New York’s attorney general has cited a Buffalo police officer for what her office termed an “established history of misconduct.”
The state attorney general’s office has determined another Buffalo police officer abused his authority through his use of excessive force and other misdeeds.
The AG’s office reviewed 14 complaints made against Officer Justin Ayala between October 2021 and August of last year. The findings were based on five incidents, including his punching of a man while held down by other officers, pepper-spraying a handcuffed suspect, and use of vile language on a teen-age girl and her mother.
The office of Letitia James also took issue with the department’s investigations into Ayala’s conduct, arguing the department erred in exonerating him in several instances…