Video shows Schenectady officer kneeling on man's neck

SCHENECTADY — A crowd chanting, "Who do you protect, who do you serve?' and "Whose streets? Our Streets," held a peaceful rally outside police headquarters Monday night after a video emerged earlier in the day showing a city police officer kneeling on a man's neck.

The altercation took place Monday morning on North Brandywine Avenue outside the home of Yugeshwar Gaindarpersaud, 31, who was taken into custody after the incident.

Gaindarpersaud, who said he was charged with resisting arrest, joined dozens of protesters and recounted how the officer allegedly made him lose consciousness before he was put in a police car.

In the 22-second video, Jaindra Gaindarpersaud, the father of the man, can be heard telling the officer, "You got the foot on his head. You've got the foot on his head."

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