Complaint #201602851,
April 2, 2016

Officer: Ryan, Daniel
Complainant: White Male, 50
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ogbewele, Sherwin
Complainant: White Male, 50
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ogbewele, Sherwin
Complainant: White Male, 50
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Ryan, Daniel White Male, 50 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Ogbewele, Sherwin White Male, 50 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Ogbewele, Sherwin White Male, 50 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated

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 April 2, 2016, at approximately 2:07 AM, [redacted] was walking towards 3rd Avenue on East 51st Street towards the subway station on 3rd Avenue and East 53rd Street in Manhattan. As he walked by the 17th Precinct stationhouse, [redacted] observed a marked patrol van backing up towards the front entrance of the stationhouse. The van reversed quickly, and appeared to nearly hit a female pedestrian walking in front of [redacted] along the sidewalk. [redacted] stopped and complained to Sgt. Sherwin Ogbewele, who was standing by the entrance of the stationhouse, regarding the van's driving. PO Daniel Ryan and PO Brian Neilson stepped out of the van. PO Neilson removed a prisoner from the van and escorted him into the stationhouse while PO Ryan approached [redacted] PO Ryan allegedly told [redacted] "If you don't shut your mouth and keep walking, you'll wake up in the ER (Allegation A)." After further admonishing the officers for lack of professionalism, [redacted] turned away and continued to walk towards 3rd Avenue when Sgt. Ogbewele allegedly shoved him to the ground from behind, aggravating an injury to his knee (Allegation B). Sgt. Ogbewele allegedly stated "I told you I would fuck you up (Allegation C)." [redacted] got up and walked away, however he returned shortly to the stationhouse and requested an ambulance. [redacted] was removed to [redacted]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 2, 2016
Received: April 5, 2016
Closed: July 26, 2016

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Police building
In NYPD 17th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Brian Nielsen, Baqar Shah
Video evidence collected