A former Staten Island NYPD sergeant who pleaded guilty last year to using a fake license plate to avoid toll fares pleaded guilty to a second, unrelated crime: beating a man detained inside a holding cell last year, according to court records.
Adrian Dejesus, 38, pleaded guilty to official misconduct, second-degree falsifying business records and third-degree attempted assault in Manhattan Criminal Court on Friday. He’s been mandated to take anger management classes.
Prosecutors said the incident started with a “verbal exchange” between Dejesus and a man awaiting arraignment in a holding cell while Dejesus was working at Manhattan Central Booking on Oct. 30, 2022.
Dejesus admitted to walking into the cell, repeatedly pushing the man against a wall, dragging him across the floor and hitting him in the face, the plea deal states. He did not report the use of force to a supervisor or fill out any paperwork, according to the plea agreement.
Dejesus was allowed to go home after pleading guilty on the condition that he attend a five-week anger management course. He also waived his right to appeal his conviction.
“Members of the NYPD work hard day and night to keep us safe, and they must make quick and difficult decisions every day,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement. “In an instance where misconduct does occur, we must follow the facts to ensure the law is upheld and help build stronger law enforcement and community relations.”
The former sergeant’s defense attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The NYPD also did not immediately answer questions from Gothamist. The NYPD said it had dismissed Dejesus in February.
Dejesus, who joined the department in 2007, was previously charged in Richmond County with possession of a forged instrument and falsifying business records for allegedly making a false report to the state Department of Motor Vehicles that his license plate had been stolen and then putting a fake paper…
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