Complaint #201400712,
January 14, 2014

Officer: Deonarinesingh, Jason
Complainant: Black Male, 17
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Deonarinesingh, Jason
Complainant: Black Male, 21
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Schulman, Brian
Complainant: Black Male, 21
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Schulman, Brian
Complainant: Black Male, 21
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Deonarinesingh, Jason
Complainant: Black Male, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Deonarinesingh, Jason
Complainant: Black Male, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Trapasso, James
Complainant: Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Trapasso, James
Complainant: Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Schulman, Brian
Complainant: Male, 30
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Duggan, Christophe
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Duggan, Christophe
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Deonarinesingh, Jason Black Male, 17 Force: Gun Pointed Unsubstantiated
Deonarinesingh, Jason Black Male, 21 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Schulman, Brian Black Male, 21 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Schulman, Brian Black Male, 21 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Deonarinesingh, Jason Black Male, 17 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Deonarinesingh, Jason Black Male, 17 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Trapasso, James Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Trapasso, James Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Schulman, Brian Male, 30 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Duggan, Christophe Black Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Duggan, Christophe Black Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalties

Deonarinesingh, Jason
Command Discipline - A

Schulman, Brian
Instructions

Trapasso, James
Instructions

Summary

On January 14, 2014, at 9:30 p.m., [redacted] and [redacted] were in the lobby of [redacted]. PO Brian Schulman, PO Richard Guerrieri, PO James Trapasso, Sgt. Jason Deonarinesingh, PO Christopher Duggan and PO Raymond Rodriguez, all of the 120th Precinct, approached the individuals. All of the individuals were stopped and allegedly told to put their hands against the wall (Allegation A). PO Schulman frisked and allegedly searched [redacted] (Allegations B and C). At the same time, Sgt. Deonarinesingh allegedly pointed his gun at [redacted] (Allegation D). Sgt. Deonarinesingh then frisked and allegedly searched [redacted] (Allegations E and F). PO Trapasso frisked and allegedly searched [redacted] (Allegations G and H). PO Duggan frisked and allegedly searched [redacted] (Allegations I and J). PO Schulman then allegedly spoke discourteously to [redacted] (Allegation K). All of the individuals' identifications were requested and warrant checks were run for each individual. All of the individuals were released without any summonses or arrests. Stop, Question and Frisk reports were prepared for all of the individuals. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 14, 2014
Received: January 23, 2014
Closed: May 11, 2015

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - bldg
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 120th Precinct Staten Island
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Richard Guerrieri, Raymond Rodriguez
Video evidence collected