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Published Jan. 19, 2024, 4:15 p.m. ET

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Footage posted on X late Thursday shows Dula, a college criminal justice graduate and former doorman,
driving her vehicle the wrong way on Park Avenue near East 71st Street around 4:30 p.m.
scene told authorities it was intentional, adding, “F–k these
cops, it’s a lesson to him,’’ sources said Friday — with the
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“Itold the cop I wanted to go straight, and he wouldn’t move,
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“F–k these cops! He wouldn’t move!’’ she screamed a few
minutes after the incident, the documents claim —with a
source saying Dula added, “F–k these cops, it’s a lesson to Kirsten Fleming
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Driver Sahara Dula is accused of intentionally barreling into an NYPD cop with her Lexus this week.

One of the cops can be seen in the video walking up to Dula’s Lexus to force her into the correct lane, as
someone can be heard yelling, “Be careful, be careful!”

Instead of stopping, the motorist hits the gas and strikes the cop head-on, causing him to roll up onto the
hood of her car and land hard on the street.

Other officers rush to the wounded cop’s side as he winces in pain and lies on the ground.
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Dula, 24, appeared in Manhattan court Friday and was held on $25,000 bail.
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Dula was charged with first-degree attempted assault, attempted aggravated assault upon a police officer,
second-degree assault, second-degree reckless endangerment and operating a vehicle while ability
impaired by drugs and reckless driving, according to the criminal complaint.

The suspect “admitted to smoking marijuana,” Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Lucy Shephard said
during Dula’s Friday arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court.

Marijuana and rolling papers were found in her vehicle, according to Shephard.

Shephard — who called Dula’s alleged actions “egregious” — asked that she be held on $100,000 bail,
but Judge John Zhuo Wang set bail at $25,000. The suspect did not immediately make bail.

Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Hendry on Friday applauded the fact that Dula would be
held behind bars — but questioned why she wasn’t slapped with a more serious charge.“We’re glad that
this individual is being kept in jail, but we don’t understand why she isn’t being charged with attempted
murder,” Hendry said in a statement.

The officer walked up to the vehicle to redirect Dula into the correct lane when she allegedly rammed into him.

The injured officer suffered a broken leg and many bruises.

“She tried to run down and kill a New York City police officer. She proudly admits it, but she still isn’t facing
the maximum penalty. This kind of leniency has led to thousands of police officers being attacked and
injured.

“We’re not going to let this case become just another statistic,” he continued. “We will be following up to
ensure that a message is sent — if you attack and injure a New York City police officer, you are going to
face the full force of the law.”

Dula may have dodged an attempted murder rap because of questions about whether she intended to kill
the cop, law-enforcement sources told The Post.

The top rap is still a very high charge, carrying a minimum of 3.5 years to a maximum of 15 years,
sources said.

Dula’s only prior arrest in the Big Apple was in March 2022 for criminal mischief stemming from an
incident near Brooklyn’s Atlantic Terminal Mall in which she destroyed property with a metal barrier, cops
and police sources said. The charges were eventually dropped in the case, which was sealed.

Dula also has prior arrests in New Hampshire, Shepherd said.

In 2020, she allegedly failed to stop at an intersection in the town of Henniker and struck another vehicle
before she fled the scene but was quickly located, according to a report in The Granite Quill.

She was also arrested on a simple assault charge after an incident at Concord Hospital in New
Hampshire’s capital city, Patch reported at the time.

“F–k these cops!” Dula allegedly screamed after the incident. “He wouldn’t move!”
LP Media

In court, Dula’s lawyer, Patricia Wright, argued to the judge that her client “wants to express to you that
she’s trying to move on from her ties from New Hampshire.”

Dula suffers from bipolar disorder, takes multiple medications and receives mental health treatment,
Wright said.

The Brooklyn resident — who supports her family, including her mother — runs her own company where
she mentors kids on Saturdays through music and helps them stay off the streets, and away from drugs
and gangs, according to Wright.

Dula, who has lived in the Big Apple since 2021, has an arrest history in New Hampshire.
James Keivom

Dula worked as a doorwoman in Brooklyn from November 2021 to April of 2022 and before that, as a gas
station cashier in Concord, according to her LinkedIn page.

She studied at New England College, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and
communication studies.

“My assertiveness, attention to detail, and passion are traits that believe any employer would be happy I

to have,’’ her profile says.

Dula’s career goal involves “joining a company that specializes in crisis communication through traditional
techniques and social media,” she wrote on the professional profile.

The suspect suffers from bipolar disorder and takes multiple medications, her lawyer said.
James Keivom

Dula was previously arrested on a criminal mischief charge in Brooklyn in March 2022.
James Keivom

“As a child wanted to learn anything related to Criminal Justice, I was intrigued by the Criminal Justice
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system and their responses to tragic events,” she added. “As grew older, began to develop an interest I I

in all things communications related writing, media, negotiating, proper speech etiquette.”

Dula lives alone in a Prospect Lefferts Gardens apartment building, after her grandmother and father both
died in the past year, according to the building super, who did not want to be identified.

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The super described Dula and unfriendly and gruff, adding that she “smokes a lot of weed.”

“She’s like a rude person,” he said.“Not smiling for nobody. All the time she’s like that. She was even like
that with her grandmother and father.”

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Charles Darwin
5 hours ago
I knew before I looked, but I had to confirm. The chances are around 95% at this point.
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D A
4 hours ago
You took the words right out of my mouth I was gonna say the same thing without even
at the video. I can tell you what color of the skin there was.
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BeeTL
2 hours ago
In her defense! I believe young people, especially those who spend a lot more time on
ocial media and watching TV; and that is the culprit creating a mindset that crime is
your getting even for all your short comings, society is to blame (especially the
They have no clue how they ...
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Purple Jelly
4 hours ago
This menace II society only got $25,000 bail for deliberately running over a police officer with
he intent of serious bodily injury or worse. There is something very nefarious going on in
criminal justice system.

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2 hours ago
This woman is still a ticking time bomb. The cop is lucky to be alive. What or who will
xplain her actions? The judge is essentially ignoring the cop and worrying more about
perp. Society is upside down.
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Jo Blo
3 hours ago
Yes a district attorney who loves criminals and won’t prosecute them plus a city Council
nd New York state legislature who all love criminals and drugs
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CK0918
5 hours ago
Do not understand why no attempted murder charge and what is up with a $25K bail? The
she does will never outweigh this.
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PaulieWalnuts
5 hours ago
13 % at it's finest
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Stew
5 hours ago
She or it, will never do any good, she was never destined to do any good, she will die of
iabetes or a heart related disease or by the hand of one of her own kind. She should be in
the rest of her life, but the system hates White people and protects the non White's.
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