{"incident_date":"2014-03-15","received_date":"2014-03-20","close_date":"2015-06-25","borough":"Bronx","precinct":44,"location_type":"Police building","contact_reason":"PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - bldg","contact_outcome":"Arrest - other violation/crime","disposition":"Substantiated (Command Discipline B)","evidence_bwc":false,"evidence_video":false,"precinct_command_id":"44pct","allegations":[{"fado_type":"Force","allegation":"Physical force","victim_age_incident":19,"victim_gender":"Male","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Unfounded","id":870087,"officer_id":"F2RX"},{"fado_type":"Force","allegation":"Physical force","victim_age_incident":19,"victim_gender":"Male","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Unfounded","id":871432,"officer_id":"D5JK"},{"fado_type":"Offensive Language","allegation":"Race","victim_age_incident":19,"victim_gender":"Male","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Unsubstantiated","changed_fado_type":"Offensive Language","changed_allegation":"Other","changed_date":"2024-12-09T00:00:00.000Z","id":878709,"officer_id":"D5JK"},{"fado_type":"Force","allegation":"Chokehold","victim_age_incident":19,"victim_gender":"Male","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Unfounded","id":878713,"officer_id":"F2RX"},{"fado_type":"Force","allegation":"Handcuffs too tight","victim_age_incident":19,"victim_gender":"Male","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Unsubstantiated","id":878714,"officer_id":"F2RX"},{"fado_type":"Force","allegation":"Physical force","victim_age_incident":19,"victim_gender":"Male","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Substantiated (Command Discipline B)","id":912169,"officer_id":"F2RX"}],"penalties":[{"ccrb_disposition":"Substantiated (Command Discipline B)","nypd_penalty":"Command Discipline - A","officer_id":"F2RX"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23903589-201402689_redactedclosingreport_redacted","type":"closing-report"}],"summary":"On March 14, 2014, at approximately 6:10 p.m. at Audubon Avenue and West 165th Street in Manhattan, [redacted] was arrested by PO Darren Melhado and PO Richard Young. PO Melhado and PO Young had pursued [redacted] from the Bronx, and upon his arrest, [redacted] was transported back to the 44th precinct stationhouse in the Bronx (complaint encl. 5a-6b, CCRB statement encl. 6c-6g). At approximately 11:15 a.m. on March 15, 2014, [redacted] was brought upstairs by PO Young and PO Melhado to be debriefed by the detective squad. During [redacted] debriefing, PO Young allegedly approached [redacted] placed his left hand on the front of [redacted]'s throat, and pressed strongly on [redacted]'s neck, causing his breathing to be restricted (Allegation A). After the debriefing, [redacted] was taken back downstairs to the holding cell area by PO Young and PO Melhado. On the way down the stairs, PO Melhado allegedly slapped [redacted] on the mouth, told him he would beat him for lying, and proceeded to punch [redacted] in the face five times (Allegation B). PO Young approached and allegedly kicked [redacted]'s feet, causing him to fall to the ground, where PO Young allegedly held [redacted] by the neck and continued to kick [redacted] in the lower back (Allegation A, Allegation C). PO Young then released [redacted]'s neck, and began to punch [redacted] in the back and chest (Allegation C). PO Young acknowledged punching [redacted] twice in the face at this time, after [redacted] refused to remove his jacket before being placed in the holding cell (Allegation D). PO Young allegedly told [redacted] he would remove his handcuffs, but instead retightened them (Allegation E). E.M.S. arrived at the 44th precinct stationhouse and treated [redacted] (see privileged medical records folder, encl. 12). After E.M.S. left, [redacted] was removed from his holding cell for fingerprinting. When PO Melhado returned [redacted] to his holding cell, PO Melhado allegedly said, \"Get over there, you bum-ass nigger (Allegation F).","witness_officers":[{"last_name":"Aversano","first_name":"Philip","officer_id":"VMBX"},{"last_name":"Sanchez","first_name":"Marcos","officer_id":"F735"},{"last_name":"Sanchez","first_name":"Miguel","officer_id":"5AKB"}],"id":201402689,"updated_date":"2024-12-11T06:31:43.868Z","url":"https://www.50-a.org/complaint/201402689"}