Complaint #201404787,
May 15, 2014

Officer: Gelada, George
Complainant: Black Male, 56
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: Command Discipline - A
Officer: Gelada, George
Complainant: Black Male, 56
Allegation: Offensive Language: Ethnicity
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Officer: Gelada, George
Complainant: Black Male, 56
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Officer: Gelada, George
Complainant: Black Male, 56
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Muniz, Mario
Complainant: Black Male, 56
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Covatti, Christophe
Complainant: Black Male, 56
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Gelada, George Black Male, 56 Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: Command Discipline - A
Gelada, George Black Male, 56 Offensive Language: Ethnicity Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Gelada, George Black Male, 56 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Gelada, George Black Male, 56 Force: Gun Pointed Unsubstantiated
Muniz, Mario Black Male, 56 Force: Gun Pointed Unsubstantiated
Covatti, Christophe Black Male, 56 Force: Gun Pointed Unsubstantiated

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.


Penalty

Gelada, George
Command Discipline - A

Summary

As per [redacted] on May 15, 2014, at approximately 8:05 a.m., Det. George Gelada, the lead officer in the case of [redacted] who was wanted in relation to a homicide and the violation of a federal probation warrant, banged on his unlocked basement door at [redacted] in Queens and entered, followed by Det. Christopher Covatti, Det. Mario Muniz, and U.S. Marshals [redacted] (Allegation A). The officers allegedly pointed their guns at [redacted] (Allegations B, C, and D) and a search was conducted. [redacted] was handcuffed. When [redacted] failed to respond to Det. Gelada's questions, including asking him about an SUV which they stated had been parked outside the house for several days, Det. Gelada allegedly repeatedly called [redacted] a "black Jamaican," adding in "murderer," "bastard," and "fucker." (Allegations E and F) After Det. Gelada was done questioning [redacted] handcuffs were removed and the officers exited (encl. 9b-9c). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 15, 2014
Received: May 16, 2014
Closed: June 30, 2015

Reason for contact: Execution of arrest/bench warrant
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 105th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued