Case against man who alleges police roughed him up is delayed until Oct. 3
A misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest against a Kingston man who alleges police roughed him when they took him into custody was adjourned Tuesday in City Court pending the review of additional evidence.
Adrin Brodhead, 24, was arrested July 20 by city police in front of the 440 Pizzeria on Broadway in Midtown and charged with resisting arrest, a misdemeanor, for not putting his hands behind his back when asked to do so by police, and with violating the city’s open container ordinance and littering.
His case was adjourned Tuesday until Oct. 3. Both Ulster County Assistant District Attorney Jarrid Blades and Public Defender Andrew Kossover requested an adjournment to allow them to review possible video evidence, including police body camera footage, if any exists, and “civilian video.”
Brodhead, who is black, has said he was walking home from work and was carrying an open beer container when he was approached by police officers who requested identification. After not placing his hands behind his back, Brodhead said, he was tackled to the ground by officers, pepper sprayed and tased.
About 30 protesters gathered Tuesday at the entrance to City Court on Garraghan Drive to support Brodhead.
Some of the Tuesday demonstrators, many of whom also protested at Brodhead’s Aug. 29 court appearance, allege police brutality and racism, citing Brodhead’s treatment by officers who they said were white.