Complaint #201507199,
August 18, 2015

Officer: Gonzalez, Edgar
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Dorisme, Yves
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Gonzalez, Edgar
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gonzalez, Edgar
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Leroy, Ernest
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Leroy, Ernest
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Gonzalez, Edgar Black Male, 28 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Dorisme, Yves Black Male, 28 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment Unfounded
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Gonzalez, Edgar Black Male, 28 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Gonzalez, Edgar Black Male, 28 Discourtesy: Action Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Leroy, Ernest Black Male, 28 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Leroy, Ernest Black Male, 28 Force: Physical force 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.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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.


Summary

On August 18, 2015, at approximately 7:25 p.m., after being arraigned in Brooklyn Central Booking, PO Edgar Gonzalez of Brooklyn Central Booking escorted [redacted] back to the holding cells. When [redacted] refused to remove his belt and shoestrings in his attempt to barter a trip to the bathroom before entering the holding cell, PO Gonzalez led [redacted] to the bench in the back area. PO Yves Dorisme of Brooklyn Central Booking assisted in escorting [redacted] In the back area were two officers from an unknown command (PO1 and PO2). Once they were at the back area, PO Gonzalez asked [redacted] "You wanna be a wise ass?" (Allegation A). [redacted] told PO Gonzalez, "No, I just wanna go to the damn bathroom!" [redacted] alleged PO Gonzalez tried to grab him by the mouth (Allegation B) and PO Gonzalez' finger ended up inside his mouth. Panicked, [redacted] bit PO Gonzalez's finger. PO Gonzalez immediately punched [redacted] in the left eye (Allegation C). When PO Gonzalez went to punch [redacted] again, [redacted] put up his arms to shield himself. PO Gonzalez, PO Dorisme, Det. Leroy, and PO1 grabbed [redacted] around the waist and upper arms to bring him onto the ground (Allegation C continued; Allegations D, E, and F). While on the ground, an unknown officer pinned [redacted] down to the ground with his knee or foot to [redacted] upper back (Allegation F continued) and he was handcuffed immediately.
Sgt. William Daily responded to the back area in regards to the incident instructed officers to escort [redacted] from the back area. As [redacted] was escorted from the back area by Sgt. Daily and Det. Leroy, [redacted] requested medical attention from every officer he passed by, including PO Gonzalez, PO Dorisme, Det. Leroy, PO1, and Sgt. Daily (Allegation G). An officer replied, "Fuck outta here," to [redacted] request (Allegation H). As Det. Leroy placed [redacted] in a cell, Det. Leroy replied, "No, you wanna be a dick? That's where you're gonna be" (Allegation I).
On August 20, 2015, when [redacted] was... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 18, 2015
Received: August 26, 2015
Closed: March 11, 2016

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: Police building
In NYPD 84th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - assault (against a PO)

Witness Officers: William Daily, Wanda Gowins
Video evidence collected