Complaint #201405681,
June 3, 2014

Officer: Perez, Jimmy
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Staple, Daniel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Castro, Jordan
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Staple, Daniel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 39
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Woods, Zain
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 39
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Woods, Zain
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Perez, Jimmy
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Staple, Daniel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Perez, Jimmy Hispanic Male, 39 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Staple, Daniel Hispanic Male, 39 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Castro, Jordan Hispanic Male, 39 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Staple, Daniel Hispanic Male, 39 Force: Chokehold Substantiated (Charges)
Woods, Zain Hispanic Male, 39 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Unsubstantiated
Woods, Zain Hispanic Female, 39 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Perez, Jimmy Hispanic Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Staple, Daniel Hispanic Male, 39 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'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

Staple, Daniel
Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved, March 22, 2016
APU Not guilty

Summary

On June 3, 2014, at approximately 9:30am, [redacted] (encl. 8a-8e) and [redacted] (encl. 9a-9g) were walking back to their apartment complex located at [redacted] in the Bronx. They had just dropped off two of their children at school. [redacted] and [redacted] reside inside of apartment 9C. Inside of apartment 9C were their other children, [redacted] [redacted] and [redacted] were alerted to the fact that there was a fire inside of their building. [redacted] and [redacted] had an ongoing problem with their neighbors in apartment 10C. One of the occupants from apartment 10C, [redacted] was observed by [redacted] placing a mattress outside of their apartment, 9C, and lighting it on fire. In response to the fire, NYPD and FDNY responded to the location and numerous residents exited the building.
According to [redacted] and [redacted] they informed Sgt. Jordan Castro that [redacted] observed [redacted] start the fire outside their apartment door. Following this, Sgt. Castro directed PO Daniel Staple and PO Jimmy Perez upstairs to get [redacted] and [redacted]. PO Perez returned outside with [redacted] in handcuffs and remained with him standing outside of [redacted] near the curb. PO Staple exited the building with [redacted] and conducted a show-up to see if [redacted] would identify [redacted] as the arsonist; however, the show-up was negative as she stated she could not be sure if it was [redacted]. At that point it was determined that [redacted] would be released. PO Perez walked [redacted] back into the building at which time [redacted] was exiting the building. [redacted] identified [redacted] by pointing him out to PO Perez stating that he recently filed a complaint regarding a robbery and identified [redacted] as the person who robbed him. At this time PO Perez told [redacted] to stop. [redacted] stated that he stopped and PO Perez took out a set of keys to release [redacted] from the handcuffs. [redacted] stated that he asked PO Perez why he was releasing [redacted] and PO Perez told him not to worry and... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 3, 2014
Received: June 9, 2014
Closed: June 25, 2015
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - bldg
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 40th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Ivan Gonzalez
Video evidence collected