Female DJ says assaulted by off-duty cop

Nerissa Pearson suffered swelling to the right side of her face after being slapped repeatedly by a Cadet Officer.

Former media personality Nerissa Pearson says she was repeatedly pushed and slapped to the face by a recently graduated Cadet Officer from the Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday morning and she has reported the matter to the police.

Prior to assaulting Pearson the officer allegedly attempted to run over three female friends with his car and then threatened to shoot one of them.

Pearson was the Disc Jockey at a private party at Leopold and Cross streets, Georgetown. She told Stabroek News that the incident occurred at