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State Senator Parker Indicted For Alleged Assault
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Jen Chung
Published May 30, 2009
Modified May 30, 2009
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State Senator Kevin Parker (D-Brooklyn), who was arrested three weeks ago for allegedly assaulting a NY Post photographer, was indicted yesterday. The Daily News detailed the charges: "Second- and third-degree assault, third- and fourth-degree criminal mischief, third-degree menacing and second-degree harassment." Naturally, the Post reminds us how photog William Lopez, who was waiting to take a picture for a story about foreclosure proceedings on Parker's home, got injured: "Parker chased after Lopez, who jumped into his car in an attempt to flee. Parker allegedly forced his way inside the car and managed to sprain the photographer's finger and break a camera flash." Parker's lawyer Lonnie Hart previously said that Parker is "eager to defend himself" (and sort of compared Parker to Kiefer Sutherland) but had no comment about the indictment,
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