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No jail time for ex-NYPD sergeant convicted of punching Black man 13 times during 911 call

No jail time for ex-NYPD sergeant convicted of punching Black man 13 times during 911 call

A former NYPD sergeant, Christian Zapata, 37, has been convicted of attempted assault after repeatedly punching a man during a 911 call about an emotionally disturbed child. Despite the conviction, Zapata avoided jail time as Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Curtis Farber sentenced him to time served. He was acquitted of the more serious charge of…

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