Enraged NY senator rips off car door to beat up photographer.

From Newsday:

A state senator has been stripped of his leadership positions following allegations that he assaulted a New York Post photographer.

Brooklyn Democrat Kevin Parker was arrested Friday night on a charge of criminal mischief after the incident outside his parents' home.

Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith released a statement saying he considered the charges serious and had stripped Parker of his positions as Majority Whip and chairman of the energy committee

Post photographer William Lopez says the trouble began when he took the lawmaker's picture for a story about how he was having trouble paying his mortgage.

He says the senator became enraged, chased him, damaged his camera and ripped a panel off his car door.

Parker hasn't responded to requests for comment.