Charges reduced against teen alleging police brutality

Misdemeanor charges against a New Rochelle teen claiming police brutality have been reduced by a court Thursday. The charge reduction comes just three days after Demetrius Hazelton's family and the NAACP

News 12 Staff

Jul 23, 2009, 9:57 PM

Updated 5,556 days ago

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Misdemeanor charges against a New Rochelle teen claiming police brutality have been reduced by a court Thursday.
The charge reduction comes just three days after Demetrius Hazelton's family and the NAACP announced a lawsuit against the New Rochelle Police Department.
According to Hazelton, whose father is a New Rochelle detective, he and several friends were stopped April 13 by police in the parking lot of Bethesda Baptist Church on Lincoln Avenue. Police say Hazelton nearly started a fight and mocked officers. The police commissioner says Hazelton was arrested because of his actions and attitude and that race had nothing to do with the arrest.