Bodycam footage showing a vicious attack against two New York City police officers by a group of migrants was released Thursday, hours after authorities announced seven indictments in the case.
The Jan. 27 attack occurred as an NYPD officer and lieutenant were attempting to disperse a disorderly crowd, police said. They were repeatedly kicked and punched in the head and body, authorities said.
Footage from one police bodycam shows the pair of officers walking up to a group of people on 42nd Street at around 8: 30 p.m. One officer is heard telling the group to “vamos” and to move toward 41st Street.
“Don’t touch me,” Yohenry Brito, wearing a yellow jacket, is heard telling an officer in Spanish.
As the rest of the group walks away, they begin chanting something in Spanish. At one point, Brito appears to speak about one of the officers and references the Colombian show “Ugly Betty.”
On Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams, a former NYPD officer, defended migrants overall but said there is a “small minority that’s participating in illegal behavior.”
“In no way, should we give any indicator that the overwhelming number of migrants and asylum seekers are law-abiding, and they’re pursuing the American dream,” Adams said Thursday.
Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.