‘Who? Me?’: 60-Year-Old New York Grandfather Feared for His Life After Cops Violently Arrested Him on Claims He Fit Description of Black Man 20 Years Younger
It was three days before Christmas when Tyrone Phifer, a then-60-year-old Black man, was assaulted, abused and arrested by police in New York after they said he “fit the description” of another Black man named “Leroy” — who was 20 years his junior. And even when a Nassau County police officer confirmed Phifer’s identification within…