A Brooklyn criminal defense attorney is claiming that the NYPD arrested him in a courtroom for advising a client on his constitutional rights, then slammed his head against the wall. 61-year-old Kenneth Parry tells the Daily News that after his client was found to be in violation of his girlfriend's protection order and was therefore under arrest, he stood between him and the police to keep them from questioning him. The complaint states that Parry refused and pushed the police officer, but he denies this: "I'm looking forward to vindicating myself before a jury as I didn't do anything criminal."
Parry was charged with harassment, resisting arrest and obstructing government administration, and spent close to 20 hours in jail, but not before passing out his business card to his fellow inmates. He's also retained attorney Sanford Rubenstein, who represented Abner Louima and Sean Bell's estate. Look for Parry to be retiring after Rubenstein secures a fat settlement from the NYPD.
