Law and Order star, Richard Belzer accused of assault
Posted on March 11th, 2010 by Austin
[HMG] – After playing Sgt. John Munch on NBC’s solid hit, ‘Law and Order,’ actor Richard Belzer almost found himself on the wrong side of justice after an incident at an Apple store in Manhattan.
A store employee, Milan Agnew, 21, claims the 65-year old actor marched into the Upper West side showroom yesterday, grabbed her by the shoulders and barked, ‘I need help.’ The clerk later called 911 and filed a complaint with the NYPD.
Allegedly ‘too upset’ to talk to the press, Agnew drafted her grandma to speak in her place;
“She told me, ‘He didn’t just touch me, he choked me,’ ” Anita McKnight told the News. “My granddaughter is just 5-feet-2 and an aspiring dancer, and she doesn’t have much body to her. Where does this man come off putting his hands on her?”
And despite the fact she only filed a complaint accusing Belzer of ‘harassment’ [a minor violation,] Granny told the press the apparent victim was “angry” the L&A star wasn’t slapped with assault charges by the Police.
Witnesses say Richard was seen pacing up and down by the store for several minutes, clad in his trademark black clothes and dark glasses, and walked in and out of the store three times before the alleged incident occurred.
“If it was one of us, we’d be locked up right now,” says eyewitness, Jonathan Fox.
Officers from the NYPD later questioned the actor, but no charges were brought. Having told them he was “just joking,” the Connecticut-born star was later seen waving to fans and shaking hands with the crowd.
And the ‘aspiring dancer’ blew her fifteen minutes and had to go back to work…
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