Woman punched by cop gets personal apology from Nutter in City Hall
Although Mayor Nutter made a public apology to the woman who was captured on video being punched by a veteran cop during a North Philadelphia Puerto Rican Day celebration, he took it a step further today and invited her to City Hall for a face-to-face apology.
Woman punched by cop gets personal apology from Nutter in City Hall
Jan Ransom
Although Mayor Nutter made a public apology to the woman who was captured on video being punched by a veteran cop during a North Philadelphia Puerto Rican Day celebration, he took it a step further today and invited her to City Hall for a face-to-face apology.
“I wanted to see her. I wanted to talk to her. I did apologize to her,” Nutter said to a group of reporters today outside of his office.
Aida Guzman arrived to City Hall shortly after 11 a.m. with her attorney for a private meeting with the Mayor. Nutter said he embraced her and they spoke for about 15 minutes.
Enrique Latoison, Guzman’s attorney said it was a very “heartfelt meeting” and that his client was happy, but he said a decision has not been made about whether or not a lawsuit will be filed against the city.
Guzman, 39, of Chester was dressed in black, her hair pulled into a ponytail and a bruise remained on her lip from the blow to her face.
Guzman said she was happy Nutter apologized to her, but said she was scared to come to the city. She also said she would not go to another Puerto Rican Day celebration.
Guzman was seen in a video being cold-cocked by Lt. Jonathan Josey after someone threw liquid onto a group of officers. The District Attorney's Office said Wednesday it would drop a disorderly charge filed against Guzman and Josey will be suspended for 30 days with intent to dismiss.
Att. A.U.S.A. Maureen McCartney,Dept of Justice.
Att.Special Agent In Charge : George C Venizelos
A crime was committed on March 18, 2012 by Inspector Arron Horne and Captain John McCloskey Philadelphia Police dept they committed obstruction of justice and hinder Criminal prosecution of a male name Rodney Handy who Assaulted Police Officers Shane Darden and Police Officer Tim Taylor .Officer Shane Darden was injured and still may be out I.O.D.
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The Men and Woman have nobody to help them against a Police Commissioner who refuses to Enforce the Law when it comes to High Ranking Supervisors . Mr.Venizelos the Men and Woman in the Philadelphia Police Dept need your help to restore JUSTICE IN THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPT .The FBI must come to their rescue and the The Citizens Of Philadelphia ,We must restore INTEGRITY FOR OUR MEN AND WOMAN WHO PUT THEIR LIFE IN HARMS WAY TO PROTECT US
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David Gambacorta spent a small eternity writing about cops, drug dealers and serial killers. Now he’s writing about power and politics – which sometimes reminds him of the old crime beat. He joined the Daily News in 2005. And yes, he knows you’re not quite sure how to pronounce his last name. E-mail tips to gambacd@phillynews.com
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Jan Ransom, a native New Yorker, joined the Daily News in 2010 after graduating from Howard University. She has since written about the difficulty of filing police complaints, tax deadbeats and life after violent home invasions. She joined the Daily News City Hall Bureau in 2011 and has plunged headfirst into reporting on administration budget battles and City Council shenanigans. E-mail tips to ransomj@phillynews.com
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Sean Collins Walsh is from Bucks County and went to Northwestern University. He joined the Daily News copy desk in 2012 and now covers the Nutter administration. Before that, he interned at papers including The New York Times, The Dallas Morning News and The Seattle Times. E-mail tips to walshSE@phillynews.com
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