Yonkers police, lawmakers fume after man accused of punching officer released without bail

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Yonkers police, lawmakers fume after man accused of punching officer released without bail
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They say the 39-year-old decked the cop after officers responded to a report of an unresponsive man on a sidewalk.

are angry that a man was released with no bail after punching a cop in the face and breaking his nose.

"They were incredibly professional. They were compassionate. They did everything right," PBA President Keith Olsen said.As officers patiently tried to convince 39-year-old Johnny McCray to sit in an ambulance, he suddenly punched a male officer right in the nose. "The message it sends to me is that that judge values that suspect more than he values our police officers," Yonkers Police Commissioner Chris Sapienza said.

"For him to just let out a violent suspect under those circumstances is irresponsible," Sapienza said."Just a 'soft on crime' attitude that permeates throughout the system," Spano said.

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