Steven Iverson, Resisting Arrest, New York 2024

BUFFALO, N.Y. - A shocking display of violence has left two VA police officers injured after a Buffalo man allegedly resisted arrest and assaulted them in a parking garage.

According to authorities, Steven Iverson, 26, of Buffalo, NY, was approached by the officers in the V.A. parking garage on February 7, 2024 due to a suspected smell of marijuana coming from his vehicle.

However, Iverson became verbally resistant to officer commands and rolled up his window and locked himself inside the vehicle. The officers ordered him to exit the vehicle multiple times and warned that the window would be broken if he didn't comply. Eventually, Iverson rolled down his window, and an officer was able to get the vehicle door open.

But as officers attempted to remove Iverson, he grabbed the steering wheel with both hands and turned his body, kicking one officer in the right wrist and left knee. Iverson was eventually removed from the vehicle and taken into custody. One officer suffered right wrist and left knee sprains, while another officer suffered a chipped tooth.

Steven Iverson has been charged with resisting arrest causing bodily injury to a federal police officer, a charge that carries a maximum penalty of eight years in prison.

The complaint is the result of an investigation by the VA Medical Center Police, under the direction of Chief Richard King and the VA Office of Inspector General, Criminal Investigations Division, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Christopher Algieri.

The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation, and Iverson is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/buffalo-man-arrested-accused-attacking-two-va-police-officers