"On May 9, 2025, the Mayor, accompanied by his security detail, including Newark Police Department officers, was undisputedly permitted entry by a GEO Group guard, who allowed passage through the secured gate surrounding the outer perimeter of Delaney Hall. Forty minutes later, Defendant Ricky J. Patel arrived on the scene with approximately 20 heavily armored agents, joining various security guards already present there."
"Patel suddenly threatened the Mayor with arrest should he not depart from property which Patel is neither an owner nor a representative of. Although the congressional representatives objected to his ejection, the Mayor advised Patel that he would leave, and he immediately did so peacefully. The charging document, signed by Defendant Patel, includes false statements that the Mayor "unlawfully entered and remained" on the property,"
On May 9, 2025, Mayor Ras Baraka entered Delaney Hall after a GEO Group guard opened the secured gate and allowed him to remain for forty minutes. Defendant Ricky J. Patel later arrived with roughly twenty heavily armored agents and threatened the Mayor with arrest despite lacking ownership or representation of the property. The Mayor peacefully left after congressional representatives objected to his ejection. The charging document signed by Patel allegedly contained false statements that the Mayor "unlawfully entered and remained" and omitted facts about GEO's permission and the Mayor's voluntary exit. Additional defendants propagated a narrative claiming the Mayor "stormed" and "broke into" the facility. Litigation involves Fourth Amendment and §1983 malicious-prosecution claims.
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