Video shows police supervisor hitting woman at Puerto Rican Day festivities
A Philadelphia police supervisor hit a Puerto Rican Day reveler twice in the head so hard yesterday that the blows sent the woman to the ground and then she was charged in the incident, according to police and a video posted on YouTube Sunday.
Video shows police supervisor hitting woman at Puerto Rican Day festivities
Update: The highway patrol supervisor seen hitting the woman in the video has been identified by sources as Lt. Jonathan Josey II, a man who once nominated himself to be a Daily News Sexy Single.
Josey, 39, a Daily News Sexy Single in 2006, said his most outstanding features were his "charm and magnetic personality." He said he was looking for a "sexy, sexy, sexy" woman and was sick of meeting women that act like girls.
In July 2010 while he was off duty, Josey was stabbed outside a West Philly bar while trying to break up a fight. In March of 2010, he fatally shot an armed robber in Montgomery County when he interrupted a robbery at a 7-Eleven.
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A Philadelphia police supervisor hit a Puerto Rican Day reveler twice in the head so hard yesterday that the blows sent the woman to the ground and then she was charged in the incident, according to police and a video posted on YouTube Sunday.
When the video begins, it appears several revelers are spraying water on the street and on the police officers. It is unclear if the woman is one of them, but she does have what appears to be a water bottle in her hand.
A police supervisor in a white shirt seems to zero in on the woman and as she tries to walk away from him, he comes up behind her and hits her in the face and then in the back of the head. She falls to the ground and seems to be asking the officer "why" as he places handcuffs on her.
Once in handcuffs, she is led away by two other officers and is seen with blood on her face. All the while, a Puerto Rican flag hangs from the back of her pants.
The video, titled "Philadelphia Police Brutality" is 36 seconds long and had more than 3,800 views by 3:30 p.m.
Police spokesman Lt. Ray Evers said the department is "fully aware" of the video and what it depicts. He said the officer involved has been identified and Internal Affairs opened up an investigation in to the incident this morning. He said Commissioner Charles Ramsey, who is in San Diego at a conference, is also aware of the video.
Evers declined to publicly identify the officer, but did say he is a supervisor in Highway Patrol. He did not know if the officer had been placed on desk duty.
Police also declined to identify the woman, who was given a disorderly conduct citation for the incident. According to Evers, the 39-year-old woman's citation states "liquid and some other objects were thrown at a group of officers causing a large crowd."
She was the only person given a citation for the incident, Evers said.
The incident did not happen along the Puerto Rican Day Parade route, but rather, at 5th Street and Lehigh Avenue in North Philadelphia, according to police.
I am Nostradameus, my prediction. This police supervisor will get a promotion shortly, as for the girl he hit, I predict wealth, vast amounts of wealth. For the taxpayer I predict more hard times ahead.— neddyflanders- with the hiring standards -- or lack of -- that the PPD has now, the cops are just a microcosm of that fine citizenry seenin the video .....— iggles_rock
- From what I saw she didn't seem to do anything. It seems like this was a bad cop's way of brutalizing a woman who was walking away. Even with the spray bottle in her hand, or whatever, he went after her like a nazi to hit her. Bad, bad, bad. No excuse.— Yob
- Transfer all Philadelphia teams to the West; wild west, that is— CheeseSteakLover
- WOW, that sucker punch is going to cost the tax-payers, a lot of money to defend this moron, and pay off the victim!!!!— Dadair1
- If she sprayed the officers with water beforehand, does that still justify what he did? I don't think so. Seems like he just wanted to bust some heads and she was an easy target, especially being an easy target as a not-so-big woman. Not that women don't cause trouble or can't beat you down, as we've witnessed by the girls who attacked that poor woman last week.— Yob
- "...police supervisor in a white shirt seems to zero in on the woman and as she tries to walk away from him, ....."
This is conjecture that there was deliberate motion away from him. She was walking in a direction that had him to her back.
Please advise on what part of standing there was "disorderly conduct" because she's not throwing anything. I'm amazed that this wasn't reported by the good citizens standing around her. Nor the other police tried to stop it. There were at least seven uniformed police officers witnessing events unfold and they did nothing. Are they being investigated also? POs need to figure out the blue shield of silence will get them in trouble as well. Only one person w a videocamera came forward out of all the citizens and POs at this event. This is unbelievable silence. She needs to sue. I'd donate to pay for an attorney for her.— HH-Higgins - I watched this video at least five times. It looked like someone threw water from a distance in the vicinity where the officer was located and the female was in the area. As she was walking away, the officer just punched her thinking she threw the water which was unjust. This officer should not have punched and I pray a full investigation is conducted. IT APPEARS THIS WAS WRONG. I would love to hear his side of the story.— rev
- Just realize folks that all the racist people posting here have some kind of anger or self hate, while I'm appalled by it, I feel sorry for them at the same time. You shouldn't be at war with love.— Superskunk
- wow that lawsuit fund is and should be depleted about now!!! fellow taxpayers, say THANK YOU MR OFFICER! and only a coward would hit a woman, Coward!— noncents
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The incident did not happen along the Puerto Rican Day Parade route, but rather, at 5th Street and Lehigh Avenue in North Philadelphia, according to police. If not the parade route why all the cops? Should have left those people alone and come back at 3;00am to pick up all the trash.
— chesterfield - This is entirely uncalled act on the part of a bully with a badge, which is kinda funny considering he most likely became a cop so he could keep giving people a hard time. This "man" needs to be fired and have charges pressed on him...or will that be racist— Iknowyourider
- cpepe- Does it really matter whether it was a open hand or a fist? The police office decked someone WHO DID NOTHING WRONG!! Not cool, either closed or open handed. We see what we see.— TheLowDown
- Awesome...She looked like she was up to no good "taunting" the cops. She put herself in the line of fire and paid for it. What action!— The Philly Shadow
- Her boyfriend or husband hits her harder routinely......did you see whaqt provoked the response by the Lieutenant, of course not!— STEPHEN1988
