Controversial ex-aide to Eric Adams shoved male, female guards in foul-mouthed tirade at migrant shelter then got them arrested: probe

A controversial former adviser to Mayor Eric Adams barged into a migrant shelter with no ID and shoved two security guards – then used his influence to get them both arrested, a watchdog investigation found.The city’s Department of Investigation concluded ex-aide Tim Pearson “abused his authority” during a 2023 clash where he stormed into Touro College respite center in Midtown, shoving a male guard who asked to see his identification then pushing a female guard into a counter.After his foul-mouthed tantrum — where he whined “you don’t know who the f–k I am?” — he sparked a massive police response and got the two guards booked although prosecutors never pressed charges, according to a final report on the probe released Thursday.The DOI found Pearson’s claims contradicted witness statements and bodycam footage.“His conduct, as evidenced by witness statements and Body Worn Camera footage that DOI reviewed, fell far below our most basic expectations for public servants,” Jocelyn Strauber, commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation, said in a statement.The DOI didn’t recommend any consequences for Pearson, who left City Hall in September after authorities seized his phone as part of a sweeping corruption probe into the Adams administration.The clash unfolded Oct.

17, 2023 when the longtime pal of the mayor allegedly lost it when he was asked at the entrance to Touro if he had ID.“You don’t know who the f–k I am?” he yelled, then shoved his way past the first guard into the shelter’s lobby, where he was approached by a female security guard who asked to see his identification, DOI said.“Who the f–k are you?” Pearson snapped, according to witnesses cited in the report.“Get out of my face.”Pearson then threatened the woman’s job and pushed her, causing her to fall backwards into a counter, according to the report.Other shelter security guards then rushed at Pearson “holding him by the arms, and physic...