| Officer: | Bonner, Joseph |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Hispanic Female, 27 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Bonner, Joseph |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Female, 27 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Bonner, Joseph |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Female, 27 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonner, Joseph | Hispanic Female, 27 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number | Unsubstantiated |
| Bonner, Joseph | Hispanic Female, 27 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Bonner, Joseph | Hispanic Female, 27 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
Further details on conclusions.
At approximately 1 a.m. on November 14, 2015, [redacted] who was driving her vehicle with her friend, [redacted] seated next to her, was involved in a hit-and-run vehicle accident in the vicinity of East 50th Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. [redacted] followed the vehicle that hit her vehicle while dialing 911. The 911 operator instructed [redacted] to pull over in the vicinity East 34th Street and Lexington Avenue and await the arrival of officers. An ambulance arrived and was followed by a marked patrol car containing PO Joseph Bonner and PO Clayton Blair, both from the Midtown South Precinct, at approximately 1:31 a.m. Soon after the officers arrived, the ambulance left.
At PO Bonner's instruction, [redacted] exited her vehicle to tell the officers about the vehicle accident. PO Bonner asked [redacted] where she was coming from and whose vehicle she was driving. Throughout the incident, PO Bonner repeatedly ordered [redacted] to exit and reenter her vehicle. He also had her spit out her gum (Allegation A). PO Bonner eventually asked [redacted] if she had had a drink that night. [redacted] first asked PO Bonner how that was relevant, but eventually acknowledged having one beer at a Knicks game earlier that night. PO Bonner told [redacted] that she was going to take a breathalyzer test and ordered her to open her mouth. [redacted] refused. PO Bonner forced the portable breathalyzer ("alco-sensor") inside [redacted] mouth, despite [redacted] attempting to keep her mouth closed (Allegation B). PO Bonner ordered [redacted] to take a deep breath. At that point, [redacted] "gave up" and complied.
After the portable breathalyzer test revealed that [redacted] was legally allowed to drive, PO Bonner began walking back to the patrol car. [redacted] asked what precinct PO Bonner was from, and for his name and shield number. PO Bonner provided the name of his precinct and his name, but he allegedly refused to provide his shield number (Allegation C). PO Blair told [redacted] that the vehicle accident report...
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