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July 15, 2010

Ex-Police Officer Avoids Jail in Bicycle Assault Case
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A former New York police officer who was videotaped tackling a bicyclist
has escaped a prison sentence. The then-officer, Patrick Pogan,
violently knocked the cyclist off his bike during a Critical Mass bike
ride in 2008. Pogan then charged the cyclist with attempted assault,
disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Pogan was convicted in April of
lying about the incident in his police complaint. He had faced up to
four years in prison but has been given a conditional discharge.



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