Complaint #201510233,
November 25, 2015

Officer: Ludington, Declan
Complainant: White Male, 23
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Ludington, Declan White Male, 23 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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 November 25, 2015, at approximately 9:07 p.m. in the vicinity of 33rd Street and 5th Avenue in Manhattan, [redacted] was part of the Black Lives Matter protest and was marching with a large group of people. When [redacted] and the other protestors turned the corner on 33rd Street, PO Declan Ludington of SRG-2 commanded [redacted] to get off the street and onto the sidewalk. [redacted] responded by telling PO Ludington to stop pushing the protestors. PO Ludington proceeded to bring [redacted] to the ground, by allegedly throwing [redacted] down to the ground (Allegation A). The left side of [redacted] head allegedly made contact with the ground and resulted in head and neck injuries. Once on the ground, [redacted] was handcuffed and transported to the 7th Precinct stationhouse. [redacted] was subsequently released with a summons for failing to disperse. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 25, 2015
Received: December 2, 2015
Closed: April 21, 2016

Reason for contact: Demonstration/protest
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD Midtown South Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Video evidence collected