A veteran NYPD cop was arrested Tuesday for an assault and a hot-headed argument while on the job, including one viral video incident in a Brooklyn precinct where he shoved his chest at a man looking to file a complaint against him. Quran McPhatter, 42, was indicted Wednesday on official misconduct, assault, menacing and attempted coercion charges. He’s also accused of slapping an arrested suspect in front of his supervisor. McPhatter, who joined the NYPD in 2005, was assigned to the 72nd Precinct in Sunset Park during both alleged incidents. Part of the first on-duty incident, on Aug. 3, 2025, was caught on video. On that day, around 6:45 p.m., McPhatter “unsafely” drove a police cruiser through a crowded part of Sunset Park, sparking a complaint by a parkgoer, who yelled at him to slow down, according to prosecutors. McPhatter got out of his car and told the man to mind his business, and when the man later walked up to the police cruiser demanding his badge number, the cop opened the driver’s side door and sprayed pepper spray at the ground near him, according to prosecutors. The man went to the 72nd Precinct to make a report, and McPhatter, who was wearing civilian clothing, confronted him in the lobby, prosecutors allege. That confrontation was caught on video posted by the cop-watching activist account “Mr. Checkpoint” on Instagram and Facebook. McPhatter can be seen storming up to the man, yelling, “Get out of my precinct! Get out of my precinct! I’m not giving you nothing!” McPhatter then advances forward, chest puffed out, telling the man to “back off” and pressing his chest against the man before a sergeant guides McPhatter away. McPhatter also allegedly threatened to knock out the civilian and told him to wait outside, according to prosecutors. 72nd PrecinctGoogle MapsThe NYPD's 72nd Precinct stationhouse in Brooklyn. The second on-duty incident took place Oct. 24, 2025, after McPhatter and his partner responded to a trespassing call at 58th St. near First Ave. in Sunset Park, prosecutors allege. They found a 60-year-old man in the area and told him to leave. But a half hour later, the man was still there, so the officers arrested him. McPhatter berated the man and threw him against a patrol car twice, and when the man antagonized McPhatter from the back seat of his police cruiser, the cop reached back and grabbed the glasses off his face, prosecutors allege. Once at the 72nd Precinct, McPhatter called the man a “big dummy” and slapped him in the face in front of the precinct desk sergeant, prosecutors allege. The sergeant took McPhatter off the case, and the arrested man went to Lutheran Hospital for treatment, prosecutors said. “Instead of using the de-escalation techniques NYPD officers are trained to employ, this defendant allegedly assaulted a person in custody and threatened a civilian who complained,” Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said Tuesday. “Trust between law enforcement and the public is essential to sustaining the hard-won gains that have driven homicide and gun violence in Brooklyn to record lows, and we will not allow an officer’s alleged misconduct to put our progress at risk.” McPhatter pleaded not guilty at his Brooklyn Supreme Court arraignment Tuesday, and Judge Phyllis Chu ordered him released without bail. The assault charges only apply to the alleged slapping incident. McPhatter and his lawyer declined comment as they left the courthouse Tuesday. “This police officer is entitled to due process and a fair hearing based on all of the facts and the law. There should be no rush to judgment in this case,” Police Benevolent President Patrick Hendry said Tuesday. ...read more read less