Complaint #201403844,
April 14, 2014

Officer: Walsh, Sean
Complainant: White Male, 24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Walsh, Sean
Complainant: White Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Walsh, Sean White Male, 24 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Charges)
Walsh, Sean White Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Charges)

Conclusion Meanings:

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

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Walsh, Sean
Forfeit vacation 10 days
Closed: Resolved by plea, April 14, 2016
APU Guilty
Forfeit vacation 10 days

Summary

On April 14, 2014, at approximately 5:40 p.m., [redacted] was walking with his friend, [redacted] along Manhattan Avenue in Brooklyn. Upon reaching the intersection of Manhattan Avenue and Calyer Street, the two men entered a delicatessen. After exiting, [redacted] and [redacted] were stopped by Sgt. Sean Walsh, Sgt. Kelvin Puello and PO Nicos Georgiou (Allegation A). [redacted] attempted to drink methadone from a small bottle he was carrying and was subsequently taken to the ground by Sgt. Walsh and placed in handcuffs (Allegation B). After being placed in handcuffs, Sgt. Walsh allegedly struck [redacted] once in the right eye with either his fist or an object (subsumed within Allegation B). [redacted] was transported to [redacted] and treated in the emergency room. He was diagnosed with an open face wound and received an unspecified number of sutures. [redacted] was placed under arrest for criminal [redacted]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 14, 2014
Received: April 22, 2014
Closed: May 11, 2015

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Subway station/train
In NYPD 94th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - resisting arrest

Witness Officers: Nicos Georgiou, Kelvin Puello