{"incident_date":"2008-03-24","received_date":"2008-03-27","close_date":"2009-07-15","borough":"Brooklyn","precinct":73,"location_type":"Residential building","contact_reason":"PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street","contact_outcome":"Arrest - other violation/crime","disposition":"Substantiated (Command Discipline)","evidence_bwc":false,"evidence_video":false,"precinct_command_id":"73pct","allegations":[{"fado_type":"Force","allegation":"Physical force","victim_age_incident":"35-39","victim_gender":"Male","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Officer(s) Unidentified","id":560156},{"fado_type":"Abuse of Authority","allegation":"Question","victim_age_incident":35,"victim_gender":"Male","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Substantiated (Command Discipline)","id":564944,"officer_id":"5487"},{"fado_type":"Force","allegation":"Physical force","victim_age_incident":"35-39","victim_gender":"Male","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Officer(s) Unidentified","id":616379},{"fado_type":"Discourtesy","allegation":"Word","victim_age_incident":"35-39","victim_gender":"Male","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Officer(s) Unidentified","id":616518},{"fado_type":"Force","allegation":"Physical force","victim_age_incident":35,"victim_gender":"Male","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Unsubstantiated","id":616976,"officer_id":"5487"}],"penalties":[{"ccrb_disposition":"Substantiated (Command Discipline)","nypd_penalty":"Instructions","nypd_disposition":"No Disciplinary Action-DUP","officer_id":"5487"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25523741-200804416_redactedclosingreport_redacted/","type":"closing-report"}],"summary":"On March 24, 2008, at approximately 9:30 PM, [redacted] was with his friends, [redacted] and [redacted] in the [redacted] a Trespass Affidavit Program building located on [redacted] in Brooklyn. [redacted] entered his apartment, within the [redacted] and [redacted] and [redacted] remained in the courtyard. Shortly after [redacted] entered his apartment, Officer Stephen Sheppard, of the 73rd Precinct, approached [redacted] and asked what he was doing there [Allegation A]. [redacted] responded that they were waiting for a friend. Officer Sheppard continued to ask additional questions concerning what their reason was for being in the area. [redacted] stated that he began to walk away and Officer Sheppard followed him. Officer Sheppard stated that he wanted to speak with [redacted] began to cross [redacted]. As he was crossing, he saw a car approaching and began to jog across the street. Officer Sheppard ran after him and when he caught up to him, Officer Sheppard placed one hand on the back of [redacted]'s neck and pushed him into a wall. With his other hand, he grabbed [redacted]'s arm and pulled it behind his back to place his wrist in a handcuff [Allegation B]. Officer Sheppard then pushed [redacted] to the ground, and cuffed his other wrist. [redacted] stated that multiple officers then responded to the location and began to punch and kick him while he was handcuffed on the ground [Allegation C]. [redacted] stated that he then was lifted off the ground and escorted to the prisoner van by an officer. The officer took [redacted]'s head and hit it against the side of the police van [Allegation D]. [redacted] asked the officer why he hit his head and the officer responded, \"Shut the fuck up,\" and hit [redacted]'s head again [Allegation E and Allegation D continued].","witness_officers":[{"last_name":"Beierle","first_name":"Robert","officer_id":"BKWR"},{"last_name":"Buchanan","first_name":"William","officer_id":"E847"},{"last_name":"Lipinski","first_name":"Wojciech","officer_id":"4W6F"}],"id":200804416,"url":"https://www.50-a.org/complaint/200804416"}