Complaint #201510005,
November 14, 2015

Officer: Gibson, Lamont
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Gibson, Lamont
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gibson, Lamont
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Gibson, Lamont
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Gibson, Lamont Black Male, 19 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Gibson, Lamont Black Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Gibson, Lamont Black Male, 19 Force: Gun Pointed Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Gibson, Lamont Black Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Other Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalty

Gibson, Lamont
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On November 14, 2015, at approximately 5:25 a.m., [redacted] was walking on Freeman Street in the Bronx towards a deli located at the intersection of Freeman Street and Prospect Avenue. An unmarked police vehicle pulled up next to [redacted] and two uniformed officers, Sgt. Lamont Gibson and PO Jose Concepcion of PSA 7, exited the vehicle and started walking towards [redacted]. PO Matthew Mozdziak of PSA 7 was in the driver seat of the vehicle, and remained inside at that time. [redacted] immediately turned and started running eastbound on Freeman Street, and Sgt. Gibson and PO Concepcion chased him on foot (Allegation A). [redacted] denied having committed any crimes before approached by the officers.
[redacted] turned left at the end of the block and ran north on [redacted] At the intersection of [redacted] and [redacted] jumped over a fence into a private yard in an attempt to get away from the officers. When Sgt. Gibson and PO Concepcion reached this yard, Sgt. Gibson pointed his gun at [redacted] and told him to stop (Allegation B). As [redacted] attempted to jump over the railing in front of [redacted] to continue fleeing, Sgt. Gibson struck [redacted] in his face with his asp, causing a laceration near [redacted] Is right eye (Allegation C). [redacted] gained possession of Sgt. Gibson's asp as he was knocked backwards by the strike to his face, but Sgt. Gibson and PO Concepcion immediately grabbed [redacted] and brought him to the ground. [redacted] was placed in handcuffs and brought to the PSA 7 stationhouse for arrest processing. He was charged with [redacted]. He was also issued a summons for jaywalking (Allegation D). [redacted] was subsequently transported to [redacted], where he was given stitches for the laceration near his eye, painkillers, and also diagnosed with a fractured nasal bone. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 14, 2015
Received: November 24, 2015
Closed: March 11, 2016

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 42nd Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Arrest - assault (against a PO)

Witness Officers: Jose Concepcion, Matthew Mozdziak
Video evidence collected