Brooklyn, NY – The New York Police Department has arrested a man accused of harassing an off-duty Muslim police officer previously commended for heroism.
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The NYPD said Monday that 36-year-old Christopher Nelson has been arrested on charges of menacing as a hate crime and aggravated harassment.
Authorities say the officer, who was wearing a Muslim head covering, encountered a man yelling and pushing her 16-year-old son on Saturday evening in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. When she intervened the man referenced the Islamic State group and threatened to slit her throat.
Police say the officer, identified as Aml Elsokary, who works at the 90th police precinct was not carrying her service revolver and did not identify herself as a police officer.
There was no immediate information on an attorney who could comment on the defendant’s behalf.
TrumpIsPrez, and the other bigots here…you want to discriminate against her too?
She is a bave woman – nobody and I mean nobody should be treated this way