2 officers in New York state charged with felony assault after shoving elderly protester

NEW YORK - Two police officers in Buffalo of the US state of New York have been charged with felony assault after a video showed them pushing an elderly protester to the ground earlier this week, local prosecutors said on Saturday.

Robert McCabe, 32, and Aaron Torgalski, 39, pleaded not guilty to second-degree assault on Saturday. They were released without bail, according to the Erie County District Attorney John Flynn, who said at a press conference on Saturday that the officers "crossed a line."

The two officers were removing protesters from the Niagara Square in Buffalo on Thursday after the 8 pm curfew, when 75-year-old Martin Gugino approached them alone.