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NEW YORK — Brooklyn City Council member Susan Zhuang has come forward with her side of the story after being charged with biting a police official during a protest.
On Thursday, Zhuang alleged that police used excessive force against her as she attempted to help someone lying under a barricade.
Zhuang, a Democrat from Brooklyn, did not directly address the biting accusation but expressed her frustration about the incident.
According to the source, she stated that “what happened to me should not happen” and demanded accountability for the situation.
The charges against Zhuang, filed on Wednesday, include felony assault and various misdemeanors.
According to the court complaint, Zhuang allegedly bit a deputy police chief’s forearm and resisted being handcuffed after being instructed to stop pushing barricades toward officers.
The police report, released before the complaint, indicated that Zhuang was obstructing officers from reaching a woman on the ground.
Zhuang, who ran on a pro-police platform last year, said she was trying to assist the woman in need.
She claimed that officers approached her from behind, handcuffed her, and used excessive force by pulling her hair and grabbing her neck.
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Zhuang insisted that the situation escalated into police brutality and called for “full accountability” from all involved.
The protest, which took place in Zhuang’s district, was against the construction of a new homeless shelter.
A video shared on social media shows a woman, appearing to be Zhuang, struggling with police as they try to handcuff her while she and other protesters try to move a barricade.