Two New Jersey police officers charged for allegedly punching a teenager and lying about it CNN 1 hr ago © From CAIR-NJ
Two New Jersey police officers are facing civil rights and obstruction of justice charges for allegedly assaulting an Arab teenager and then lying about it on a police report, according to the New Jersey US Attorney s Office.
Paterson Police Officers Kevin Patino and Kendry Tineo-Restituyo appeared before Magistrate Judge Andre Espinosa on Tuesday to face charges that they allegedly deprived Osamah Alsaidi, then 19, of his constitutional right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures and then lied about the incident on a police report, court documents state. The December 2020 incident was captured on surveillance video and prompted an investigation by the New Jersey Attorney General s Office in February.
Two New Jersey police officers charged for allegedly punching a teenager and lying about it
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Osamah Alsaidi on Friday alleged in an Instagram post that he was walking to his car to go to work when officers approached and began punching him “for no reason.” He posted a surveillance video that appears to show the moment two officers pulling up to him in an unmarked car before repeatedly punching him and arresting him for aggravated assault.
One of the officers wrote in his police report that they were investigating reports of a suspicious person in the area when the man approached “screaming profanities and acting belligerent causing a disturbance” and he assaulted one of them. He was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.