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.
What brought the the person filming to start filming that exact location? There had to be something going on prior to this that caught his attention. Until that video is shown, I feel the media will blow this out of proportion. They should not allow that mess/joke of party happen anyway, people driving with infants on the roof of their cars and what not.— awesome0
Police Brutality ! She did not resist arrest! He Used excessive force! He should have only placed her under arrest, not beat her! He is a POS!- To macaroni who wrote: This story will get air time in Philadelphia. But I hope you realize in newsrooms throughout the country, they will conspire to block coverage of this story. If they show a black cop smashing a Puerto Rican girl for no reason it will hurt Obama with the Hispanic vote. So main stream media will not cover this story.
False. I first read this on a British website. It's all over youtube. There is no suppression.— HH-Higgins - A classic cowardly "sucker punch"...
— TomTheCork - the kind of person who becomes a cop is the kind of person who was a bully in grade school. it's a flawed system. give bullies guns and tell them they're always right and this is the result. as for everyone saying she deserved it, you have not watched the video.— hahork
- Dios Mio— MD20202020
- Probably an over-reaction by the officer, but he should be given the benefit of the doubt. Obviously there was a disturbance and she felt pretty brave and wanted to be involved - up in the action...until the water was thrown on the police, then she wanted no part of it and tried to get away. She had no reason to be where she was while they were trying to sort everything out.— tim17600
- So, if I understand you, she got what she deserved? — sfactor
- This comment has been deleted. — WHITEY2009
- Whitey2009, I agree with you. Hands and anything else off our police officers. — LUCYLITTLE491
- See he had all those puppets around him and not one of them tried to tell him he was wrong. See it is a kiss system now let see how the stop snitching come into play. I hate a punk cop but if he wasn't with all those other cop around him and it was a man he know better. See he knows what a piece of steel feel like see what happen out West Philly he know what he will get dealing with a man. Well Seth Williams we are waiting to hear from you and I see you have a vision of being are next Mayor well we'll wait. He better get his bail together in which that won't happen CFCF will love to have him let see you hit some real men the Puerto Ricans would love to get him in there.— JBA
- "Hey! Here's a neat idea: How about, if you don't want to get smacked in the mouth, don't do ANYTHING, EVER, to antagonize the police."
— JE42
Yes, unquestioningly obey the authorities at all times. Grovel and lick their boots when you're in their presence. This is what it means to live in a free country.— jermigio 
So MANY Idiots! During the Italian, Greek, Irish or any other heritage parade, people wave THOSE flags. Why is it that waving a PR flag is a problem? Hipocrites!! Go back to Ireland, Italy, Germany, ect...... See how stupid it is?!- No matter what the reason. He had not right to punch that woman in the face!!! None at all. It doesn't matter her race....Once again people stop using everthing as an excuse to be ignorant... This police officer, who happens to be a sergent is WRONG AND SHE BE PUNHISHED. HE ASSAULTED A WOMAN..HE SHOULD BE ARRESTED!!!— SHARONANDTONE
