| Officer: | Lee, James |
|---|---|
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Lee, James |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 34 |
| Allegation: | Force: Chokehold |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee, James | Force: Physical force | Unfounded | |
| Lee, James | Hispanic Male, 34 | Force: Chokehold | Unsubstantiated |
Further details on conclusions.
[redacted] was arrested for driving while intoxicated on September 19, 2003. During his arrest processing during the early morning hours of September 20, 2003 at the 108th Precinct, the arresting officer, PO James Lee informed Sergeant Mary Colgan, the desk officer, that [redacted] has accused him of choking him. Sergeant Colgan interviewed [redacted] and prepared a report indicating that [redacted] stated that PO Lee "caused the mark around his neck by choking him" (enclosure 4). Queens Patrol Borough Duty Captain, Rajiv Khurana were notified of the incident.
Captain Khurana and Lieutenant Charles Barton responded to the 108th Precinct stationhouse and interviewed [redacted] regarding his allegation. The results of that interview indicate that [redacted] had difficulty in explaining the exact details of the incident to the interviewer, Lieutenant Barton, stating that his English is not fluent. Nevertheless, [redacted] told Lieutenant Barton that PO Lee punched him on his back in placing him into the patrol car. Then while transporting him to the 108th Precinct stationhouse, PO Lee changed seats with his female partner, who was initially driving the patrol car, drove for another 15 minutes or more to an unknown location where he put his hands around [redacted]'s neck, causing a red mark to his neck. The Internal Affairs officers photographed the injury (see enclosures 4A – 4F).
[redacted] a [redacted]-old [redacted], was interviewed at the CCRB on September 30, 2003. During his interview, [redacted] stated that on September 19, 2003, upon leaving his job in Manhattan at 7 p.m., he and his friend, [redacted] went to a bar in Queens where they purchased and consumed one beer each. [redacted] stated that he placed the empty beer bottle on the floor of his vehicle then started to drive [redacted] to his home. [redacted] stopped for a red light in the vicinity of 48th Avenue and 43rd Street in Queens. Upon the light change, as [redacted] shifted the manual gears of his car and it rolled backwards, bumping into a...
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