| Officer: | Leonardi, David |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 62 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Leonardi, David |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 62 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Melo, Juan |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 62 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Melo, Juan |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 62 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 60-64 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 60-64 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer: | Leonardi, David |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 62 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Leonardi, David |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 62 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Other |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardi, David | Black Male, 62 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) | Unsubstantiated |
| Leonardi, David | Black Male, 62 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number | Unsubstantiated |
| Melo, Juan | Black Male, 62 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment | Unsubstantiated |
| Melo, Juan | Black Male, 62 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint | Unsubstantiated |
| Unknown Officer | Black Male, 60-64 | Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Unknown Officer | Black Male, 60-64 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Leonardi, David | Black Male, 62 | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Leonardi, David | Black Male, 62 | Abuse of Authority: Other | Substantiated (Charges) |
Further details on conclusions.
On April 1, 2014 at approximately 6:45 p.m., [redacted] saw his nephew, [redacted] in the vicinity of a restaurant located at 306 Marcus Garvey Boulevard in Brooklyn. The two exchanged verbal greetings, hugged and spoke for a minute more before parting and walking in opposite directions. [redacted] continued walking to the restaurant where he spent fifteen minutes ordering food, before walking back towards his residence at [redacted] in Brooklyn, holding a box of pizza.
At approximately 7:15 p.m., Sgt. David Leonardi and PO Andrew Ho of the 79th Precinct stopped [redacted] outside of his residence (Allegation A) and handcuffed him. In doing so, an officer, identified by the investigation as Sgt. Leonardi, allegedly pushed [redacted] up onto an adjacent iron fence, such that the middle of his chest pressed into the iron spikes on the top of the fence. [redacted] asked why he was stopped and Sgt. Leonardi responded, "You just bought some drugs." [redacted] said that he also asked only Sgt. Leonardi for his shield number, and Sgt. Leonardi allegedly replied, "Y'all think if you ask for someone's badge number, we're just gonna get scared" and did not provide his shield number (Allegation B). When the officers placed him in the unmarked vehicle, [redacted] who sat leaning forward, said "Damn these cuffs are hurting!" to which Sgt. Leonardi allegedly said, "You ain't feel nothing yet." In the vehicle, Sgt. Leonardi also allegedly said, "I'm going to break every bone in your face" (Allegation C).
During his sworn statement on April 3, 2014, [redacted] initially said that there were only two officers within the vehicle, but later changed his statement to say, that he sat next to another officer, whom he described as "a Dominican officer." During their statements at the CCRB on July 3, 2014 and August 19, 2014, PO Ho and Sgt. Leonardi stated that they were the only officers who transported [redacted] to the stationhouse.
When they arrived at the 79th Precinct stationhouse, [redacted] stated that an unidentified...
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