CBS2-Header-Logo WFAN 1010WINS WCBS tiny WLNYLogo  Alexis Aponte
Still shot of surveillance video obtained by the Star-Ledger
allegedly showing police brutality in Paterson, N.J. from Sept.
3, 2011. (credit:  Surveillance Video Captures Alleged Paterson,
N.J. Police Brutality  A federal lawsuit filed Friday in Newark
claims Alexis Aponte and Miguel Rivera of Prospect Park were
both beaten while handcuffed and lying on the ground. Aponte was
a passenger in a truck driven by Rivera when police stopped
them.