{"incident_date":"2014-09-15","received_date":"2014-09-22","close_date":"2015-09-24","borough":"Brooklyn","precinct":79,"location_type":"Street/highway","contact_reason":"Report-possession/sale of narcotics","contact_outcome":"Arrest - resisting arrest","disposition":"Substantiated (Charges)","evidence_bwc":false,"evidence_video":true,"precinct_command_id":"79pct","allegations":[{"fado_type":"Force","allegation":"Nonlethal restraining device","victim_age_incident":38,"victim_gender":"Male","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Exonerated","id":896896,"officer_id":"R3CZ"},{"fado_type":"Force","allegation":"Chokehold","victim_age_incident":38,"victim_gender":"Male","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Unsubstantiated","id":896898,"officer_id":"54HK"},{"fado_type":"Force","allegation":"Physical force","victim_age_incident":38,"victim_gender":"Male","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Substantiated (Charges)","id":898365,"officer_id":"54HK"},{"fado_type":"Abuse of Authority","allegation":"Search (of person)","victim_age_incident":38,"victim_gender":"Male","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Substantiated (Charges)","id":898368,"officer_id":"54HK"},{"fado_type":"Abuse of Authority","allegation":"Frisk","victim_age_incident":38,"victim_gender":"Male","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Substantiated (Charges)","id":901750,"officer_id":"54HK"},{"fado_type":"Abuse of Authority","allegation":"Strip-searched","victim_age_incident":38,"victim_gender":"Male","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Substantiated (Charges)","id":901751,"officer_id":"R3CZ"},{"fado_type":"Abuse of Authority","allegation":"Search (of person)","victim_age_incident":35,"victim_gender":"Male","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Unsubstantiated","id":901948,"officer_id":"54HK"},{"fado_type":"Abuse of Authority","allegation":"Search (of person)","victim_age_incident":35,"victim_gender":"Male","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Substantiated (Charges)","id":906286,"officer_id":"TAA3"},{"fado_type":"Abuse of Authority","allegation":"Frisk","victim_age_incident":35,"victim_gender":"Male","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Substantiated (Charges)","id":916127,"officer_id":"TAA3"},{"fado_type":"Abuse of Authority","allegation":"Stop","victim_age_incident":38,"victim_gender":"Male","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Substantiated (Charges)","id":928616,"officer_id":"54HK"},{"fado_type":"Abuse of Authority","allegation":"Stop","victim_age_incident":38,"victim_gender":"Male","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Substantiated (Charges)","id":928617,"officer_id":"TAA3"}],"penalties":[{"ccrb_disposition":"Substantiated (Charges)","apu_plea_penalty":"Forfeit vacation 18 days","apu_case_status":"Closed: Resolved by plea","apu_closing_date":"2017-01-24","nypd_penalty":"Forfeit vacation 18 days","nypd_disposition":"APU Guilty","officer_id":"R3CZ"},{"ccrb_disposition":"Substantiated (Charges)","apu_trial_ccrb_recommended_penalty":"Forfeit vacation 7 days","apu_case_status":"Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved","apu_closing_date":"2016-10-14","nypd_disposition":"APU Not guilty","officer_id":"TAA3"},{"ccrb_disposition":"Substantiated (Charges)","apu_trial_ccrb_recommended_penalty":"Forfeit vacation 15 days","apu_case_status":"Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved","apu_closing_date":"2016-10-14","nypd_disposition":"APU Not guilty","officer_id":"54HK"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24449689-201409828_redactedclosingreport_redacted","type":"closing-report"}],"summary":"On September 15, 2014, at approximately 6:30pm, [redacted] and [redacted] were standing in front of a grocery store, located at the intersection of Van Buren Street and Throop Avenue in Brooklyn, along with one or two unidentified males. They alleged the following: an unmarked police vehicle pulled up to the store, and PO Pamela Benites and PO Adam Dumelle approached [redacted] and [redacted] and stopped them (Allegations A and B). PO Dumelle, who approached [redacted] frisked and searched him (Allegations C and D). PO Benites then frisked and searched [redacted] before handcuffing him without further incident (Allegations E and F).\n\nAs PO Dumelle began turning [redacted] around to handcuff him, [redacted] inquired as to why he was being arrested, and PO Dumelle punched him twice on the right side of his face (Allegation G) before placing him in a chokehold in an effort to get [redacted] to the ground (Allegation H), where he landed facedown.\n\nPO Eduardo Cornejo, PO Terrence Howard, and Sgt. David Leonardi, arrived at the scene to assist in [redacted] s apprehension, and Sgt. Leonardi used a Taser against [redacted] (Allegation I).\n\nAt the 79th Precinct stationhouse, Sgt. Leonardi authorized strip-searches of [redacted] and [redacted] (Allegation J). PO Dumelle, prior to questioning [redacted] about the transaction, searched the contents of [redacted]s cell phone (Allegation K). [redacted] s arrest was voided, and [redacted] was charged with [redacted]","witness_officers":[{"last_name":"Cornejo","first_name":"Eduardo","officer_id":"4VG9"},{"last_name":"Howard","first_name":"Terrence","officer_id":"YDRM"}],"id":201409828,"updated_date":"2025-10-02T13:04:00.971Z","url":"https://www.50-a.org/complaint/201409828"}