Etel Haxhiaj is facing a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery on a police officer and interfering with a police officer. Body camera footage released by the city does not appear to show the councilor striking an officer.
The Worcester City Councilor who was part of the crowd that surrounded federal immigration agents during an arrest last month has been charged with assault and battery on a police officer, according to court records.
District 5 City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj is facing a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery on a police officer and interfering with a police officer, according to court records filed Wednesday in Worcester District Court.
Haxhiaj was one of multiple neighbors and residents who were at Eureka Street when Rosane Ferreira de Oliveira, a Brazilian national, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents…