Complaint #201311232,
December 1, 2013

Officer: Scarola, Kenneth
Complainant: Black Male, 55
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Adeniyi, Ayotunde
Complainant: Black Male, 55
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Roberts, Carlos
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Adeniyi, Ayotunde
Complainant: Black Male, 55
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Adeniyi, Ayotunde
Complainant: Black Male, 55
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Scarola, Kenneth Black Male, 55 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Adeniyi, Ayotunde Black Male, 55 Force: Chokehold Unsubstantiated
Roberts, Carlos Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Adeniyi, Ayotunde Black Male, 55 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Adeniyi, Ayotunde Black Male, 55 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unfounded

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On December 1, 2013, at approximately 12:01 p.m., Sgt. Carlos Roberts, PO Ayotunde Adeniyi, PO Kenneth Scarola, and other officers of PSA4 responded to an alleged assault in progress at [redacted] in Manhattan. [redacted] alleged that once the apartment door was opened, PO Adeniyi refused to provide his name and the officers entered the apartment (Allegations A and B). [redacted] alleged that PO Adeniyi searched the holsters on his belt which were on a pair of pants he was not wearing and later removed his cell phone from his shirt pocket (Allegation C). [redacted] also alleged that PO Adeniyi placed his arm around [redacted] neck, grabbed the lapel of his collar, and removed his cell phone from in front of him while handcuffing him (Allegation D). PO Scarola allegedly refused to provide his name to [redacted] while transporting him to [redacted] to be psychologically evaluated (Allegation E) (IAB log encl. B1-2, complaint encl. B3-4, phone statement C1, and CCRB statement encl. C2-11). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 1, 2013
Closed: January 30, 2015

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 5th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Liliana Jimenez, Brendan Kelly, Patrick Plunkett, Jessica Rivera, Rodney Skipper