JERSEY CITY - Four police officers have been indicted by a grand jury on charges ranging from attempted murder to official misconduct for their roles in a high-speed chase that left an innocent man critically injured.

The aftermath of the June 4 crash was caught on video and showed at least one Jersey City police officer apparently kicking 28-year-old Miguel Feliz when he emerged from his burning vehicle.

Four of the officers involved - MD Khan, Eric Kosinski, Francisco Rodriguez, and Lt. Keith Ludwig - have been suspended without pay pending the outcome of the indictments, officials said.

Officials say Leo Pinkston, 48, was sitting in a double-parked car near Ocean and Cator avenues that matched the description of a vehicle used in a recent shooting on the night of the pursuit. Pinkston fled when police attempted to pull him over and the high-speed chase ended six miles away when both his and Feliz's vehicles struck a utility pole.

Khan, who is not listed as a police officer in the indictment, and Kosinski, face the most serious charges of attempted murder. During a court proceeding for Pinkston, it was revealed they had shot at Pinkston's moving vehicle on Tonnelle Avenue near Carlton Avenue. Khan faces 13 counts in the indictment and Kosinski five charges.

Those two officers and Rodriguez - who allegedly shot at Pinkston's car near Manhattan Avenue - are additionally charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault and weapons offenses.

Ludwig is charged with two counts of aggravated assault. All four are charged with official misconduct.

Anthony Iacullo, the attorney representing Ludwig, said he is confident his client will be exonerated.

"His actions that night were appropriate and in accord with his training and experience of over 24 years as a Jersey City police officer," Iacullo said in a statement. "Lt. Ludwig and his family, friends and supporters stand beside him as the process now begins."

The pursuit, which made national headlines, caused a shakeup in the city's police department. Mayor Steve Fulop pushed to fire the four officers named in Thursday's indictment and quickly suspended them. They were later returned to modified duty.

"As we stated at the outset, the actions taken that night required serious investigation. We took immediate and appropriate action and will now abide the judicial process," Fulop said. "Our internal investigation will now begin into all the actions or inactions of department members that night. We want the community to continue to have full confidence in the Jersey City Police Department and its officers."

Carmine Disbrow, president of the Jersey City Police Officers Benevolent Association, said the union will continue to stand behind the officers.

"The JCPOBA has stood strong since day one that our members, and every American citizen, deserve to avail of their right to a day in court," Disbrow said in a statement.

The superior officers' union release a similar statement defending Ludwig.

"Lt. Ludwig has spent an entire career serving the people of Jersey City honorably," president Robert Kearns said. "We ask that he be given the same rights as every citizen and be afforded a presumption of innocence. We are confident that in the end justice will prevail and we support Keith, his family and friends during this time."

Pinkston, the driver of the pursuit, has been held at the Hudson County jail since his arrest. His wife told The Jersey Journal Pinkston was struggling with drugs at the time of the crash.

Alexander Locatelli, the attorney representing Feliz, had just learned of the indictment against the police officers when contacted by The Jersey Journal today and said he would comment when he learns more of the case.

Feliz has "adjusted quite well" both physically and mentally since the crash that left much of his body burned, the attorney said.

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