| Officer: | Barnes, Derrick |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 15 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Torres, Juan |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 16 |
| Allegation: | Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Torres, Juan |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 16 |
| Allegation: | Force: Handcuffs too tight |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Torres, Juan |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 16 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Torres, Juan |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 16 |
| Allegation: | Force: Gun Pointed |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Torres, Juan |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 16 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes, Derrick | Black Male, 15 | Force: Physical force | Exonerated |
| Torres, Juan | Black Male, 16 | Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) | Exonerated |
| Torres, Juan | Black Male, 16 | Force: Handcuffs too tight | Unsubstantiated |
| Torres, Juan | Black Male, 16 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Torres, Juan | Black Male, 16 | Force: Gun Pointed | Exonerated |
| Torres, Juan | Black Male, 16 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) | Unsubstantiated |
Further details on conclusions.
This complaint involves two separate incident dates with the [redacted] brothers and their friends as well as the same subject officer(s).
On October 21, 2013, at approximately 8:08 p.m., [redacted] was playing cards with some of his friends, who were smoking marijuana, inside the courtyard of [redacted] in Queens. PO Juan Torres and PO Derrick Barnes subsequently entered the courtyard and [redacted] ran. While chasing [redacted] PO Torres allegedly removed his asp and struck [redacted] once on the right leg (Allegation A). [redacted] mother, arrived at the scene after her son's arrest and began to scream at PO Torres. PO Torres became angry and allegedly tightened [redacted] handcuffs (Allegation B). PO Torres then allegedly told [redacted] "Your mom is a crazy ass bitch. She's psycho. She needs help" (Allegation C). [redacted] was arrested as a result of this incident.
On August 12, 2014, at approximately 8:05 p.m., [redacted] met up with his brother, [redacted] his cousin, [redacted] and their friend, [redacted] who were all smoking marijuana, inside the courtyard of [redacted] in Queens. PO Torres, PO Barnes and several additional officers entered the courtyard and the men ran. Upon running in PO Torres' direction, PO Torres removed his gun from its holster and pointed it at the men (Allegation D), while threatening to shoot them if they did not comply (Allegation E). [redacted] ran from PO Torres and was eventually taken to the ground with an alleged clothesline maneuver by PO Barnes (Allegation F). After being transported to the stationhouse, PO Torres allegedly told the four men, "I should have sent some shots at you and had your asses jumping over gates," and told [redacted] that [redacted] was a "crazy ass bitch" (Subsumed within Allegation C). [redacted] and [redacted] were all arrested as a result of this incident.
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