Casciano said he was punched in the face by Officer McAusland before he was wheeled back to the hospital room and beaten for allegedly insulting McAusland according to NJ.com. Once in the hospital room, McAusland put on a pair of gloves and slapped him in the face so hard blood spattered from his face on the bed. “Through prosecutions like this one, police officers like McAusland – who dealt drugs, stole from a crime scene, and viciously attacked a person who sought help from the Paterson Police Department – are removed from positions where they can violate the public trust and deprive others of their civil rights under color of law,” Carpenito said in the statement according to NJ.com.