Former Officer Gets Over 5 Years in Prison for Assaulting Suicidal Patient in Hospital, Dealing Drugs: Reports

Breaking News Reporter

3/31/2019|Updated: 3/31/2019

A former New Jersey police officer who admitted to dealing drugs was caught on camera assaulting a man twice.

According to NorthJersey.com, the former Paterson officer, Ruben McAusland, was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for both crimes.

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