Bronx officer attack: Suspects in beating of off-duty NYPD cop indicted by grand jury

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The suspects accused of pummeling an off-duty NYPD police officer last month in the Bronx have been indicted by a grand jury.

One of them, Wayne Lucas, 23, was extradited from Virginia and was arraigned on the indictment Thursday morning.

He pleaded entered a not guilty plea inside a courtroom packed with police officers.

Lucas and his co-defendant, Taveon Hargrove, 23, were indicted for allegedly brutally beating an off-duty NYPD officer in the Bronx last month.

The attack was captured on surveillance video and prosecutors say it continued even after the two suspects realized their victim was a member of the NYPD.

Prosecutors say the suspects stole officer's wallet, phone and loaded service weapon. The 27-year-old victim was stomped in the head during the assaul