New York Councilwoman Accused of Biting Police Chief During Protest

A councilmember has been arrested after allegedly biting a police chief in the arm during a protest in Brooklyn on Wednesday.

It happened during a protest against a proposed men's shelter in the Bensonhurst neighborhood.

Councilwoman Susan Zhuang, 38, is charged with second and third-degree assault, resisting arrest and obstruction of governmental administration, ABC7 reports.

Borough Brooklyn South Deputy Chief of Patrol Frank DiGiacomo was checked out at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn for a large bite in his arm.

"Councilwoman Zhuang has been a great partner with the NYPD for a long time," NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said. "But the actions today, by assaulting one of our police officers, a deputy chief, by biting him viciously in the arm, I can't explain it right now."