The video of a New Jersey policeman brutally striking a patient in a hospital bed

The policeman Ruben McAusland, of Paterson, New Jersey, was charged with brutally badault a patient He was hospitalized at St. Joseph Regional Hospital.

Two videos, Rendered public at the Newark Federal Court, show the officer hitting the patient while he is in bed. "Do it, do it", hear the victim a few seconds before the agent release two blows in the face and bleed his face, coloring the sheets. The moment was recorded by the agent's partner, Roger then.

After the aggression, the March 5, 2018, the patient, identified as Andrew Casciano, sued in USD 4 million against the city.

As they explained during the trial, the agents went to hospital in response to a call reporting a suicide attempt. Without giving more details, McCausland admitted he pushed and beat Cascianowho was sitting in a wheelchair. Later, when the victim was moved to a particular room, the officer entered the place and while he was recording, he hit him violently in the face.

Another crime, the same agent

In addition to this charge, the 27-year-old police officer was sued for selling several times the narcotics that he had previously stolen from a crime scene.

He was charged with selling illegal drugs to a person cooperating with the police and sentenced to more than 5 years in prison.

The crime, according to various US media, would have occurred from October 2017 to April 2018, and one of them would have been sold by McAusland to this collaborator. 35 grams of marijuana, 48 grams of heroin, 31 grams of cocaine and 31 grams of crack.

McAusland admitted to stealing these narcotics while he He was on duty and wearing his uniform.

After rendering his sentence, prosecutor Carpenito said the case revealed the important role played by the US District Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey in identifying and rendering accounts officers who violate their oath.

"Through processes like this, police like McAusland, who they trafficked drugs, stole a crime scene and brutally attacked a person seeking help from the Paterson Police Department, are removed from office where they may violate public trust and deprive others of their civil rights. "