The two Buffalo police officers who pleaded not guilty to assault charges back in June will not be in court Monday.
The pair is accused of pushing a 75-year-old protester who fell and hit his on the ground on June 4.
Buffalo Police Officers Aaron Torgalski and Robert McCabe were scheduled to appear in court Monday, July 20 for a felony hearing. The date was adjourned until September 14 at 9:30 a.m., according to a spokesperson with the Erie County District Attorney's Office.
In early July, both officers were suspended with pay. A city spokesperson told Spectrum News that per the police union's collective bargaining agreement, after 30 days without pay, they remain suspended with pay.
The protester, Martin Gugino, remained in the hospital for weeks following the incident, according to periodic updates from his attorney, Kelly Zarcone.
The incident attracted nationwide attention amid growing protests around the country over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
President Donald Trump accused Gugino of possibly having ties to ANTIFA, or trying to disrupt the police’s communications.
Those claims have been rebuked by multiple figures, including Zarcone, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, and Governor Andrew Cuomo.