PATERSON, N.J. (AP) - A former New Jersey police officer who concealed the assault of a hospital patient last year has been sentenced to six months in prison.
Roger Then must also serve a year of supervised release under the sentence imposed Tuesday. The 29-year-old former Paterson officer had pleaded guilty in December to concealing knowledge of a felony.
Federal prosecutors say Then and fellow Paterson officer Ruben McAusland were involved in the March 2018 assault. Authorities say the victim had multiple facial injuries, including an eye injury that required surgery.
McAusland was sentenced last week to more than five years in prison. He had admitted taking part in the patient assault and unrelated drug dealing charges - including some he stole from a crime scene while on duty.
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