Cell phone video of a man resisting arrest in his own home and having his head slammed through a wall is going viral. How the New York City police officers got inside the home is unclear, but it all stemmed from a puppy being walked without a leash.<\/p>\n
Nicholson Gregoire, a 25-year-old biology student at Nassau Community College, was walking his puppy pit bull, Blue, around 5:00 pm on December 15 when he noticed police conducting \u201cstop and frisk\u201d<\/em> searches, according to the New York Daily News<\/a>.<\/p>\n Police noticed the dog wasn\u2019t restrained by a leash and asked Gregoire for ID. Gregoire reportedly was granted permission to go inside his Queens Village home to find the ID, but he closed the door, prompting two officers to repeatedly ring the doorbell. Gregoire\u2019s 87-year-old grandfather, Roleme, came down the stairs to answer the door, but from there, the police and Gregoire tell different versions of subsequent events.<\/p>\n \u201cThe police are alleging that my client answered the door and dragged them inside, to justify coming into the house \u2026 They had no basis to enter the premises,\u201d<\/em> Mark Crawford, the lawyer for Gregoire, told the New York Daily News.<\/p>\n The arrest report alleges Gregoire would not hand over his ID, against the grandfather\u2019s advice. Cell phone video taken by Gregoire\u2019s girlfriend opens with an ongoing struggle between Gregoire and the officers, though Gregoire is holding up his hands showing his ID. Gregoire and his grandfather say police pushed through the grandfather to make the arrest.<\/p>\n