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Charges dropped against Buffalo officers involved with protester in June

February 11, 2021
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Charges against the two Buffalo Police officers involved in a June incident where a protester was shoved to the ground while trying to impede officers have been dismissed, Erie County District Attorney John Flynn announced Thursday.

Aaron Torgalski, 39, and Robert McCabe, 32, had originally been charged with assault in the second degree, a Class D felon, WGRZ reported.

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Charges were dismissed against Buffalo police officers, Robert McCabe, left, and Aaron Torgalski. (Erie County District Attorney)

Buffalo Police Captain Jeff Rinaldo says the officers are “still suspended pending the conclusion of the internal investigation.”

Martin Gugino was shoved by a Buffalo Police officer during a protest in downtown Buffalo in June of 2020. He suffered a fractured skull when he fell to the ground after he was pushed. The incident was caught on video by a reporter.

Gugino spent several days in the hospital with a head injury. He has since recovered.

In the context of violence, vandalism, looting, and arson, Mayor Bryron Brown described Gugino as “a key and major instigator of people engaging in those activities” in remarks he made at the time, Law Officer reported.

Nevertheless, both officers involved in the incident were quickly placed on administrative leave from the Buffalo Police Department. It’s unknown if they will be reinstated.

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Flynn said the grand jury investigation took so long because the grand jury was shut down due to the COVID pandemic, and when it resumed again, Flynn said he had higher priority cases to tend to, WGRZ reported. 

John Evans, the president of the Buffalo Police Benevolent Association, issued a statement following Flynn’s announcement.

“The Buffalo Police Benevolent Association is extremely pleased with today’s decision by a grand jury to dismiss charges against Buffalo Police Officers Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalski,” he said.

“As we have stated all along, Officers McCabe and Torgalski were simply following departmental procedures and the directives of their superiors to clear Niagara Square despite working under extremely challenging circumstances. The Buffalo PBA remains in staunch support of Officers McCabe and Torgalski.”



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