DA drops rap vs. man cop bashed

Staten Island prosecutors dismissed criminal charges Monday against a sickly man of short stature who cops handcuffed, punched, and zapped into semi-consciousness with a stun gun, according to a phone video.

A prosecutor moved to dismiss the assault and resisting arrest charges against 4foot-8, 85-pound William Colon, and a judge ordered them tossed.

As the Daily News exclusively reported, police barged into Colon's Staten Island apartment on the afternoon of Sept. 28 on a domestic violence call. As Colon, 24, begged the officers to tell him why they were there, they grabbed him and threw him on a bed, according to a cell phone video taken by his brother.

The footage shows cops forcing him onto his stomach, yanking his arms behind his back and handcuffing him. A burly officer named Vincenzo Trabolse then appears to punch him at least three times in his side.

Trabolse also zaps Colon with a stun gun until he falls limp, the video shows.

Colon is afflicted with a range of health issues that he claims have made him frail. He says he has Mauriac Syndrome, an illness related to diabetes that causes dwarfism. He is also asthmatic, has curvature of the spine and an intestinal disorder. He does not work as a result of heart issues, he said.

In a statement, Legal Aid, which represents Colon, said, “This is a case that the Richmond County district attorney's office should never have brought. In addition to William Colon's needless interaction with the criminal justice system, he was also brutally assaulted by Officer Vincenzo Trabolse, an attack which could have been fatal.

In its own own statement, the DA's office said, “We have moved today to dismiss all charges against William Colon arising out of the incident.”

The statement added that the DA is “not pursuing criminal charges against officers” at the scene.