Major discipline · 2023[1]
Separated while IA pending- Rank as reported
- Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- Attorney General Guidelines Core Principle 2 - Force as a Last Resort and Duty to De-Escalate, 2.3 Force as a last resort, 2.5 De-escalation, 2.6 Warning and opportunity to comply, Core Principal 3 – Duty to Use Only Objectively Reasonable, Necessary and Proportional Force, 3.2 Considerations when using force, 3.3 Level of resistance
- Separated while IA pending
- Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
In August 2022, Officer Baskinger violated several use-of-force core principles while attempting to arrest a suspect wanted in a stolen motor vehicle investigation, striking the subject in the head several times with a closed fist, the Passaic County Sheriffs Office reported. Baskinger resigned from the department effective August 2023.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
In August of 2022 Officer Baskinger, while assigned to the Patrol Division violated several use-of-force core principles in the attempt to arrest a suspect wanted in a stolen motor vehicle investigation. in the course of attempting to gain control of the subject Officer Baskinger struck the subject in the head several times with a closed fist. Officer Baskinger resigned from the Department effective August 2023.