Suspected gang member charged with shooting NYPD sergeants flips off camera in holding cell

The suspected gang member who allegedly shot and wounded two NYPD sergeants after robbing a woman on the Lower East Side this week showed no remorse — giving the middle finger to cops while sitting in his holding cell. Joshua Dorsett, 22, can be seen flipping off the camera with both hands, while handcuffed and

The suspected gang member who allegedly shot and wounded two NYPD sergeants after robbing a woman on the Lower East Side this week showed no remorse — giving the middle finger to cops while sitting in his holding cell.

Joshua Dorsett, 22, can be seen flipping off the camera with both hands, while handcuffed and shackled inside the dingy cell, the snap provided to The Post showed.

The barefoot suspect is dressed in dirty gray sweatpants and a matching hoodie. He appeared in court wearing a t-shirt and pajama pants emblazoned with the “I Love NY” logo.

Joshua Dorsett, 22, in his holding cell. Obtained by NY Post

“That’s a snapshot of everything that’s wrong on our streets right now — another repeat offender who has no respect for the law, no regard for human life, and no fear that he’ll face any consequences,” Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Hendry said of the photo.

“The justice system needs to step up and show him he’s wrong. These attacks on police officers won’t stop until the message on the streets changes.”

Dorsett was arrested Thursday after he allegedly threatened patrons at a Canal Street mahjong parlor with a gun and swiped their purses before taking off, video exclusively obtained by The Post showed.

A few moments later, two sergeants stopped Dorsett and tried to restrain him on Eldridge Street, near Delancey, cops said.

The Up the Hill gang member fired off one shot that hit both officers, authorities said.

Surveillance footage allegedly shows Joshua Dorsett during an armed robbery inside a mahjong parlor on Thursday. Obtained by NY Post

Sgt. Carl Johnson, 43, of the 5th precinct, was shot in the groin, and the same bullet passed through and grazed Sgt. Christopher Leap, 34, of the 7th precinct, in the left leg, police said.

Police recovered a .45 Taurus semi-automatic pistol at the scene, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said at a news conference Thursday night.

Both cops were taken to Bellevue Hospital.

Leap, an NYPD veteran of 11 years, was discharged around 9 p.m. Thursday. Johnson, a 16-year vet, remained hospitalized with a bullet fragment in his thigh, according to the criminal complaint against Dorsett.

Dorsett was arraigned Friday on charges of attempted murder, criminal possession of a weapon and assault.

The suspect has a long history of trouble with the law, including at least three prior arrests for criminal possession of a controlled substance, according to police.

Joshua Dorsett is a member of the Up the Hill gang, police said. William Farrington

Dorsett sold crack cocaine to an undercover officer six times between March 8 and June 6, 2022, according to a criminal complaint.

He pleaded guilty to criminal sale of a controlled substance in the case, and received three years of probation during sentencing in May.

Dorsett visited his parole officer Thursday morning, just a few hours before the shooting, according to cops.

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