NEW YORK -- Derrick Ingram, an organizer of a group leading New York's Black Lives Matter protests, was besieged inside his Manhattan apartment Friday while a police helicopter patrolled overhead, officers banged on his door and police dogs waited in the hallway.The street outside had been closed
NEW YORK — Derrick Ingram, an organizer of a group leading New York’s Black Lives Matter protests, was besieged inside his Manhattan apartment Friday while a police helicopter patrolled overhead, officers banged on his door and police dogs waited in the hallway.
He declined to let the officers enter his apartment without a warrant. A police spokeswoman, Sgt. Jessica McRorie, said later that the officers were there to arrest him on charges that he had assaulted an officer by yelling in her ear with a megaphone. In that instance, de Blasio suggested the arrest had been justified, but he criticized its execution, saying police leaders should have handled it differently given continuing tensions over the department’s practices.
“Our office does not condone the extraordinary tactics employed by police on Friday,” said Danny Frost, a spokesman for the district attorney’s office. “These actions were disproportionate to the alleged offense that occurred two months ago and unjustifiably escalated conflict between law enforcement and the communities we serve.”Ingram is a founder of Warriors in the Garden, a group that has led many marches and rallies around the city since forming in June.
In a statement issued later, Ingram said the officers who came to his home had not produced a warrant and had “used threats and intimidation tactics.” The group’s Instagram following has swelled to more than 30,000 users over the course of the summer as it attracted the attention of so-called influencers. Several of its members have been arrested during the recent protests.
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