By FARRAH JOHNSON
Tribune Staff Reporter
fjohnson@tribunemedia.net
A MAN and a teenager were yesterday charged with assaulting members of the police force in connection with an incident that was partly captured on a viral video showing what appears to be a plainclothes officer choking a woman outside a nightspot.
Charlton Deal, 24, and Treasure Terrelli, 19, appeared before Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans after they were accused of assaulting officers on Delancy Street on October 23.
A five-second clip capturing a part of the incident shows a male police officer holding by her throat a woman whose back is pressed against a car, before demanding that someone bring him the phone of the person recording the encounter.
The video made the rounds on social media this week and Police Commissioner Paul Rolle confirmed that a complaint was formally made on Tuesday.
Yesterday, prosecutors alleged that Deal, who appeared in court with an arm sling, assaulted and caused harm to Police Constable 3726 Rolle and PC 3856 Dorceval on the day in question.
They further alleged that Deal resisted the arrest of PC 4032 Rolle and caused damage to PC 3726 Rolle’s G-shock watch, as well as PC 3856 Dorceval’s multi-coloured shirt.
Meanwhile, Terrelli was charged with assaulting PC 4032 Rolle and obstructing PC 3726 Rolle, PC 3855 Dorcevall, PC 4032 Rolle and PC 4413 Williams from carrying out their duties.
Yesterday, the pair denied all of the allegations that were brought against them and their case was adjourned to February 2022 for trial.
They are represented by attorneys Maria Daxon, Ian Cargill and Benjamin McKinney.
During the arraignment, Mrs Daxon asked the magistrate to note that her clients were allegedly “beaten, dragged on the ground, punched, slapped, choked and stamped (on).”
She also said Terrelli, who appeared in court with a knee band, was still experiencing leg and jaw pain after she was assaulted and “slapped so hard”.
The prosecution also asked the magistrate to note that the police officers were allegedly assaulted during the incident. He also said the Crown would be requesting the “whole video” of the ordeal and not a short clip.
After pleading not guilty, Deal was granted $5,000 bail, while Terrelli was released on $1,500 bail.
Both accused are required to sign into their nearest police station monthly, leading up to their trial.
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