Binghamton, New York, Police Chief Put on Leave After His Girlfriend Attacks Minors
By: From WICZ.com :
"Binghamton Police Chief Joseph Zikuski has been placed on administrative leave following an altercation involving his girlfriend that occurred Friday in Johnson City, according to a statement from Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham.
Assistant Chief John C. Ryan will serve as Acting Police Chief.
The incident, which was captured in a video and posted to social media by the homeowner Kristina Montgomery, is currently under investigation by the Johnson City Police Department.
Johnson City police told Fox 40 News they won't have any information about the investigation until Monday.
Montgomery posted details of the incident on Facebook, alleging that Zikuski’s girlfriend Susan Rice, Montgomery’s next door neighbor, “decided it was OK to harass my son and his friend, because they were sitting on the porch laughing and apparently she thought they was laughing at her!”
The 1 minute video begins with Zikuski's girlfriend standing in front of Montgomery’s house. Montgomery says she reported the incident to police and three Johnson City police officers responded at about 9:30 pm that evening. At that time, Montgomery tells Fox 40 she didn't know the man with Rice was the Binghamton police chief. She says she was outraged when officers failed to take action, even after viewing the video."
Apparently the Chief thought it was ok that his drunk girlfriend was not charged by responding officers. In his favor though was the fact that he did not shoot or direct a beating of the juveniles before charging them with "Resisting Arrest".