| Officer: | Ortega, Emilio |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 31 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Mccaughey, Brian |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 31 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Officer: | Ortega, Emilio |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 36 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ortega, Emilio | Hispanic Male, 31 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Exonerated |
| Mccaughey, Brian | Hispanic Male, 31 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Ortega, Emilio | Hispanic Male, 36 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
Further details on conclusions.
On August 2, 2014 at 4:30 p.m., [redacted] was having a family gathering at his residence, [redacted] in Brooklyn. According to [redacted] his music was playing at the volume of five decibels on a ten decibel music scale. Suddenly, [redacted] noticed that an officer, identified via investigation as PO Emilio Ortega of the 79th Precinct, was standing on the porch of his residence.
PO Ortega told [redacted] to turn off his music, which [redacted] did not do and PO Ortega threatened to arrest him if he did not comply with that directive (Allegation A). [redacted] then turned the music off. Then, PO Ortega left the incident location with his partner, identified via investigation as PO Rodney Hale of the aforementioned command.
Later that day, at approximately 6:30 p.m. [redacted] his friend [redacted] who was deemed unavailable during the investigation, and his cousin, [redacted] subsequently went to the 79th Precinct stationhouse. [redacted] spoke with an officer seated at a desk, identified via investigation as PO Rosanna Milton of the 79th Precinct. While [redacted] attempted to file a complaint against PO Ortega, PO Ortega and PO Hale escorted [redacted] out of the stationhouse by grabbing his arm and leading him outside (Allegation B).
Outside, [redacted] allegedly requested that an officer, identified via investigation as Lt. Brian McCaughey, file a complaint against PO Ortega. Lt. McCaughey responded that he would do so later that day; however Lt. McCaughey never gave [redacted] paperwork to do so (Allegation C). Finally, [redacted] and [redacted] left the vicinity of the precinct.
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