Bloomfield Police Department (New Jersey)

In 2012, Marcus Jeter was arrested for eluding police and resisting arrest and assault. In 2014, Jeter was cleared of all charges after his attorney filed a public records request and obtained a police dashcam video which the prosecution insisted was unobtainable.[7] Bloomfield officers Orlando Trinidad and Sean Courter were charged with official misconduct, tampering with public records, and false documents and false swearing, while a third officer (Albert Sutterlin) was allowed to retire after pleading guilty to tampering with evidence. Trinidad and Courter were suspended without pay.[8] In 2012, when the incident happened, the internal affairs department exonerated both officers. Trinidad maintained he was in the right, even though the footage shows otherwise.[9] The mayor vowed to purge the police department of bad police officers after this incident [10]

On January 13, 2015, Superior Court Judge Michael Ravin denied a motion to dismiss the charges against the officers. Under a plea deal offered by the prosecution, Trinidad and Courter would have to spend five years in state prison.[11] In June 2015, the trial was postponed to resume October 5.[12]

On November 5, 2015, the jury found Orlando Trinidad and Sean Courter guilty of official misconduct, conspiracy to commit official misconduct, tampering with public records, falsifying or tampering with records and false swearing. Orlando Trinidad was also found guilty of a lesser charge of simple assault. Both were sentenced to five years in state prison.[13] Marcus Jeter received a $1.6 million settlement from the city for his false arrest and wrongful prosecution.[14]