US EditionSecond Person Arrested in Snowball Fight Incident with NYPD at Washington Square Park
Eric Wilson Jr., 18, was charged with obstructing governmental administration after a mass snowball fight in Washington Square Park injured two NYPD officers, police said.
- This Wednesday, Eric Wilson Jr., 1, surrendered at the 6th Precinct and was charged for his role in the Feb. 23 snowball fight in Washington Square Park.
- Organizers on social media touted a midafternoon mass snowball fight during the blizzard on Feb. 23, linked to social-media content producers and drawing a large crowd to the park.
- Viral video showed snowballs aimed at officers' heads and faces while the crowd jeered, and two officers were treated at Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital for bruises and facial lacerations.
- Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg reduced felony charges for a suspect, angering police unions, while Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch called the conduct 'disgraceful' and 'criminal' and Mayor Zohran Mamdani called it a snowball fight that got out of hand.
- Police are still searching for two other suspects after identifying four people from cellphone video; prosecutors say they cannot yet prove a defendant caused the officers' injuries amid a citywide dispute.
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Second suspect arrested after NYC snowball fight sends 2 police officers to hospital – Democratic Accent
A second person was arrested Wednesday in connection with last week’s chaotic snowball fight in Washington Square Park, during which multiple police officers were struck and injured by flying snowballs, police reportedly said. Eric Wilson Jr., 18, was charged with misdemeanor obstructing government administration and harassment, the New York Police Department (NYPD) said, Fox 5 …
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