The undercover cop who is facing gang assault charges stemming from the motorcycle-mob beatdown of a Manhattan father has had a change of heart and will not testify before a grand jury.
NYPD Detective Wojciech Braszczok, 32, had initially notified authorities that he would testify, but now won't be giving the grand jury his side of the story, his lawyer, John Arlia, told the Daily News on Monday. He had been scheduled to appear before the panel Tuesday.
Arlia said the decision was made with a mind to the highly publicized video of the Sept. 29 encounter between the group of motorcycle riders — which included Braszczok — and the father, Alexian Lien, who was beaten by the riders.
"The evidence speaks for him," Arlia said of his client.