| Officer: | Lewis, Matthew |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Lewis, Matthew |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Ward, Christopher |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Ward, Christopher |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Lewis, Matthew |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30 |
| Allegation: | Force: Gun Pointed |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Lewis, Matthew |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30 |
| Allegation: | Force: Chokehold |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Reo, Thomas |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30 |
| Allegation: | Offensive Language: Race |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Recategorized as: | Offensive Language: Other |
| Officer: | Reo, Thomas |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Reo, Thomas |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Ward, Christopher |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Lewis, Matthew |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Lewis, Matthew |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30 |
| Allegation: | Force: Other |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Reo, Thomas |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Reo, Thomas |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Lewis, Matthew |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30 |
| Allegation: | Force: Gun as club |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Ward, Christopher |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Oconnor, Christopher |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Lewis, Matthew |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis, Matthew | Black Male, 30 | Force: Physical force | Unsubstantiated |
| Lewis, Matthew | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched | Exonerated | |
| Ward, Christopher | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched | Exonerated | |
| Ward, Christopher | Black Male, 30 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Lewis, Matthew | Black Male, 30 | Force: Gun Pointed | Unsubstantiated |
| Lewis, Matthew | Black Male, 30 | Force: Chokehold | Unsubstantiated |
| Reo, Thomas | Black Male, 30 | Offensive Language: Race | Unsubstantiated |
|
Recategorized as
Offensive Language: Other
on December 9, 2024
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| Reo, Thomas | Black Male, 30 | Force: Physical force | Unsubstantiated |
| Reo, Thomas | Black Male, 30 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Ward, Christopher | Black Male, 30 | Force: Physical force | Unsubstantiated |
| Lewis, Matthew | Black Male, 30 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Lewis, Matthew | Black Male, 30 | Force: Other | Unsubstantiated |
| Reo, Thomas | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched | Exonerated | |
| Reo, Thomas | Black Male, 30 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) | Unsubstantiated |
| Lewis, Matthew | Black Male, 30 | Force: Gun as club | Unsubstantiated |
| Ward, Christopher | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched | Unsubstantiated | |
| Oconnor, Christopher | Black Male, 30 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Lewis, Matthew | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched | Unsubstantiated | |
Further details on conclusions.
On March 12, 2014, at approximately 3:30 p.m., [redacted] left his friend [redacted] house, located at [redacted] in Queens, to buy rolling paper for marijuana. Shortly after leaving, he realized that he only had a $20 bill, so he decided to return in order to retrieve smaller bills. [redacted] entered the side door of the house and was about to proceed downstairs to the basement level where [redacted] lives. [redacted] was not present at the time of the incident, but her brother [redacted] was present in the upper level of the house.
Immediately after [redacted] closed the side door, he heard a boom and felt someone trying to push the door open, so he held the door to prevent a forced entry. A male, later identified as PO Matthew Lewis of the 113th Precinct, said, "This motherfucker, he's holding the fucking door. Just open the fucking door" (Allegation A).
[redacted] opened the door and saw three officers: PO Lewis, PO Thomas Reo, and Sgt. Christopher Ward of the 113th Precinct. PO Lewis grabbed [redacted] by the throat with his left hand and pushed his way into the house, followed by Sgt. Ward and PO Reo (Allegations B, C, and D). This action restricted [redacted] breathing for a few seconds (Allegations E and F). PO Lewis held the front collar of [redacted] shirt and forced him down to the basement level. At the bottom of the stairwell, [redacted] fell onto his back and held his hands in front of his face. [redacted] yelled, "Yo Lewis, what you doing?" PO Lewis responded, "Shut the fuck up" (Allegation A) and then punched [redacted] three to four times in the right side of the face (Allegation G).
PO Reo and Sgt. Ward handcuffed [redacted] at which point PO Reo threatened to "fucking kill" him (Allegation H). Either PO Reo or Sgt. Ward, [redacted] was unsure who, kicked [redacted] in between the left ear and left eye (subsumed in Allegations I and N). PO Lewis searched [redacted] and recovered marijuana. He asked "whose fucking weed" it was, and [redacted] said it was his (Allegation A). PO Lewis then...
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