NJ NJ - Felix DeJesus, 41, picked up then dropped off by police, Paterson, 2 Feb 2022 *Reward* *Officers suspended WOP*

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AUG 25, 2023

Cop in Felix DeJesus missing person case should get back pay, benefits, NJ says

Dodi Zorrilla, the rookie Paterson cop involved in the DeJesus disappearance case, should get 88 days’ back pay and benefits, the state ordered.

www.northjersey.com

Dodi Zorrilla, the rookie Paterson cop involved in the Felix DeJesus disappearance case, should get 88 days’ back pay and benefits from the city, the New Jersey Civil Service Commission ordered Wednesday.

The state commission upheld an administrative judge’s decision to reduce Zorrilla’s unpaid suspension from 90 days to two days. But the order also said the city does not have to pay Zorrilla’s legal fees because the departmental charges against him were sustained and he was disciplined with the two-day suspension.

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FEB 2, 2024

Felix DeJesus’ family clings to hope, 2 years after he encountered NJ cops and vanished

DeJesus was dropped off in a Paterson park, wearing an undershirt as temperatures dipped below freezing.

gothamist.com

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DeJesus has been missing since the night of Feb. 2, 2022. In the time since, the state attorney general’s office has taken over Paterson’s troubled police department after years of investigations into police corruption, criminality and excessive use of force. Despite the new leadership and promised reforms, DeJesus' family members say they have trouble trusting that the search for him continues in earnest or that police will ever be able to provide them with answers.

They also doubt they’ll ever see real accountability for what police reformers, the city’s mayor and the attorney general’s office all agree was a flawed handling of the call that brought DeJesus into contact with officers. As the second anniversary of the encounter with police, Friday marks a deadline for the family to pursue a civil case against the police — which would be complicated because DeJesus is formally considered missing, not deceased.

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FEB 6, 2024
Felix DeJesus still missing two years after encounter with Paterson police | Video | NJ Spotlight News
DeJesus was detained by Paterson police on Feb. 2, 2022, after a complaint that he was inebriated. His family obtained body camera footage from the encounter, but said it’s incomplete. The footage starts with DeJesus on the ground, saying his arm was just broken, and then officers turned their body cameras off. Police said DeJesus was then dropped off at Westside Park, near the Passaic River, on what was a frigid night wearing only a T-shirt.

 

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Felix DeJesus – The Charley Project

Felix DeJesus


DeJesus, circa 2022; Some of DeJesus's tattoos

Missing Since 02/02/2022
Missing From Paterson, New Jersey
Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race Hispanic
Date of Birth 07/03/1980 (43)
Age 41 years old
Height and Weight 5'4, 170 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A white t-shirt and black sweatpants.
Medical Conditions DeJesus is an alcoholic. He also occasionally uses drugs.
Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic male. Black hair, brown eyes. DeJesus has a tattoo of an American flag on his chest, a tattoo of an angel with the words "Reyes Lima Martinez" on his upper back, and a tattoo on his forearm. Photos of some of his tattoos are posted with this case summary.

Details of Disappearance
DeJesus was last seen at the lower end of Westside Park behind John F. Kennedy High School near the footbridge to McBride Avenue in Paterson, New Jersey at 9:30 p.m. on February 2, 2022. He has never been heard from again. The last activity on his food stamnp card was at about 6:00 p.m. the day of his disappearance, and the last activity on his phone was at 8:07 p.m.

Few details are available in Jesus's case.

Last updated May 14, 2024; casefile added.