Two Charged with Assaulting Former NY Governor Plead Not Guilty

Defense claims the accused were attempting to defuse a confrontation involving ex-Governor David Paterson and his stepson.

David Paterson and his stepson, Anthony Sliwa, were involved in an altercation on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
Travor Nurse and Diamond Minter, both NYC Housing Authority employees, are accused of assaulting Paterson and Sliwa.
Defense attorneys argue that Nurse and Minter were trying to intervene in what they perceived as adults harassing children.
Two juveniles, aged 12 and 13, have also been charged in connection with the incident, with their cases being handled in family court.
Paterson and his stepson sustained minor injuries, with the incident described as traumatic by Paterson's spokesperson.