DA Thompson announces dismissal of charges against postal carrier Glen Grays
Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson on Thursday announced a dismissal of the charges against Glen Grays, a 27-year-old postal worker from East New York, who was arrested while on duty in Crown Heights this past March. Grays was delivering packages when an undercover police car nearly struck him. Grays shouted at the unmarked vehicle, after which plainclothes officers and a lieutenant emerged and eventually frisked and arrested Grays, who was taken to the 71st Precinct station.
The incident, which was captured on video by a bystander, received national media attention. “In the interest of justice, I asked the Court to dismiss the disorderly conduct charge against Glen Grays, which resulted from his arrest on March 17, 2016,” Thompson said in a statement. “Mr. Grays was working his postal route in Crown Heights when he was arrested and put in handcuffs, following a driving incident involving undercover police officers.”
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams responded to Thompson’s announcement later Thursday. “From the first moment I viewed the cellphone video footage of the questionable arrest of on-duty postal worker Glen Grays, it was evident that he endured a clear miscarriage of justice,” Adams said in a statement.
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