Surveillance footage released by the New York Police Department shows officer James Frascatore ambushing US tennis star James Blake in what appears to be a startling, illegal arrest. Frascatore has a history of using excessive-force and has been sued four times.
He’s a repeat offender.
The hard-charging NYPD officer who body-slammed tennis star James Blake outside a Manhattan hotel has been sued four times for roughing up suspects during arrests, documents show.
Officer James Frascatore, on the force for four years, is a defendant in four ongoing civil cases that charge he and other officers used excessive force during false arrests.
The 38-year-old Long Island resident has also had at least five complaints lodged against him with the Civilian Complaint Review Board.