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An NYPD officer was found guilty of third-degree assault and official misconduct for macing a man who was laying handcuffed on the ground and then rubbing the pepper spray into his face.

Judge Laura Ward Philip found Philip Fioranelli guilty on the two counts Friday for an incident that took place back in May 2023, when Fioranelli was working on a paid detail at a parking garage in Lower Manhattan. The case was brought by Manhattan District A

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