sculpting class.
Shellyne Rodriguez walks along the street in the Bronx, N.Y., May 25, 2023. The former Hunter College professor, who was caught on video holding a machete to a NY Post reporter's neck, was released on her own recognizance after appearing in Bronx Criminal Court.
But Rodriguez insisted she was the real victim and said the entire incident"has taken a toll" on her mental health.Shellyne Rodriguez leaves The Bronx County Hall of Justice in New York City with her entourage of supporters who attempt block cameras from taking her picture, Aug. 14, 2023. Rodriguez is alleged to have threatened a New York Post reporter and photographer with a machete.
At the time, NYC had an 8 p.m. curfew in place. At 7:45 p.m., Rodriguez claimed the NYPD purposefully trapped them and would not let the protestors disperse before the curfew."At around 8 p.m., the police then began a brutal physical assault on the protesters, beating them with fists, batons and bicycles; deploying pepper spray; and employing similar violence," the federal lawsuit says.
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