Prosecutor Valdes: Release The Footage!

The Issue

On February 2, 2022, Felix DeJesus, a Haledon resident, was stopped by Paterson police officers. What happened next was a complete failure on behalf of the Paterson Police Department. Add issue is the body cam footage from that night. We strongly believe that police assaulted Felix DeJesus on February 2 before he mysteriously disappeared. To this day, The family has no idea where Felix DeJesus is. This community has no idea where he is; we do believe that if the footage is released, we will have the answers we need to mobilize the community. We strongly believe that this is causing the prosecutor’s office to withhold the body cam footage; we urge the prosecutor to release the tape to the family in the interest of ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY, and in the spirit of doing what’s right. 

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Corey L TeaguePetition StarterI was born on May 18, 1981 in the city of Newark, New Jersey. I began singing when I was 4 years old. As I grew older, the love for singing and music became more and more important to me, and I would continue my aspirations in singing by performing at many talent shows across the country including: High school graduations College graduations Weddings ordinations Consecrations Eventually I began to take on musical administrative roles in the church such as: Minister of music - Bethesda house of Mercy - Paterson, NJ Minister of music - New Generation Healing Temple - Paterson, NJ I held onto these positions and eventually recieved an opportunity to travel with a major gospel group and became a part of the world-famous "Uplifters," touring with them for some time. The Uplifters appeared with gospel greats such as "Luther Barnes," "The Canton Spirituals," "Rizen" just to name a few.
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The Issue

On February 2, 2022, Felix DeJesus, a Haledon resident, was stopped by Paterson police officers. What happened next was a complete failure on behalf of the Paterson Police Department. Add issue is the body cam footage from that night. We strongly believe that police assaulted Felix DeJesus on February 2 before he mysteriously disappeared. To this day, The family has no idea where Felix DeJesus is. This community has no idea where he is; we do believe that if the footage is released, we will have the answers we need to mobilize the community. We strongly believe that this is causing the prosecutor’s office to withhold the body cam footage; we urge the prosecutor to release the tape to the family in the interest of ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY, and in the spirit of doing what’s right. 

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Corey L TeaguePetition StarterI was born on May 18, 1981 in the city of Newark, New Jersey. I began singing when I was 4 years old. As I grew older, the love for singing and music became more and more important to me, and I would continue my aspirations in singing by performing at many talent shows across the country including: High school graduations College graduations Weddings ordinations Consecrations Eventually I began to take on musical administrative roles in the church such as: Minister of music - Bethesda house of Mercy - Paterson, NJ Minister of music - New Generation Healing Temple - Paterson, NJ I held onto these positions and eventually recieved an opportunity to travel with a major gospel group and became a part of the world-famous "Uplifters," touring with them for some time. The Uplifters appeared with gospel greats such as "Luther Barnes," "The Canton Spirituals," "Rizen" just to name a few.
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The Decision Makers

PROSECUTOR CAMELIA M. VALDES
PROSECUTOR CAMELIA M. VALDES
Passaic County Prosecutor

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Petition created on May 25, 2022