The detective has been placed on modified assignment and transferred, said NYPD Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, who called the incident "unacceptable. The NYPD press office, reached late Wednesday, said the detective had not been identified, but several news organizations - including CBS, the New York Daily News and Newsweek - have identified him as Patrick Cherry of the Joint Terrorism Task Force. "We are in touch with our driver-partner who was subjected to this terrible experience and will continue to provide any support he needs." "The behavior in the video is wrong and unacceptable and we appreciate the NYPD investigating the incident," the statement reads. Uber, reached late Wednesday, responded with a statement. Seth posted on Twitter that he testified Wednesday with New York's Civilian Complaint Review Board. Please note that the video, posted here, includes graphic language and profanity.
Seth's Facebook page identifies him as an employee of the Regional Plan Association, an urban planning research organization. Seth, reached through Google Plus, gave USA TODAY permission to post the video but said he had no further comment on the incident.
The rage, door slamming, throwing items into the car, threatening arrest without cause was bad enough - but the officer's remarks at the end really took it to another level." The passenger, named Sanjay Seth, posted the video on YouTube as well as Facebook and wrote: "Our Uber driver, Humayun, was abused by a police officer today in New York. Finally, the detective tells the driver, "The only reason you're not in handcuffs going to jail is because I have things to do."
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