An Amazon delivery driver in New York City said he was arrested by police after he defended himself from a “pervert” immigrant who first tried to steal from his van and then ran aggressively towards him. The New York Post reported.
What are the details?
According to the newspaper, law enforcement officials said that when an Amazon driver grabbed Eison Sanchez, 26, as he was trying to pick up a package being delivered in Brooklyn around 4:45 p.m. on Sunday, he was clearly under the influence of alcohol. It is believed that he was drunk and was carrying a beer bottle.
The driver asked the Post to identify himself only as Abu, but told the paper on Monday that he realized “it was a guy — he looked like a pervert and had his penis out.” Ta.
“He’s on the corner of the street. [masturbating]And I said to him, ‘Hey, what are you doing? ’,” Abu added in the post. “Then he got into my van, which had my mail and everything, and I pushed him out of the way, and he started attacking me like he was trying to hit me. I ran.”
Abu told the newspaper that the man “fell on his butt” after picking up ice from the ground and “soaking it in his sock.”
“I really had to protect myself,” Abu added in the post.
Abu told the newspaper that his attempts to get help from nearby police backfired badly.[Sanchez] was saying [the cops] “I punched him in the face,” he said in Spanish. I told them there were cameras everywhere so maybe they could find something. They said there were no cameras. After a while it became a ‘he said, she said’ story and that’s how it went. ”
Is the wheel of justice punctured?
Sanchez, who lives at a shelter on Hall Street several blocks from the scene of the incident, was charged with petty theft and public indecency, the newspaper reported, citing police and sources.
Oh, he was released without bail on Monday, the paper added.
However, Abu was charged with third-degree assault and released with a summons, the newspaper reported, citing police. Fox News reported. The New York City Police Department confirmed charges against Amazon employees.
“He was aggressively trying to hurt me. I was just protecting myself and my property from work,” Abu added to the newspaper on Monday. “That’s it. I ended up being picked up, but there’s now an open case on this. It’s funny because I called the police for help. I ran to the police and said, ‘Hey, get this guy. Can you give me one?” I don’t want to hurt him. I had already hit him with a snowball and he was hurt quite a bit. ”
Abu also told the Post that he asked police for help because he “didn’t want to cause any damage” with his hands.
“I didn’t want to lose my job. I acted by the book the right way and ended up going to jail,” Abu added to the paper.
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