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Lebronwon
06/26/20 2:10:27 PM
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https://gothamist.com/news/staten-island-nypd-officers-accused-planting-marijuana-suspect-also-seen-weed-patrol-car-lawyers-say

Staten Island cops already accused of planting marijuana in a car in 2018 were also filmed weeks later with what defense attorneys say is weed on the floorboard of their own NYPD vehicle, according to a police body camera clip released by the Legal Aid Society on Wednesday. The man arrested for having weed in that incidentJason Serranoalleges that the officers planted weed on him and arrested him in an unlawful search. His attorneys are now moving to clear his conviction. On March 13th, 2018, NYPD Officers Kyle Erickson and Elmer Pastran pulled over a woman driving a car in which Serrano was a passenger, allegedly for a broken tail light. During the encounter, officers cuffed Serrano for resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration, possession of marijuana, and possession of another controlled substance, his lawyers' motion reads.

Three months after the arrestwithout knowing there was video footageSerrano took a plea deal for resisting arrest to avoid pre-trial detention because he couldn't afford the $500 bail, according to the motion. The other charges were dismissed. There was no lab confirmation of the second controlled substance he was arrested for, and in the video footage, it is not mentioned or seen. In February 2018, two weeks before Serrano's arrest, police bodycam video showed the same two officers allegedly planting a joint in a Black teenager's car. The 19-year-old spent two weeks in jail for the small amount of weed, but the NYPD found no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of the officers in that case. 90 percent of the people Erickson and Elmer had arrested were people of color, according to the Legal Aid Society's report released late last yeareven though just about half the population in the precinct they work, the 120th, are Black or Latinx.




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onedarksoul
06/26/20 2:38:37 PM
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I am Jack's complete lack of surprise.

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dj1200
06/26/20 2:42:28 PM
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Wait, wait, wait, you mean the police police? They actually planted drugs? On actual citizens?!?!

I'm shocked.

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Lost_All_Senses
06/26/20 2:43:26 PM
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Burn it all down and start over.

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Doe
06/26/20 2:44:02 PM
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"Just a few bad apples"

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Poop2
06/26/20 2:44:22 PM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
Burn it all down and start over.
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Officer_Pig
06/26/20 3:19:11 PM
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I apologize on their behalf. Im the only good one around.

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