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Second Arrest in Washington Square Park Snowball Incident as NYPD Seeks More Suspects

Prosecutors say video so far fails to tie any single participant to the officers’ reported injuries.

Overview

  • Eric Wilson Jr., 18, turned himself in at the Sixth Precinct on Wednesday morning and was charged with obstructing governmental administration and harassment.
  • Wilson is the second person charged after the Feb. 23 confrontation, following 27-year-old Gusmane Coulibaly, whose initial felony assault count was dismissed for lack of proof of direct causation.
  • Two officers were pelted during the crowd event and later went to a hospital for evaluation, with police reporting no major injuries.
  • The NYPD has released images of four people sought in the case and is asking the public for tips as the investigation continues.
  • City leaders remain split, with Mayor Zohran Mamdani saying the episode did not warrant criminal charges, while Commissioner Jessica Tisch and the PBA call the conduct criminal; union claims of ice or rocks in the snow have been denied by a defense attorney.