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A city cop was indicted Monday on second-degree murder charges in the road rage shooting death of driver Delrawn Small, who was killed after a July 4 confrontation with the off-duty officer, sources said.
The cop, Wayne Isaacs, will be arrested Tuesday after the grand jury handed up the indictment to state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who, under a new law, acts as a special prosecutor in matters involving police shootings.This is the first case in which Schneiderman is prosecuting a cop for killing a civilian since Gov. Cuomo issued a July 2015 executive order empowering the state AG to become a special prosecutor in civilian deaths involving law enforcement.
Isaacs, 37, did not testify before a grand jury.
Prosecutors said Isaacs gunned down Small, 37, in front of the victim’s girlfriend and two children during a confrontation on Atlantic Ave. in East New York on July 4.
Officials said Small chased Isaacs’ vehicle down after he was cut off in traffic.
Seconds after Small approaches Isaacs’ car, the cop shoots the victim, video has shown.
Isaacs had claimed he opened fire from the seat of his car because Small punched him in the face at least twice.
Prosecutors will be asking for bail to be set at $500,000 and for Isaacs to wear an ankle bracelet to monitor his movements.
Isaacs, who has been on the NYPD for three years, was assigned to the 79th Precinct in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Small's widow Winona Hauser Small welcomed the charges.
"I am grateful to the attorney general in getting this indictment," she said in a statement. "I will be in court for every appearance of the police officer, fighting for justice for the wrongful killing of my husband."
Her lawyer Sanford Rubenstein, who is representing her in a wrongful death action, echoed the comments.
“This demonstrates that the governor’s executive order works to bring justice to victims’ families,” Rubenstein said.
The cop, Wayne Isaacs, will be arrested Tuesday after the grand jury handed up the indictment to state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who, under a new law, acts as a special prosecutor in matters involving police shootings.This is the first case in which Schneiderman is prosecuting a cop for killing a civilian since Gov. Cuomo issued a July 2015 executive order empowering the state AG to become a special prosecutor in civilian deaths involving law enforcement.
Isaacs, 37, did not testify before a grand jury.
Prosecutors said Isaacs gunned down Small, 37, in front of the victim’s girlfriend and two children during a confrontation on Atlantic Ave. in East New York on July 4.
Officials said Small chased Isaacs’ vehicle down after he was cut off in traffic.
Seconds after Small approaches Isaacs’ car, the cop shoots the victim, video has shown.
Isaacs had claimed he opened fire from the seat of his car because Small punched him in the face at least twice.
Prosecutors will be asking for bail to be set at $500,000 and for Isaacs to wear an ankle bracelet to monitor his movements.
Isaacs, who has been on the NYPD for three years, was assigned to the 79th Precinct in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Small's widow Winona Hauser Small welcomed the charges.
"I am grateful to the attorney general in getting this indictment," she said in a statement. "I will be in court for every appearance of the police officer, fighting for justice for the wrongful killing of my husband."
Her lawyer Sanford Rubenstein, who is representing her in a wrongful death action, echoed the comments.
“This demonstrates that the governor’s executive order works to bring justice to victims’ families,” Rubenstein said.
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