Oklahoma AG Says Officer Who Broke Elderly Man’s Neck Over a Traffic Ticket Did Not Display ‘Criminal Intent,’ Claims Victim Should Have ‘Kept His Hands to Himself’ As He Drops Charges

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has dropped aggravated assault charges against an Oklahoma City police officer who threw an elderly Vietnamese man to the ground in October after he refused to sign a traffic ticket. Drummond’s intervention in the case left many in the local Vietnamese community stunned after his decision to clear Sgt. Joseph Gibson was announced last Friday, some two months after the brutal altercation was captured on bodycam footage.& Lich Vu, 71, remains hospitalized after he was slammed to the ground by Oklahoma City police officer Joseph Gibson after the elderly man refused to sign a citation accusing him of making an illegal u-turn. (Photos: Vu family) The victim, 71-year-old cancer patient Lich Vu, was hospitalized with severe injuries,& including an orbital fracture, broken neck, and brain bleed — leading to criminal charges against Gibson, which were filed earlier this month by Oklahoma County District Attorney Vicki Behenna. The incident happened on Oct. 27 when Gibson responded to a collision in northwest Oklahoma City. Bodycam footage shows him asking Vu to sign a citation, but Vu appeared reluctant. During the tense exchange, Vu — who weighs 110 pounds and stands 5 feet 3 —lightly touched Gibson’s chest....