NYPD cop indicted in 2 on-duty clashes – including stand-off with man who ‘called out’ his wild driving

A veteran NYPD officer was indicted this week on misconduct charges linked to two on-duty clashes with civilians in Brooklyn – including a tense caught-on-video stand-off with a bystander who confronted the cop for wild driving, prosecutors said.

Quran McPhatter, 42 – who joined the department in 2005, according to online records – was arraigned Tuesday on a 13-count indictment charging him with assault, official misconduct, attempted assault, attempted coercion and menacing, the DA’s office said.

In the first incident, a passerby spotted McPhatter, who was assigned to the 72nd Precinct, driving “unsafely through a crowded area” of Sunset Park on 41st Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues around 6:45 p.m. Aug. 3, 2025, prosecutors said.

“If you’re familiar, you know it’s full of kids, people, dogs, everyone walking around,” the victim, photographer A.B. Youssef, said of the incident in a video shared on Instagram. “This one cop was driving like a maniac. I called him out for it. He started screaming at everybody to mind their business. So I demanded his badge number, and you can see what happens next.”…

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