A video became a key piece of evidence in a federal investigation that led to the arrests of police officers accused of dealing drugs and assault.
New Jersey - The police officer had already landed a couple of shots on the man in the wheelchair, a punch to the face and a shove in the back, while they were in the hospital waiting room. But there were other people around - nurses, attendants and fellow officers - craning their necks to locate the cause of the commotion.
"You got the right guy today," McAusland told him, before slapping him twice across the face. Each time McAusland hit Casciano, fresh blood spattered the white infirmary bedsheets.
Then pleaded guilty to concealing the civil rights violation and was sentenced Tuesday to six months in prison. In court, Then blamed McAusland for the hospital attack, the Press wrote. "You let us - society - down," Walls said. "You have to pay the price so hopefully others won't do what you did." "The facts of this case are especially troubling to those of us in law enforcement," Gregory Ehrie, a Newark-based FBI agent, said in a statement. "When an officer betrays the oath to protect and serve, it tarnishes the law enforcement community and puts the public at risk."
But critics of the department believe it has a long way to go. Zellie Imani, an activist based in Paterson, posted the video of McAusland hitting Casciano to Twitter. It was liked and shared more than 85 000 times.
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