In the original complaint and subsequent indictment filed in federal court in Camden, the suspect — Timothy Stroye, who was identified in court papers by prosecutors simply as "Civilian 1" — was accused of not paying a motel bill at the Ramada in Bordentown. Stroye was pepper-sprayed and handcuffed and was being led to a police cruiser when Nucera, who had responded to a request for backup, grabbed his head and shoved it into the door jamb, prosecutors said.