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DOE Employee Arrested for Assault in The Bronx

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An off-duty City employee has been arrested in The Bronx on charges of assault according to the NYPD.

 

Police said that on Sunday, Dec. 31, at around 5.09 a.m., Shawn Arthur, 44, an NYC Department of Education (DOE) educator was arrested in the 47th Precinct, which covers the neighborhoods of Woodlawn, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Baychester, Edenwald, Olinville, and Fishbay, and also covers Woodlawn Cemetery.

 

They said he was charged with criminal obstruction of breathing and assault in the third degree.

 

A person arrested and charged with a crime is deemed innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law.

 

 

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