The high-ranking NYPD cop who pepper-sprayed a young teacher’s aide during an Occupy Wall Street protest has been docked 10 vacation days, cops said today.
Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna was slapped with the penalty after the department determined he violated department guidelines for use of pepper spray, cops said.
The incident gained notoriety after video on YouTube showed Kaylee Dedrick, 24, standing behind orange netting and then falling to the ground and wailing in pain.
Dedrick met with prosecutors Monday to demand criminal charges to be filed against Bologna.
Ron Kuby, Dedrick’s lawyer, said he wouldn’t stop pressing for criminal charges.
“The problem is, Deputy Inspector Bologna went berserk while on duty in a crowded public place and attacked a group of women who were not breaking the law,” the lawyer added.
“That’s not simply mishandling pepper spray, which makes it sound like he over-seasoned his salad,” Kuby said.
Dedrick doesn’t want Bologna to go to jail — only to be charged with misdemeanor assault, and get probation and anger management classes, Kuby said.
Bologna was notified today and has three days to accept the punishment or choose to appeal, which could result in a more severe result, sources said.
“Deputy Inspector Bologna is disappointed at the results of the Department investigation. His actions prevented further injury and escalation of tumultuous conduct,” said Roy Richter, president of the NYPD Captains Endowment Association.
“To date, this conduct has not been portrayed in its true context.”
“We don’t comment on investigations,” said Manhattan DA Cy Vance’s spokeswoman Erin Duggan when asked if the office was probing Bologna.