A Paterson man on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against the city and its police department saying he was beaten on the street in an “unprovoked” police attack and then arrested by officers who lied about the incident in their reports.
Osamah Alsaidi, 20, states in court papers police officers in tactical vests were driving in an unmarked car, investigating an unrelated crime about 12:30 a.m. on Dec. 14, 2020, when they approached him as he walked along Madison Avenue.
The officer who was driving allegedly rolled down the window and repeatedly asked Alsaidi, “What did you say?” in an “aggressive and hostile tone,” states the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Newark.
The lawsuit says Alsaidi told the officer multiple times, “I said nothing.” The fourth time the officer asked, Alsaidi responded: “I said nothing. Keep going,” according to the suit.
The officer then allegedly used his vehicle to block Alsaidi from walking any further on Madison Avenue. The officer got out of the car and grabbed Alsaidi by the arms, shoving him against a truck parked on the street, according to the complaint.
“As plaintiff struggled against this unprovoked police contact,” another cop allegedly struck Alsaidi several times in the face and body, the suit alleges. While one officer struck Alsaidi, another “picked him up, and threw him to the ground,” the lawsuit says.
The 17-count lawsuit alleges both officers beat Alsaidi as he lay on the street facedown until he “blacked out.” Grainy...
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