New Jersey Police Officer Pounds Man on Tape

Surveillance tape from Lawrence's Grill and Bar in Passaic on May 29 shows a police car pull up to Ronnie Holloway, who is standing still on the curb outside the restaurant. After a few moments Holloway zips up his sweatshirt -- because the female officer in the car instructed him to do so, Holloway said.

At that point, the other officer in the vehicle, Joseph R. Rios III, exits the car, grabs Holloway and slams him onto the hood of the police car. He then pummels Holloway with his fist and baton.

Holloway said he had exchanged no words with the officer before he pounced on him.

After the incident, police locked Holloway in a holding cell for the night and did not provide treatment for his injuries, according to Holloway's attorney, Nancy Lucianna. Those injuries included a torn cornea and extensive bruising to the left side of his body, she said.

Holloway is schizophrenic, according to his mother, Betty, with whom he has lived for more than 20 years. But Holloway's attorney says that is not the full extent of his mental disabilities and that her client was "mentally challenged on multiple levels."

At the time of the incident, Holloway told CNN, he was in the midst of a walk around the neighborhood. His attorney described such walks as his chief pastime.

The Passaic Police have filed three charges against Holloway: resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and wandering for the purpose of obtaining controlled dangerous substances.

Holloway's attorney maintains her client is innocent of all charges and adds that "nothing that Ronnie Holloway was doing would warrant" the pounding he received.

Betty Holloway said she cannot bear to watch the tape of her son's beating.

"I haven't looked at the tape because I don't want to see it," she said. "I don't want to see that man beating on him like that."

Holloway said the experience has left him with a range of scars spanning the literal and the figurative. "To think about it hurts. And the physical part, yes, he was really whooping me."

The Passaic Police Department and Rios did not respond to calls for comment.

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[TEDOVSKY]

Happily the cop eventually got fired despite the cops union defending him to the hilt. Also, the female cop filed a FALSE REPORT claiming that she injured her ankle DURING "the assault" to her partner. No doubt she was angling for some nice long paid "sick" leave, but after she signed the FALSE report (a felony) and the video surfaced, she went to court and lost her police job and any future law-enforcement job in the future and cant even own a gun as shes a FELON. I bet she's REALLY "sick" now!

[tjsnaps]

OK what was edited out between him zipping his jacked and the cop taking him down??

[killman6400]

wow



[awesomewakeboarder21]

Fuck cops

[SupperStu72]

The police have an iron shield that protects them from being prosecuted or going to jail. This is routine. If your a cop you can get free pussy, or hookers,free drugs, you can steal, you can rape, you can bully, you can murder, you can drive drunk, you can gang beat, you can do anything illegal that the mind can imagine. If only if your in the area that allows these types of mis-deeds. Cops are above the law. If you don't believe me ask yourself how many get charged with abuse. Virtually none.

[whanaublood]

Does anyone know if this annoying pig got put behind bars?

[MrFaisel34]

Today, 1/18/12, the University of Pennsylvania's psychopath, Daniel J. Rader, MD had the NYPD follow my friend all the way to a job interview--a job interview. Thanks Racist Rader. NYPD Police following minorities for harassment is so cliche. Times, dates, places, squad car numbers and badge number captured with super HD 128X digital zoom cameras have all been captured and logged for a new website that will be dedicated to DANIEL JAMES RADER, MD, UPENN PSYCHOPATH.

[sinceIwasBorn1]

@kawiboy94. U must be a punk ass cop. Suck dick pig

[hankheavy]

Everbody fucking hates cops!

[hungrydonkey4333]

OH HELL NOOO!

[MrDontuo]

Why are these stupid cops still doing these stupid things?...Obviously they either truly believe they're above the law....Or they're truly just idiots!...There are cameras everywhere these days!

Not only should this cop be fired and stripped of his pension...He should be doing a few years behind bars!

[jerejaho]

Wtf?