NEW YORK —
The case against Atlanta Hawks player Thabo Sefolosha went to the jury Thursday, after Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer took the stand in his player’s defense and defense attorney Alex Spiro told the court the police officers arresting Sefolosha were the ones who were guilty.
“You know what the public disturbance is? It’s when they’re smashing [Sefolosha] to the ground,” Spiro said in his summation, before accusing the officers of lying on the witness stand.
Spiro turned the three misdemeanor charges Sefolosha is facing against the officers who arrested him, saying New York City Officer JohnPaul Giacona was “guilty of disorderly conduct,” that other officers obstructed governmental administration and that “they’re all resisting each other” as they attempted to put Sefolosha under arrest.