NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Three Bellevue Hospital employees were indicted for the 2022 assault of a 33-year-old man visiting the hospital,
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. announced Monday.
Raymond Green, 55, Patrick James, 54, and Shahed Khan, 38, were all charged with one count of official misconduct.
Additionally, Green was charged with one count of assault and James was charged with two counts of falsifying business records.
All three men were employed as members of the New York City Health + Hospital police force at the time of the incident.
According to court documents, at approximately 9:50 p.m. on Jan. 8, 2022, James and Khan were assigned to escort the victim out of Bellevue after he had been cleared by hospital medical staff.
The victim, who appeared to be inebriated, eventually fell against a pillar outside of hospital property, officials said.
James and Khan attempted to wake the victim, who swung his legs and kicked the officers before lying back down on the ground.
James then began to drag the victim on the ground off hospital property. As the victim was being dragged, Green stepped on his ankle. The victim kicked Green who then began stomping on him with his boots and knocked him flat to the ground while James held him.
Green then kicked the victim again, picked him up and slammed him into the sidewalk twice before dragging him further.
Despite being confronted by witnesses, all three officers left the victim on the sidewalk, where he was apparently unconscious. The man remained on the ground for 15 minutes until he attempted to return to the hospital. He was blocked at the entrance by the three men, and eventually collapsed back on the ground.
When a supervisor arrived, James denied any assault occurred, and subsequent paperwork filed by James failed to mention any use of force, authorities said.
"A man who went into Bellevue Hospital was allegedly assaulted and left on the street. Furthermore, some of the defendants allegedly attempted to deny and conceal the use of force to evade accountability," said DA Bragg. "All New Yorkers must be treated with dignity and respect regardless of their needs, especially by the people who are supposed to protect and keep them safe."