Complaint #201608765,
October 10, 2016

Summary

On October 10, 2016, at approximately 11 p.m., [redacted] and five women were at his home – located at [redacted] in Queens – partying and drinking. [redacted] and the women (four of whom were identified by the investigation as [redacted] and [redacted] were about to leave to get something to eat when [redacted] observed that his gold chain, which he had placed on top of his T.V. stand, was missing. [redacted] asked the women if one of them could give him back his chain, and then picked up a machete that was near him. The women became frightened and one of them ran out of the apartment. Afterward, [redacted] put the machete away because he believed that the woman would call 911. A few minutes later, officers from the 100th Precinct responded to [redacted]s residence. The officers then opened the door of [redacted]s apartment and yelled, "Hands up. Don't move." PO Patrick Reilly, PO Andrew Ronan, and PO Jatinder Grover pointed their guns outside his door and PO Andrew Taormina drew his gun from outside the door (Allegation A, B, C, D). PO Ronan, PO Reilly, and PO Taormina then entered the apartment, forcibly took [redacted] to the floor, and attempted to restrain him (Allegation E, F, G, and H). While on the floor, [redacted] asked what he had done, to which PO Grover allegedly responded, "Shut the fuck up" (Allegation I). While on the floor, Sgt. Turner used his Taser to dry-stun on [redacted] (Allegation J). [redacted] was then placed in handcuffs and removed from the apartment. PO Jose Mejia escorted [redacted] to his RMP and placed him inside, but he allegedly shut the door on [redacted]s foot and the door allegedly remained closed on his foot for approximately 15 minutes (Allegation K). Afterward, PO Mejia returned, opened the door, and told him to put his feet inside. [redacted] was then transported to [redacted] due to the use of the Taser against him. After being released from custody, [redacted] returned to his apartment and observed that it had been searched (Allegation L). [redacted] was charged with... Read report for details.