BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — New York City Council Member Chi Ossé says he has a concussion as a result of his arrest in Brooklyn on Wednesday.

The elected official explained his injury in a post on his personal social media account Thursday afternoon.

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“I have a concussion as a result of the NYPD shoving me to the pavement, but I believe I will be ok,” Ossé said.

Ossé, who represents Brooklyn’s 36th District, was arrested near 200 Jefferson Ave. in Bedford-Stuyvesant, where community members say they were rallying to prevent the eviction of Carmella Charrington.

Video of the arrest shows Ossé being thrown to the ground as onlookers yell. He was charged with obstruction of government administration and disorderly conduct, the NYPD told PIX11 News. Ossé was one of four people arrested at the protest, according to the NYPD.

The council member said the resident of the home, Charrington, is a victim of deed theft. Her family says Charrington holds the power of attorney for her father’s estate and that he granted her the property.

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Brownstone developer 227 Group LLC denied the deed theft accusation. The New York Attorney General’s Office told PIX11 News it deemed Charrington’s situation is not deed theft, but rather a property dispute between heirs and relatives of the property’s original co-owners. On Thursday, Ossé explained his position.

“The legal specifics of her case are for the courts, and she deserves her due process,” Ossé said. “Sometimes, the perpetrators [of deed theft] use illegal methods. Sometimes, their methods are technically legal. … Everything that is legal, isn’t right or just.”

Ossé argued for a broader definition of deed theft that catches more cases that push Black homeowners out of their neighborhoods.

“My position yesterday wasn’t to adjudicate. Rather, it was to make sure the people in the middle of this have a voice, and that the system moves toward protecting them,” he said.

Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter who has covered New York City since 2023 after reporting in Los Angeles for years. She joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of her work here and follow her on Twitter here.

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