NEW YORK — A New York City Council member was arrested Wednesday and accused of biting a police officer.
Brooklyn Democrat Susan Zhuang was detained during a chaotic protest against the construction of a new homeless shelter in her district, police said.
Images and videos posted on social media showed police clashing with protesters at the planned site of a homeless shelter. In a video, a woman who appears to be Zhuang can be seen alongside other protesters trying to tear away a police barricade as an officer tries to handcuff her. Another video appears to show Zhuang being led away by police in handcuffs.
Police, citing an arrest report, said Zhuang was blocking officers from getting to a woman on the ground and that Zhuang pushed the officers and ended up biting an officer as the officer tried to grab her. Zhuang is being charged with assault, resisting arrest and obstruction, a police spokesman said.
Zhuang’s office declined to comment.
Zhuang posted a video on social media site X on Wednesday that appeared to show her at the scene, arguing with a police officer, with a caption that read “No permits. The city allowed construction at 5 a.m. in our neighborhood.”
A spokesperson for the Brooklyn district attorney said Zhuang had not yet been charged as of Wednesday afternoon.
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