$2.5M lawsuit: NJ state troopers called gay man 'beauty queen,' slurs - MyCentralJersey.com
A 22-year-old New York man says he was beat up and called “faggot” and “beauty queen” by state troopers during an arrest last year at a Garden State Parkway rest stop in Sayreville. Joshua Torres, a nursing assistant from Haverstraw, New York, is seeking $2. 5 million in damages from the State Police and the state of New Jersey, alleging police brutality and false arrest, according a lawsuit filed June in U. S. District Court... While some State Police vehicles are equipped with cameras, the agency told MyCentralJersey. Next year all state troopers will be equipped with cameras worn on their uniforms, a measure aimed at capturing officers’ interactions with suspects. Torres and two others riding in his Ford Mustang were arrested about 1:45 p. m. on June 19, 2014. According to the arrest record, Torres was charged with third-degree unlawful possession of the subscription drug alprazolam, third-degree possession... In his lawsuit, Torres said he was parked at the pump waiting to fill up when troopers approached the car, “pulled him out, assaulted, beat and arrested him. Court records show the charges were downgraded and heard in Municipal Court. Source: www.mycentraljersey.com
