Police have identified a New Jersey man who died after a 25-minute standoff in a car with police

The Attorney General’s Office has identified a man who died following an encounter with police earlier this year in Ocean County after police had to forcibly remove him from his car.

John Cassidy, 47, of Toms River died April 19, according to authorities, from a medical episode that occurred after he was forcibly removed from his car by Island Heights police officers.

On April 19 at approximately 1 p.m., Island Heights Police Officers Peter Muscarella, Dominique D’Amico-Violante and Lt. Paul Rutledge attempted to arrest Cassidy at a gas station on Route 37 near West End Avenue after discovering he had he has active arrest warrants, officials said.

Cassidy got back into the car even though police told him not to do so and refused to exit the car when ordered to do so by police, officials said.

Authorities said officers tried for about 25 minutes to convince Cassidy to exit the car.

Body camera footage shows Cassidy sometimes shouting at police, revving his car’s engine and talking on the phone or writing on a notebook.

With the help of three Toms River police officers and a sergeant from the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office, officers began to forcibly remove Cassidy from the car, officials said.

On camera, Cassidy can be heard screaming that he can’t breathe and that he needs an ambulance as officers try to get him out of the car.

Officers managed to wrestle Cassidy to the ground and handcuff him, but he suffered a medical episode moments later and was treated at the scene, officials said.

The video shows that one of the officers tried to calm Cassidy while he was handcuffed, and when Cassidy did not respond, he ran to get an oxygen tank from his patrol car.

Emergency medical personnel responded to the scene and transported Cassidy to Community Medical Center in Toms River, where he was later pronounced dead at 2:25 p.m.

Officials said Cassidy’s family representatives were given the opportunity to review videos of the meeting before the video was released publicly.

The investigation into the fatal encounter is ongoing and officials did not provide any further information Tuesday.

Under the 2019 law, the Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability investigates all fatal encounters with law enforcement acting in the course of their official duties and presents evidence to a grand jury to determine whether an indictment is necessary.