Judges release arrested mother in video that provoked outrage

NEW YORK – A judge on Tuesday ordered the release of a jailed mother after police violently shot her infant son from his arm during a video taped meeting in the crowded waiting room of a social services office in New York City. [19659002ThefactshasbeenfollowedafewhoursaftertheprosecutorofBrooklynEricGonzale'sjurisdictiondeclared"intheinterestofjustice"thathewasrelievingallchargestakenagainstJazmineHeadleylorsoftheFridayincident

Headley, also under a warrant for a non-related credit card fraud case in New Jersey, must appear in court on Wednesday in this case.

Headley and two other people are accused of having manufactured or used a dozen credit cards bearing numbers and names not matching their tapes. a driver's license that did not belong to them.

By giving up the charges in Brooklyn, Gonzalez says he is "horrified by the violence described in the video," which shows police pulling 18-month-old Headley's son from His arms. He added that the situation should have been handled differently.

"The consequences of this arrest on this desperate young mother have already had far greater consequences than any behavior that could have led her: she and her baby were traumatized, she was imprisoned on an independent warrant and could deal with additional collateral consequences, "said Gonzalez in a statement.

He said that prosecuting the charges – obstruction of government administration, resistance to arrest, endangering a child's well-being and property breach – "will not serve now I propose to reject it immediately in the interests of justice. "

The video, posted on social media by a spectator, provoked an uproar, sparking Indignation of those who say that social service is revealing. the recipients are treated. It showed that Headley was face down, and a policeman at another moment pulling his stun gun toward the upset crowd.

Officials said the situation was under review by the New York Police Department. the Department of Social Services. Two city employees were put into service modified as a result of the incident.