Feds charge Paterson cops with lying about beating man
Two Paterson police officers were charged by federal prosecutors with filing a false report in connection with the brutal beating of a young man in December as the state Attorney General and Passaic County Prosecutor s offices take over the department s internal affairs division.
Osamah Alsaidi said he was accosted by Officers Kevin Patino, 29, and Kendry Tineo-Restituyo, 28, for no reason as he walked along Madison Avenue. He said he was beaten a second time after he was released from the hospital following his first police encounter leaving him partially blind for several weeks.
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.
POLITICO
Get the New Jersey Playbook newsletter
Email
Sign Up
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Presented by Uber Driver Stories
Good Wednesday morning!
Since yesterday was a relatively slow political news day, I’ll lead with some news that touches on a personal pet peeve.
State Sen. Kristin Corrado recently introduced a bill that would penalize people who leave their shopping cart in handicap spaces with $250 fines.
Former Paterson police officers Kevin Patino, 29, and Kendry Tieno-Restituyo, 28, threw the victim to the ground and repeatedly hit the man, according to a criminal complaint.
VT: Our sources tell us that this investigation has found not just this incident but dozens of others and widespread corruption at every level of the Patterson New Jersey Police, tying them directly to drug cartels and human traffickers along with Blue Lives Matter extremists. Watch the video that will take down an entire corrupt police department, one of thousands in the US:
No One Believed This Yemeni Teen (Osamah Alsaidi) When He Said Cops Beat Him. Alsaidi was headed to his car to go to work when he was beaten. Cops lied, a video later proved they lied➡️ https://t.co/URB0wXI3Uupic.twitter.com/kor69tOjho headline.kwt® (@HeadlineKwt) February 20, 2021