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He Shoved a Cop Down the Stairs

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State Sen. Joseph Addabbo and City Council Member Eric Ulrich are pictured with Juniper Park Civic Association President Robert Holden at last Thursday’s debate.

Nab Bklyn. Man Who Injured Officer

Police slapped the cuffs on a homeless man who allegedly pushed a female officer down a flight of stairs while resisting arrest at the Gates Avenue J/Z train station in Bushwick last Friday, Sept. 7, it was reported.

Michael Ellison

Law enforcement sources said 25-year-old Michael Ellison was apprehended the day after the incident in which the officer suffered two broken ankles and other injuries.

Authorities said the trouble began at around 10:50 a.m. last Friday at the elevated subway stop located above the intersection of Gates Avenue and Broadway.

Members of the NYPD Transit District 33 Anti-Crime Division were on patrol at the station when they observed Ellison allegedly attempting to swipe a student MetroCard through the turnstile.

When the officers approached him and attempted to place him under arrest, authorities said, the suspect physically resisted. In the process, he reportedly knocked a female officer down a staircase.

Ellison managed to escape capture and fled from the subway station.

The injured officer was taken to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center where she was treated for two broken ankles and a laceration to the head which required 10 stitches to close. She is expected to make a recovery.

Police said Ellison was apprehended last Saturday, Sept. 8, and charged with assaulting a police officer, second-degree assault, resisting arrest, criminal trespassing and harassment.

According to court records, he was arraigned in Kings County Criminal Court on Sunday, Sept. 9, and ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation while being held without bail. He is scheduled to return to court on Oct. 9.