Overview
- Newsome turned himself in at the NYPD’s 28th Precinct on second-degree assault charges tied to a Oct. 23 confrontation in Harlem.
- He is accused of striking Manhattan Democratic District Leader William Allen and throwing a megaphone during a rally outside Council Member Yusef Salaam’s office.
- amNewYork reported the count was treated as a felony after Newsome was told the alleged victim is over 65, which he said he learned upon surrender.
- Newsome denied the allegations, said there is no video showing a punch, and framed the case as a political attack while comparing his treatment to civil-rights arrests.
- Supporters, including nonprofit leader Tiffany Fulton, called the case politically motivated, as videos from the protest show heated exchanges but not the alleged strike.