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New York Police Officer Charged With Civil Rights Violation For Falsely Arresting A Black Man And Bragging He’d ‘Fried Another N*gger’ | New York City police officer Michael Daragjati was arrested yesterday and will be charged with a civil rights violation for arresting a Staten Island African-American man without cause and then telling a friend he had “fried another n—–.” Daragjati falsely accused the man, who was caring no firearm or contraband, of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest “by flailing his arms and kicking his legs.” Because of this “false police report,” the man “spent 36 hours behind bars, investigators said in a Justice Department news release.” Investigators also have 12 phone calls in which Daragjati used derogatory terms toward black people. He has been suspended from the force and faces one year in prison or a $100,000 fine if convicted.