A police sergeant in New York was suspended from his job after he was seen initiating a violent confrontation in which he grabbed a teenager by the neck and slammed him against a window.

Surveillance footage shows the Aug. 3 encounter between the cop, who authorities have not identified, and the 17-year-old Andrew Garcias outside a bodega in Haverstraw, New York.

The video shows several people walking and hanging out on the sidewalk shortly after the town’s United Latin Festival and Parade. The sergeant and his partner were seen patrolling the area.

According to local news outlets, police told the crowd to clear out of the area after the day’s festivities ended in the northern suburb of New York City.

When Garcia asked the sergeant why people needed to disperse, the cop approached the

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