Authorities in Plainfield, New Jersey are investigating the case of a Honduran man who asserts that he was beaten by a young couple on July 30, but when he called the police, they accused him of being the attacker.

Pedro Alvarado Bonilla, 52, maintains his innocence. He accused members of the Plainfield police department outright of not letting him describe the facts of the situation, despite that he was covered in blood when he was arrested for a crime he affirms he did not commit.

This newspaper was able to confirm that the office of Internal Affairs at the Plainfield Police Department is handling the case, according to a source involved in the investigation who spoke on condition of anonymity.

"Staff members of the Internal Affairs office took down a formal statement by Mr. Bonilla, but they still have to interview other witnesses. Only then can they decide whether to begin a formal investigation against the police officers," said the source.

This newspaper first reported Bonilla's case on August 11. Since then, Martin Hellwig, Plainfield's Public Safety Director, has kept quiet about the incident.

Bonilla stated, "At 4:30 a.m. on July 30, I was taking out the trash in front of my apartment on Fifth Avenue – I was in the process of moving from that apartment. I saw a dark-skinned couple approaching me. They said something to me in English, which I didn't understand because I don't speak it, while they searched my pockets for money."

"Within an instant," Bonilla continued, "the woman began to attack me with a bottle. She hit me on the head and the front of my body."

One of the witnesses was at home when the incident occurred and confirmed that he heard Bonilla shouting that the couple was going to kill him. "I looked out the window, saw what was happening, and I ran out of my house yelling at them to leave him alone," said the witness.

At least four people witnessed the attack.

One of the witnesses called 911. When the police arrived to find Mr. Bonilla covered in blood, he tried to explain to the officers what had happened, but they wouldn't let him speak. They arrested him and brought him to the police station.

Bonilla was released, bleeding heavily and without having received medical attention, after paying 10 percent of the $35,000 bail that the police had set for him.

The police report indicates that Bonilla attacked a woman, besides three other charges, including possession of a weapon and trespassing on private property.

Bonilla, who is a gardener, is preparing to bring his case before the State Supreme Court next week. He said that he received such treatment from the Plainfield police because "I don't speak English and they think that I don't know my rights."