Atlantic City, NJ — A terrible injustice is transpiring in New Jersey this week as a man was just indicted for assaulting police officers after surveillance footage clearly shows one of the worst cases of police brutality ever caught on film.
Connor Castellani, 22, of Linwood, will stand trial for three charges; aggravated assault on a police officer, a third-degree crime; resisting arrest with threats or use of force or violence, also a third-degree crime; and inflicting harm on a law enforcement animal, a fourth-degree crime.
The incident happened in the early morning hours of June 15, 2013. Castellani was kicked out of the Tropicana resort for being underage.
The entire stop was caught on video after Castellani left the casino. Officers stopped him, questioned him, made him empty his pockets and eventually sent him on his way.
However, after Castellani walked away he is seen on video yelling something at the officers; a mistake that nearly cost him his life. After a brief verbal exchange, police run up to the 20-year-old man and proceed to beat him to the point of hospitalization.
After he was on the ground, laying on his stomach a K-9 officer showed up and sicced his German Sheppard on the already subdued man. Apparently letting a dog tear your neck apart is a punishable offense as one of the charges Castellani faces is inflicting harm on a law enforcement animal.
The K-9 officer, Sterling Wheaten, has been named in at least 6 other lawsuits. The lawsuit filed in 2013 by Castellani and family makes it his seventh.
Now that Castellani has been indicted for these ridiculous charges, the officers are subsequently cleared on the allegations of excessive force.
We find ourselves in backwards times in 21st century America. In today’s society, a man can be beaten and maimed to the point of needing hundreds of stitches to put him back together, and the six people who did this to him are said to be the victims. A shameful situation indeed.
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Chino Negrete:
January 21, 2015 at 11:16 PM
I didn’t want to watch the whole video, I refuse to believe that half of the fucking PD could not subdued a 120 pound (soaking wet) kid. And had to use the K9 after he was handcuffed. Police officers should be men not thugs and pussies.
Christopher Tillis:
January 21, 2015 at 11:08 PM
Time to get the names of these 5 and execute them for this shit!
John Arkle:
January 22, 2015 at 12:15 AM
Don’t be stupid. This kind of thinking is the problem, not a solution.
Mike Malcom:
January 22, 2015 at 1:04 AM
John Arkle, the problem is people like you who don’t get up in arms about this obvious miscarriage of justice, thereby allowing the problem to persist.
Kevin AB:
January 22, 2015 at 12:09 AM
They jumped him just like a gang. The police are a gang of thugs. Simple as that.
Harry Houston:
January 21, 2015 at 11:12 PM
TITLE 18, U.S.C., SECTION 242
Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, … shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if bodily injury results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnaping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.
http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/crm/242fin.php
LaWanna Chalk:
January 22, 2015 at 12:10 AM
This is a clear violation of his rights.
Kevin Lee Mcmahon:
January 21, 2015 at 11:03 PM
the 5 cops had him just about subdued they were pulling his arm back to cuff him. then they stick the dog on them this is disgusting. at the very least the guy with the dog should be fired and put in jail. he has 5 pending suits against him right now for similar abuse.
Ky Doubleu:
January 21, 2015 at 11:24 PM
MOST DANGEROUS TERRORIST GROUP = AMERICAN POLICE. FIRE THEM ALL!
Tom Wesley:
January 22, 2015 at 12:28 AM
Arabic people that are yelling aloha snack bar thousands of miles away are the most dangerous terrorist group to my fellow Muricans. Geez watch the American news more. I mean Fox and CNN are always telling me how dangerous Mohammed Al-Jabazz Al-Saddam Al-Mohammed is going to kill me for my freedom. Now we have Jihadi John, I know an Arabic person with a Christian name, is going to come to my city and chop my head off.
Damion Dredknot:
January 21, 2015 at 11:12 PM
if i had a gun i would killed all the cops there the reason why we need better cops in the usa
Erika Domnick:
January 22, 2015 at 1:37 AM
The overwhelming, message here, overwhelms me. “Pay no mind to what you’re seeing…this man is a threat to police and is resisting arrest”. They don’t give a shit what we see, or how passionately we cling to our rights. They are telling us- right here- in this article; and in all the thousands that preceded it, as they will in the ones that follow… Obey our commands or risk death. Show us your papers or risk being caged. There is no justice in our justice system and it needs to be deemed, so corrupt, as to be null and void. No more bullshit games. Start throwing these fuckers in jai, or get the fuck out of our (court)houses! If you’re wearing a badge, and doing anything but, get the fuck out of the cars we pay for that say, “serve and protect” across the fucking doors! This isn’t a matter that needs to be tried- you can see what is happening- there IS NO DEFENSE- jail their hyena asses and move on! Why is each and every cop so fucking important that you can’t get rid of the shitty ones? Who in this world is so important that they can’t lose their job for; COMPLETE DERELICTION OF DUTY???? Inability to perform basic job skills? Terrorizing and stealing from the bosses? It’s ridiculous. We, are ridiculous. We keep beating our swords, (protesting, campaigning, filming, suing) up against the brick wall…perhaps we need to try climbing over, going around, or blowing the fucker down.
Tom Wesley:
January 22, 2015 at 12:23 AM
Why are people getting upset over this? I.A. is on the case. They are a separate entity that is made up of…. Oops. I.A. is made up of fellow officers. Can we have internal affairs personnel made up of civil right attorneys please.
Ayinde Loudd:
January 22, 2015 at 12:46 AM
if I wasn’t already that officially traumatized me, i feel so bad for that poor kid
David Becken:
January 22, 2015 at 12:24 AM
Any DA that lets this case proceed is a stupid piece of shit, and should be run out of town.
Mike Malcom:
January 22, 2015 at 1:08 AM
Anonymous! We need you now! Get us the names and phone numbers of these nazis
Miles Cameron Jackson:
January 22, 2015 at 1:36 AM
The K9 unit almost ran over one of the cops legs.