A Brooklyn construction worker claims a spooked NYPD cop pulled his service revolver on him and holstered it only after a pal whipped out a cellphone and threatened to record the incident, a $ 5 million Brooklyn federal lawsuit alleges.
Mark Fullerton, 46, was pulled onto the shoulder of North Conduit Avenue in July 2013 when Officer Michael Fitzgibbon ordered him into the vehicle, according to the suit. When he did so, the officer began to slam the door on his ankle before spraying Mace on him and punching him repeatedly in the face, court papers state.
Without provocation, Fitzgibbon pointed his gun at Fullerton and co-worker Michael Webber, and began threatening to shoot them, the suit claims. But when Webber pulled out his phone, the officer backed off, according to court papers.
Fearful the cop was going to shoot, the two men say, they sped away and drove straight to the 113th Precinct station house to report the incident. But as Fullerton completed his statement, Fitzgibbon called in a different version of the story and the contractor was cuffed.
Fitzgibbon said Fullerton closed the door on him and dragged him across several lanes of traffic. Fullerton was charged with felony assault on a police officer and misdemeanor leaving the scene.
A Queens grand jury refused to charge him with assault.
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