| Officer: | Baker, Devin |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Baker, Devin |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Morla, Rafael |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Ryan, Robert |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Perez, Richard |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Force: Other |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Wendler, Joseph |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Force: Other |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Ponzo, Elio |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Other |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Devin | Black Male, 27 | Force: Physical force | Exonerated |
| Baker, Devin | Black Male, 27 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Morla, Rafael | Black Male, 27 | Force: Physical force | Exonerated |
| Ryan, Robert | Black Male, 27 | Force: Physical force | Exonerated |
| Perez, Richard | Black Male, 27 | Force: Other | Unfounded |
| Wendler, Joseph | Black Male, 27 | Force: Other | Unfounded |
| Ponzo, Elio | Black Male, 27 | Abuse of Authority: Other | Exonerated |
| Unknown Officer | Black Male, 25-29 | Force: Physical force | Exonerated |
Further details on conclusions.
On July 18, 2015, at about 9:30 p.m., [redacted] was barbecuing in the Red Hook Recreation Area, a public park, at the intersection of Clinton Street and Lorraine Street in Brooklyn. [redacted] was with his girlfriend, [redacted] and three other friends who [redacted] declined to identify. A group of officers in a marked police van, identified by the investigation as PO Devin Baker, Sgt. Elio Ponzo, PO Tanya Pelzer, and PO Robert Ryan, all of the 76th Precinct, approached and warned the group that the park was closing at 10 p.m. The officers told [redacted] they would give him time to clean up and left. [redacted] and his group did not leave the area.
At about 10:15 p.m., PO Baker, Sgt. Ponzo, PO Pelzer, and PO Ryan returned. They were accompanied by PO Rafael Morla and PO Jessica Rodriguez, both of the 71st Precinct, in a separate marked vehicle. The officers instructed [redacted] to leave, and [redacted] refused. [redacted] began to film the officers on his cell phone. [redacted] came within about a foot of Sgt. Ponzo as he recorded him. Sgt. Ponzo then knocked [redacted] cell phone from his hand onto the ground (Allegation A) and said, "Lock him up." [redacted] lost the video he recorded of this incident.
In the course of handcuffing [redacted] PO Baker, PO Morla, and PO Ryan grabbed and brought him onto the ground (Allegations B, C, and D). PO Baker punched [redacted] (subsumed under Allegation B). An officer, who [redacted] did not see and therefore could not describe or otherwise identify, kicked [redacted] once on his shin (Allegation E). PO Baker allegedly told [redacted] "Shut the fuck up" (Allegation F). [redacted] was arrested for [redacted] (BR 01).
[redacted] was transported to the 76th Precinct stationhouse. An ambulance was called for [redacted] was uncooperative with EMS to the point that ESU was requested. PO Joseph Wendler and Det. Richard Perez of ESU 6 responded and draped a sheet over [redacted] head, which allegedly restricted his breathing (Allegations G and H).
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