## [Complaint No. 1774634540 - 1390854011](/complaint-no-1774634540-1390854011) [![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_500_x_500_/public/webform/individual_profile/12298/IMG_6112.jpg?itok=u_eQtGUe)](/individual/joshua-evan-%20fister)Joshua Evan Fister **[United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police](/united-states/united-states-department-veterans-affairs-police)** 810 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington , District of Columbia 20420 [(800) 698-2411](tel:%28800%29698-2411) [https://osp.va.gov/…](https://osp.va.gov/Police_Services.asp) [![United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police](/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2023-02/s407197161424428678_p484_i2_w640-3453606453.jpg?itok=A5Dq8JGI "United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police")](/united-states/united-states-department-veterans-affairs-police) ## Date of Offense September 9, 2015 ## Complaint [Chokehold](/use-force/chokehold) ## Statement Sgt. Joshua Fister has been the subject of multiple allegations involving the use of neck restraints and choking. In a 2015 incident involving veteran Derrick Hathaway, Fister was accused of strangling the handcuffed complainant in a holding cell; medical photos later showed bruising and marks around the complainant's neck. This incident resulted in a $25,000 settlement by the VA. Furthermore, Fister was identified by a fellow officer in a whistleblower report for a nearly identical 2015 incident where he allegedly choked a non-violent, suicidal patient until the individual's "eyeballs were popping out." These repeated allegations of life-threatening force against vulnerable patients suggest a pattern of behavior relevant to Fister's credibility and use-of-force history under Giglio-Brady standards. (See: ) ## Location 650 East Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ, USA ## 33.497128, -112.0664924