{"incident_date":"2020-06-04","received_date":"2020-06-06","close_date":"2021-06-28","borough":"Brooklyn","precinct":90,"location_type":"Street/highway","contact_reason":"Demonstration/protest","contact_outcome":"No arrest made or summons issued","disposition":"Substantiated (Charges)","evidence_bwc":false,"evidence_video":true,"precinct_command_id":"90pct","allegations":[{"fado_type":"Force","allegation":"Physical force","victim_age_incident":"25-29","victim_gender":"Female","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Officer(s) Unidentified","id":1096241},{"fado_type":"Force","allegation":"Physical force","victim_age_incident":"25-29","victim_gender":"Female","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Officer(s) Unidentified","id":1096242},{"fado_type":"Abuse of Authority","allegation":"Other","victim_age_incident":"25-29","victim_gender":"Female","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Exonerated","id":1096263},{"fado_type":"Offensive Language","allegation":"Other","victim_age_incident":"25-29","victim_gender":"Female","victim_ethnicity":"White","ccrb_disposition":"Officer(s) Unidentified","id":1098406},{"fado_type":"Force","allegation":"Physical force","victim_age_incident":"25-29","victim_gender":"Female","victim_ethnicity":"White","ccrb_disposition":"Officer(s) Unidentified","id":1098525},{"fado_type":"Offensive Language","allegation":"Other","victim_age_incident":"25-29","victim_gender":"Female","victim_ethnicity":"White","ccrb_disposition":"Officer(s) Unidentified","id":1099400},{"fado_type":"Force","allegation":"Nonlethal restraining device","victim_age_incident":"25-29","victim_gender":"Female","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Substantiated (Charges)","id":1107427,"officer_id":"6PYF"},{"fado_type":"Force","allegation":"Physical force","victim_age_incident":"25-29","victim_gender":"Female","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Substantiated (Charges)","id":1116856,"officer_id":"6PYF"},{"fado_type":"Force","allegation":"Physical force","victim_age_incident":"25-29","victim_gender":"Female","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Unsubstantiated","id":1116857,"officer_id":"6PYF"},{"fado_type":"Abuse of Authority","allegation":"Threat of force (verbal or physical)","victim_age_incident":"25-29","victim_gender":"Female","victim_ethnicity":"Black","ccrb_disposition":"Unsubstantiated","id":1116858,"officer_id":"6PYF"}],"penalties":[{"ccrb_disposition":"Substantiated (Charges)","board_recommendation":"Substantiated (Charges)","apu_case_status":"Closed: Retained, without discipline","apu_closing_date":"2021-12-27","nypd_penalty":"No penalty","nypd_disposition":"APU Closed: Retained, without discipline","officer_id":"6PYF"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23719966-apureport2021-q4pdf#document/p14/a2231581","type":"apu-quarterly-report","officer_ids":["6PYF"]},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23741426-202003980_redactedclosingreport_redacted","type":"closing-report"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23601545-202003980_retainedcaseletter","type":"retained-letter","officer_ids":["6PYF"]}],"summary":"On June 4, 2020, at around 8:00 p.m., [redacted] and [redacted] attended a protest at Penn Street and Wythe Avenue in Brooklyn, in honor of George Floyd. During the protest, [redacted] and [redacted] were separated.\n\n[redacted] encountered an officer striking a protester with a baton. This officer pushed her and walked away (Allegation A: Force; [redacted]). [redacted] then attempted to locate [redacted] while doing so, she was taken to the ground by Captain Tarik Sheppard from the Community Affairs Bureau (Allegation B: Force; [redacted]). Once on the ground, Captain Sheppard placed her hands behind her back and allegedly placed his knee on her shoulder blade (Allegation C: Force; [redacted]). Captain Sheppard then tased [redacted] (Allegation D: Force; [redacted]). While being tased, [redacted] allegedly felt blows all over her body (Allegation E: Force; [redacted]). [redacted] was then handcuffed and escorted to an ambulance (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority; [redacted]). [redacted] continually told the officers that she could not breathe, to which Captain Sheppard allegedly responded, \"You're really not going to be able to breathe if you keep up this performance\" (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority; [redacted]). [redacted] was ultimately removed to [redacted] to have the taser barbs removed. She received a summons, issued to her by PO Risel Martinez from the 73rd Precinct, [redacted] [BR02].\n\nWhile searching for [redacted] multiple officers allegedly grabbed [redacted] by her arms, legs, and back and an officer allegedly placed his knee on her leg (Allegation H: Force; [redacted]). [redacted] was then handcuffed with zip-ties, and two officers referred to her as \"Laura Croft\", which made [redacted] uncomfortable (Allegation I: Offensive Language; [redacted]). [redacted] was then transported to Brooklyn Central Booking by PO Luis Negron from the 90th Precinct and PO Aaron Husbands from the 79th Precinct. Upon arriving, [redacted] and other protesters waited in line to be processed. During this, an officer...","news":[{"url":"https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/03/nypd-excessive-force-discipline-george-floyd-protests/","title":"Almost Every NYPD Cop Charged with Excessive Force During the George Floyd Protests Escaped Serious Punishment","source":"The City","date":"2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z"},{"url":"https://www.propublica.org/article/nypd-commissioner-edward-caban-police-discipline-retention-eric-adams","title":"New Yorkers Were Choked, Beaten and Tased by NYPD Officers. The Commissioner Buried Their Cases.","source":"ProPublica","date":"2024-06-27T00:00:00.000Z"}],"media":[{"url":"https://x.com/ericuman/status/1806458726645203195","title":"Video: Tarik Sheppard tackled and then Tasered a BLM protester","complaint_ids":[202003980],"type":"video"}],"witness_officers":[{"last_name":"Dorrejo","first_name":"Jonadel","officer_id":"BLZF"},{"last_name":"Husbands","first_name":"Aaron","officer_id":"9VK3"},{"last_name":"Martinez","first_name":"Risel","officer_id":"CZX9"},{"last_name":"Negron","first_name":"Luis","officer_id":"KBLP"}],"id":202003980,"url":"https://www.50-a.org/complaint/202003980"}