A 38-year-old detective captured on video berating a New York City taxi driver was stripped of his badge and gun, placed on desk duty and is being transferred from an elite New York Police Department unit, Police Commissioner William Bratton said Wednesday.

The action comes two days after a video was posted to YouTube showing Patrick Cherry, a 14-year veteran, screaming at the Uber taxi driver, repeatedly slamming the driver’s side door and threatening him with arrest after stopping him for failing to use his turn signal.

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