A man with a long record who was out on parole is accused of punching a Yonkers, New York, police officer in the face last week, breaking the cop’s nose. But despite assault charges against the suspect and the district attorney’s request for $150,000 bail, a judge decided to release the suspect with no bail, WCBS-TV reported.

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Police answered a Sept. 6 call concerning an unresponsive man on the sidewalk near Cypress Street and Yonkers Avenue, the station said

“They were incredibly professional. They were compassionate. They did everything right,” Police Benevolent Association President Keith Olson noted to WCBS.

Officers on the scene tried to convince 39-year-old Johnny McCray to sit in an ambulance — and then McCray suddenly hauled off and punched a male officer in the nose, the station said.

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