Complaint #201505430,
June 30, 2015

Officer: Elliott, Richard
Complainant: Black Female, 60
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Elliott, Richard
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Nelson, Mackenson
Complainant: Black Female, 60
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 60-64
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Elliott, Richard Black Female, 60 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Elliott, Richard Black Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Force: Other Unfounded
Nelson, Mackenson Black Female, 60 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Force: Chokehold Unfounded
Unknown Officer Black Female, 60-64 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Officer(s) Unidentified

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.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Nelson, Mackenson
Instructions

Summary

On June 30, 2015, at approximately 10:02 a.m., EMS and numerous police officers from the 75th Precinct, including Sgt. Richard Elliot, responded to an AIDED case at [redacted] in Brooklyn, after [redacted] contacted 911, believing her son, [redacted] was high. Relatives, [redacted] and [redacted] were also present at the location as well. Once at the [redacted], Sgt. Elliot pushed [redacted] and threatened [redacted] with a Conducted Energy Device (CED), also known as a taser (Allegations A and B). Officers allegedly used force to bring [redacted] to the ground, and an officer allegedly placed his knee on [redacted] neck and restricted [redacted] breathing (Allegations C, D and E). Also, officers allegedly created a hole in the apartment wall while escorting [redacted] out of the apartment (Allegation F). Later, [redacted] and other relatives, including [redacted] and [redacted] visited the 75th Precinct stationhouse where Sgt. Mackenson Nelson of the 75th Precinct did not process [redacted] complaint regarding Sgt. Elliot (Allegation G). No civilians were arrested or summonsed; however, [redacted] was transported to the hospital for evaluation (Board Review 01). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 30, 2015
Received: July 1, 2015
Closed: November 9, 2015

Reason for contact: Aided case
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Nazir Abdul, Darwin Cedeno, Eric Delman, William Rivera