Complaint #201411804,
November 20, 2014

Officer: Mazile, Evans
Complainant: Black Male, 20
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Mazile, Evans
Complainant: Black Male, 20
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Siedman, Richard
Complainant: Black Male, 20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Mazile, Evans Black Male, 20 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Substantiated (Charges)
Mazile, Evans Black Male, 20 Force: Pepper spray Unsubstantiated
Siedman, Richard Black Male, 20 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Exonerated

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

Mazile, Evans
Closed: Retained, without discipline, March 10, 2017
APU Closed: Retained, without discipline
No penalty

Summary

On November 20, 2014, at approximately 7:50 pm, PO Evans Mazile of Transit District 33 stopped [redacted] and his girlfriend [redacted] inside the Myrtle-Broadway JMZ subway station in Brooklyn for theft of services. When [redacted] stated that he did not have his identification, PO Mazile attempted to place him into handcuffs, and [redacted] refused to give PO Mazile his hands. PO Mazile pepper-sprayed [redacted] and then struck him once in the leg and once in the head with his baton (Allegations A and B). Additional units responded to the station in order to assist. Sgt. Richard Siedman of PSA 3 told [redacted] "Let go right now or I'm going to Tase you," (Allegation C). [redacted] was arrested and charged with [redacted]. The latter portion of the incident was captured by numerous unidentified bystanders and was covered by numerous news media outlets (see Video and Board Review 02 and 03). This case was on DA Hold from November 24, 2014 until May 19, 2015. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 20, 2014
Received: November 21, 2014
Closed: September 21, 2015

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - subway
Location: Subway station/train
In NYPD 83rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - resisting arrest

Video evidence collected