Courtroom sketch of bikers Wojciech Braszczok and James Kuehne, charged in the Sept. West Side Highway motorcycle melee. (credit: Jane Rosenberg)Courtroom sketch of bikers Wojciech Braszczok and James Kuehne, charged in the Sept. West Side Highway motorcycle melee. (credit: Jane Rosenberg)
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – An undercover New York City police detective has pleaded not guilty to gang assault related to a motorcyclist-SUV highway melee.
Undercover detective Wojciech Braszczok appeared in Manhattan state Supreme Court Wednesday. He came to court with his hood over his head and a scarf covering his face.
Prosecutors have said Braszczok was caught on video participating in the Sept. 29 attack by shattering the SUV’s back window. He was off duty at the time.