Two police officers will be reinstated after an arbitrator ruled they didn’t violate use-of-force guidelines when they pushed a 75-year-old protester to the ground at a June 2020 protest over the murder of George Floyd.
Highlights
- Martin Gugino, 75, was pushed to the ground by two Buffalo police officers in June 2020.
- The incident occurred during racial injustice protests over the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
- A news crew captured video of the incident in downtown Buffalo.
- Police officers Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalski were suspended without pay and arrested.
- A grand jury declined to indict them and charges were dropped last year.
- An arbitrator ruled Friday that the officers didn’t violate the department’s use-of-force guidelines when they pushed the man.