NEW YORK - Criminal charges have been dropped against two police officers seen on video last spring shoving a 75-year-old protester to the ground in Buffalo, New York, prosecutors said Thursday.A grand jury declined to indict Buffalo Officers Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalski on felony assault charges, Erie County District Attorney John Flynn said, ending a matter that drew national attention at the height of protests over the police killing of George Floyd.Messages seeking comment were left with lawyers representing the officers.
A message was also left for the man who was pushed to the ground, longtime activist Martin Gugino.John Evans, president of the Buffalo Police Benevolent Association, told The Buffalo News: "Obviously, we are.