Bail bondsmen allegedly beating drug dealer caught on video in Bridgeport

NEW HAVEN — A local man claims he was kicked and beaten by two bail bondsmen in the middle of a Bridgeport street.

And it’s all on video.

Edward Guisti, 27, of Pawtucket Street, a convicted drug dealer, is seeking unspecified money damages against Daniel Baba and Daniel Yousef, of Hartford-based Ali Baba Bail Bonds, in a lawsuit filed in Superior Court on Tuesday.

Guisti’s lawyer, Robert Berke, of Bridgeport, declined comment on the lawsuit.

But Baba was quite vocal about it.

“The guy tried to kill us,” Baba said. “It was a very dangerous scene. He was yelling to his buddy, ‘Shoot them, shoot them,’ but you don’t hear that on the video,” Baba said. “He is a very dangerous guy who previously fought with police.”

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According to the lawsuit, Guisti had previously been bonded out by the business but failed to appear for his court date. On May 30, Baba and Yousef attempted to take Guisti into custody on Whitney Avenue in Bridgeport, the suit states.

As viewed in a video, the two bail bondsmen struggle with Guisti in the middle of the street as a woman screams. At one point, it appears that one of the bail bondsmen repeatedly kicks Guisti while Guisti is on the ground.

The lawsuit claims Guisti sustained head trauma, abrasions and damage to two teeth.

“As a result of the foregoing conduct, the plaintiff suffers and will continue to suffer from trauma, anxiety, fear and trepidation,” the suit states.

In 2013, Guisti was convicted of possession of narcotics with intent to sell and served nine months in prison. Last December, he was charged with possession of heroin with intent to sell in Stamford.