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In 2023, a Binghamton police officer knelt on Hamail Waddell's neck and back during an arrest following a late-night brawl in downtown Binghamton. Waddell was charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after the incident. Following a two-day trial last month, Waddell was found guilty Tuesday.

The report from the New York attorney general’s office recommended disciplinary action for a Binghamton police officer who knelt on a man’s neck for over a minute during an arrest in January 2023. Attorneys for the city called the investigation a “one-sided narrative with tunnel vision.”

The resolution would have urged Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham to respond to findings that a city police officer used excessive force during an arrest in 2023. It failed by a vote of 4-3.

A recent report from the New York attorney general’s office said a Binghamton police officer used excessive force during an arrest last year. Now, activists are calling for him to be fired.

A Binghamton resident proposed legislation to the city council Monday that would put a voter referendum on the November ballot to disband the city's police department. The proposal is the first time this new council has heard legislation proposed by a constituent, and it's prompted outrage from local Republicans.

A lawsuit is still pending against the city of Binghamton and Officer Brad Kaczynski dating back to a 2011 incident where a man alleges he was beaten while in custody.

Democrats on Binghamton City Council proposed legislation to hire a third party to conduct an independent investigation of the arrest of Hamail Waddell earlier this month, which Mayor Jared Kraham says is “moot” now the attorney general is involved.

During the arrest, officer Brad Kacynski [kuh-ZIHN-skee] was seen kneeling on Hamail Waddell’s neck.

Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham said an investigation into the violent arrest of Hamail Waddell on New Year’s Day remains ongoing, with no exact timeline for its conclusion.

Activists call on the city to act after officer kneels on man’s neck during arrest.