Complaint #201506936, August 2015

Incident: August 17, 2015
Closed: January 7, 2016


Documents:
Complaint Closing Report
APU Quarterly Report summary (John Mejia)

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 30th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued
Officer: Knight, Keith
Complainant: Black Male, 49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: Command Discipline - A
Officer: Mejia, John
Complainant: Black Male, 49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Pysin, Leonid
Complainant: Black Male, 49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: Command Discipline - A
Officer: Pysin, Leonid
Complainant: Black Male, 49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Officer: Knight, Keith
Complainant: Black Male, 49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Knight, Keith
Complainant: Black Male, 49
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Knight, Keith
Complainant: Black Male, 49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Officer: Mejia, John
Complainant: Black Male, 49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Mejia, John
Complainant: Black Male, 49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mejia, John
Complainant: Black Male, 49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Knight, Keith
Complainant: Black Male, 49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Officer: Mejia, John
Complainant: Black Male, 49
Allegation: Force: Handcuffs too tight
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Mejia, John
Complainant: Black Male, 49
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Knight, Keith Black Male, 49 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: Command Discipline - A
Mejia, John Black Male, 49 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Charges)
Pysin, Leonid Black Male, 49 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: Command Discipline - A
Pysin, Leonid Black Male, 49 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Knight, Keith Black Male, 49 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Knight, Keith Black Male, 49 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Knight, Keith Black Male, 49 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Mejia, John Black Male, 49 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Charges)
Mejia, John Black Male, 49 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Mejia, John Black Male, 49 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Substantiated (Charges)
Knight, Keith Black Male, 49 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Substantiated (Formalized Training)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Mejia, John Black Male, 49 Force: Handcuffs too tight Substantiated (Charges)
Mejia, John Black Male, 49 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated

Penalties

Knight, Keith
Command Discipline - A

Mejia, John
Forfeit vacation 20 days
Closed: Resolved by plea, May 2018
APU Guilty
Forfeit vacation 10 days

Pysin, Leonid
Command Discipline - A


Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The alleged conduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusion definitions.