The other day we told you about videos that had come to light of what appeared to be teens dumping water on NYPD officers while they were trying to make an arrest. Turns out they weren’t teens at all and we can now tell you there have been some arrests:
THE BLAZE – A reputed Crips gang member — who’s on probation and has been busted over 20 times, the New York Post reported — was arrested in connection with weekend incidents caught on video showing New York City police officers doused with water while on duty.
Courtney “Killer Court” Thompson, 28, of the Crips “Fresh Gangstas” surrendered Wednesday morning for his alleged involvement in the Brooklyn incident, the Post said, citing sources.
Thompson allegedly was seen in the video dumping a blue bucket of water on the back of one of the officers, the paper said.
Police charged Thompson with obstruction of governmental administration, criminal nuisance, criminal tampering, disorderly conduct, and harassment, the paper reported.
The New York Daily News said the criminal tampering charge stemmed from damaging a $250 police body camera with the water.
Thompson has over 20 prior arrests on his record including busts for assault, sources told the Post, adding that most of the related records are sealed. Thompson has been on probation since last year in connection with a 2015 robbery arrest, the paper added, citing sources.
Here’s the video of the gangbanger with the blue bucket:
DISRESPECT: This is what #NYPD Officers are faced with today. Petrified to take action. #BlueLivesMatter @NYCMayor @BilldeBlasio @NYPDnews @NYPD73Pct pic.twitter.com/VRpVKBS5Jb
— NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) July 22, 2019
There have also been other arrests…
Police told the Daily News that a Texas woman was walking through a Harlem neighborhood when she was doused with water, which damaged her cellphone.
Isaiah Scott, 23, and Chad Bowden, 28, were arrested Wednesday for splashing water on the passersby, the Daily News said.
Scott was charged with criminal mischief, the Post said, citing sources, adding that Bowden was charged with criminal mischief, two counts of harassment, and disorderly conduct.
That incident occurred a block away from the water dumping on officers, which included one of them getting hit in the head with a red bucket, the Daily News said.
Glad police were able to identify these thugs. But with one having so many priors, it’s doubtful they will remain in jail where they clearly belong.