A Rockland County postal worker was arrested for allegedly violently shoving a 4-year-old Jewish boy to the ground in a shocking caught-on-camera attack.
Horrifying security footage obtained by The Monsey Scoop captured the young boy approaching a parked mail truck when the ruthless 39-year-old USPS carrier suddenly turned and aggressively pushed him onto the sidewalk of a Ramapo neighborhood Thursday night.
The callous worker returned to his truck as the small child, knocked onto his back, got up and retrieved his yarmulke that had flown off his head during the violent outburst before walking away, the video showed.
The unidentified mailman was reportedly screaming at nearby children before the youngster approached.
Ramapo police said the Stony Point man was cuffed Friday and charged with endangering the welfare of a child and attempted assault in the third degree, both misdemeanors.
The attack sparked outrage from local leaders in the predominantly Hasidic and Orthodox Jewish community, who condemned the suspect for harming a child and praised cops for their swift action.
“I have viewed the video depicting an incident involving a physical attack on a small child,” Ramapo Town Supervisor Michael Specht wrote on X Friday afternoon.
“The content of this video is very disturbing. Ramapo Police have treated this matter with extreme seriousness and have now arrested the suspect.”
State Assemblyman Aron Wieder called the incident “appalling and deeply troubling.”
State Senator Bill Weber also called for the USPS worker to face the harshest legal consequences.
“I’ve heard from constituents who are deeply alarmed by the assault of a young child in the @TownOfRamapo. I share their concern and outrage,” he wrote on X after the irate man was arrested.
“He must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law!”
The heartless suspect was released from custody and is due back in court at a later date, cops said.
The USPS did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
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