New York City Councilman Chi Oss\u00e9 was arrested during an anti-eviction protest in Brooklyn on April 22.<\/p>\n
The demonstration took place outside a brownstone on Jefferson Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, where law enforcement officers arrived early in the morning to enforce a court-ordered \u201ceviction mental health warrant.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Protesters gathered outside the home in support of Carmella Charrington and her family, who have been in a yearslong battle<\/a> over ownership of the property.<\/p>\n Oss\u00e9, who represents the 36th district, was among those protesting. A video<\/a> posted on social media shows the councilman being thrown to the ground by New York Police Department officers and handcuffed face down on the sidewalk while demonstrators were shouting. Oss\u00e9 was arrested along with four other protesters.<\/p>\n According to a spokesperson for the NYPD, officers gave multiple verbal warnings to protesters to clear the entrance.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cSome began to disperse, those who did not were eventually arrested,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n Authorities said Oss\u00e9 pushed past officers who were attempting to block him from approaching the front of the gate. Police also alleged that he physically resisted arrest, \u201cappearing to flail his arms and hands to prevent officers from restraining him.\u201d<\/p>\n