A woman’s harassment conviction following an encounter with police has been vacated by a state appeals panel, deeming it against the weight of the evidence.
In June 2010, as Officer Zakia Faiz and other officers attempted to shut down a Brooklyn street party, people began hurling epithets at Faiz. Faiz then approached Ebony Traber, telling her she was either under arrest or being issued a summons, though there was contradictory testimony. After Traber gave Faiz the middle finger, she walked away and entered a building vestibule. Faiz grabbed her from behind and handcuffed her. In the struggle, Traber bent Faiz’s pinkie and said she would “punch [Faiz] in the face.”
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