Man Charged With Biting Cop in Manhattan Holding Is Portrayed as Victim by Defense

Man Charged With Biting Cop in Manhattan Holding Is Portrayed as Victim by Defense by Matthew & Russell Lee, Patreon Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, Aug 13 – A man charged with biting a police officer while in Manhattan Holding is on trial before NYS Justice Juan M. Merchan, best known for presiding over the Trump criminal trial. On Thursday he was smiling during a jury break, then summoning them back in. Inner City Press was there and live tweeted: Video of prison cell shown. Lt Temple: I told the defendant to come stand in the red box to be transported to the hospital. ADA: How loud is it in Manhattan holding? Lt Temple: Pretty loud.  ADA: Were you responsible for all arrestees? Lt. Temple: Yes ADA: Play the video from 54 seconds. What are you trying to do here? Lt. Temple: Get him to stand upright. He was trying to not talk. We put on leg restraints. ADA: After the defendant bit your colleague, what did you do? Lt. Temple: Escorted him for transport ADA: Did the defendant indicate that you were hurting him? Lt. Temple: He was being belligerent about being removed from the cell. My colleague, there were teeth marks on his forearm. The skin was broken and you could tell it was a bite. Deep imprint from teeth Cross examination. Defense: You are familiar with the NYPD Patrol Guide about use of force, that it must be reasonable under the circumstances? Lt Temple: That's correct. Defense: De-escalation is prioritized? Lt Temple: It is.  Defense: No chokeholds? A: None Defense: You are supposed to notify NYPD about misconduct? Lt Temple: Yes. Defense: Did you fail to notify in this case? Lt Temple: If it please the court may I explain? Defense: It's a yes or no question ADA: Your Honor... Judge Merchan: You can ask afterward Defense: You filled out a Threat Resistance Injury report, a TRI? Lt. Temple: I did. Defense: For police use of force, you wrote not applicable? May I pass the document up? Judge nods. Defense: Did you write N/A? Lt. Temple: I did. Defense: Did you conduct a video canvas? Lt Temple: No - I was there, I saw it. Defense: But no canvas.... Apparently not... Already by Friday, the charge conference.    Meanwhile down in APAR1, the subject of much (deserved) critique in a press conference out on Centre Street, a defendant with a date in the Bronx Hall of Justice was ordered detained, after he said his case of scabies caused him to lose his shelter bed. As he was led back into the holding cell he said, I'm trying my best. Indeed.  100 Centre Insider: His Bronx Hall of Justice case does not show up in WebCrims; his "MZ" case, like all MZ cases, is unexplained, no charges.. *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com