| Officer: | Lance, Jesse |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 49 |
| Allegation: | Force: Nonlethal restraining device |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Lance, Jesse |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 49 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Lance, Jesse |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 49 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lance, Jesse | Black Male, 49 | Force: Nonlethal restraining device | Exonerated |
| Lance, Jesse | Black Male, 49 | Force: Physical force | Unfounded |
| Lance, Jesse | Black Male, 49 | Force: Physical force | Exonerated |
Further details on conclusions.
Prior and up to May 6, 2016, [redacted] was living at the rear of 420 West 19th Street, in Manhattan. [redacted] lived in [redacted] with his wife, in a tent. On May 6, 2016, [redacted] left his tent unattended to go make breakfast at a nearby friend's apartment and take a shower. While he was at his friend's house, he noticed a bulldozer in the parking lot and his property being removed by NYCHA workers, in the presence of NYPD officers, including Captain Jesse Lance of PSA 4. Captain Lance has since been promoted to Deputy Inspector, however for the sake of consistency, will be referred to as Captain Lance in this report.
[redacted] went downstairs to address the officers and went "crazy," yelling at the officers and using profanity. [redacted] became more aggravated by the fact that officers did not want to call his contact at Homeless services. [redacted] became louder and used more profanity. At some point, [redacted] told the property supervisor of NYCHA, [redacted] and the Property Manager, [redacted] "I am coming for you."
[redacted] continued speaking to both NYCHA workers and officers and stated he began calming down, and lowering his voice. But then Captain Lance, without any provocation allegedly discharged his taser at [redacted] hitting him in the chest (Allegation A).
The prong hit [redacted] just above the left side of his chest and on the left collar bone. [redacted] felt at that time the electrical current going through him. [redacted] stated to Captain Lance, "You fucking tased me?" [redacted] proceeded to grab the Taser wires and pull the prongs out of his skin. [redacted] looked down at that point and did not see if Captain Lance changed cartridges or obtained another taser, but when [redacted] looked back up, Captain Lance allegedly tasered [redacted] again in [redacted]'s abdomen (Within Allegation A). [redacted] again felt the current going through him and saw his left arm started to shake. This got [redacted] even madder. [redacted] then reached for the taser wires again to pull it...
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