the legal code governing crimes and their punishment
Although New York State penal code generally grades the seriousness of assault charges on the severity of injuries or the use of weapons, attacking a police officer almost always results in a felony charge.
That officer was brought to Greenwich Hospital for evaluation and may miss shifts as a result of the injury; the other two officers were treated for minor injuries and won't be pulled from their shifts, Ladeairous said.
according to what has been declared but not proved
In what police described as "a protracted struggle," Richardson allegedly punched one officer several times, leaving a bruise and a small cut on the officer's left eye.