Officers Kevin Patino and Kendry Tineo-Restituyo have been charged with violating then-19-year-old Osamah Alsaidi s Fourth Amendment right by assaulting him and then falsifying a report that presents Alsaidi as the aggressor, claiming he initiated the struggle and punched Patino, according to an FBI complaint filed in U.S. District Court.
Here s a look at the night in question as reported by the police and FBI:
First encounter
The incident between Alsaidi and the officers began at 12:30 a.m. on Dec. 14 near Madison and Getty avenues, after two other officers responded to a report of a suspicious man.
Patino and Tineo-Restituyo arrived in an unmarked vehicle to assist the two officers. The encounter ended without incident and all of the officers returned to their cars, according to the complaint.
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