KEY POINTS

  • The lawyer of Brandee Isom wants her freed because she's and 'essential worker' of New York City
  • The 25-year-old Isom was arrested after sucker punching and NYPD officer Tuesday
  • Isom was charged with with assault and obstructing government administration
  • Lawyer Iliana Santiago said Isom delivers medicine to sick people in the city and should be set free
  • The court disregarded the plea and ordered Isom to pay $5,000 in bail 

The lawyer of Brandee Isom, the woman who was arrested for punching an NYPD officer earlier this week, wants her client to be set free because she's an “essential worker.”

The 25-year-old Isom was arrested and charged with assault and obstructing government administration after she was involved in a fracas with a police officer.

The incident occurred late Tuesday when bystanders gathered on a sidewalk near 183rd Street and Davidson Avenue in University Heights when authorities arrested 27-year-old Yoemdy Castro for robbery, said Fox News.

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Isom's arrest came after a video caught her sucker punching a second responding officer.

Iliana Santiago, Isom's legal counsel, told the court that she is an “essential worker” who delivers medicine to sick people amidst New York City's COVID-19 crisis.

Santiago added that the officer hit Isom first, but the footage showed that Isom's fist were allegedly “flying” before the officer landed a blow, pointed the New York Post.

As a rebuttal, Bronx Prosecutor Alessandra Ambrosi told the judge that Isom also landed a punch on the cop's face after her first attempt missed.

“She attempts to swing at him again and makes a connection with his right jaw,” Ambrosi said.

The judge disregarded Santiago's argument and ordered Isom to pay a $5,000 bail.

“When someone goes to interfere with a police officer, that to me makes them a flight risk. I would think someone in this kind of position would know better than try to get involved with officers trying to make an arrest,” said the judge, through the New York Post.

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