Complaint #201700963,
February 2, 2017

Officer: Tunstall, Thomas
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Tomy, Sajit
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Tomy, Sajit
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Tunstall, Thomas
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Tomy, Sajit
Complainant: Black Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Fasano, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Fasano, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Force: Hit against inanimate object
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Tunstall, Thomas
Complainant: Black Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Hit against inanimate object
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Tunstall, Thomas Black Male, 26 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Tomy, Sajit Black Male, 26 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Tomy, Sajit Black Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Tunstall, Thomas Black Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Tomy, Sajit Black Male Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Fasano, Michael Black Male, 26 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Fasano, Michael Black Male, 26 Force: Hit against inanimate object Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Tunstall, Thomas Black Male Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Force: Hit against inanimate object Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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 February 2, 2017, at approximately 9:43 p.m., [redacted] was inside his friend's apartment (whose name [redacted] provided only as [redacted] and whom the investigation was unable to identify) located on the [redacted] within the New York City Housing Authority Wagner Houses in Manhattan. Earlier that evening, [redacted] had dinner with his girlfriend, [redacted]. During this dinner, [redacted] consumed approximately three margaritas filled with tequila and mango liqueur within the span of an hour. Immediately after this dinner, [redacted] travelled to [redacted] to meet with [redacted].
While inside of [redacted] apartment, [redacted] shared a "blunt" with [redacted]. [redacted] stated this blunt contained approximately one gram of marijuana wrapped inside of cigar paper. While smoking, [redacted] and [redacted] also drank three shots of Hennessey. Approximately 15 minutes later, [redacted] grandmother told both [redacted] and [redacted] they were not allowed to smoke inside of the apartment and asked them to leave. [redacted] and [redacted] then left the apartment to visit a friend who lived on another floor within the building. [redacted] was dressed in a red Tommy Hilfiger jacket, a black hoodie, a white t-shirt, blue jeans, and green Adidas sneakers. [redacted] wore a "skully" hat, a black jacket, dark colored jeans and boots.
Once outside the apartment, [redacted] and [redacted] walked down the hallway towards the elevator bank. At that time, two female individuals were also waiting by the elevators. [redacted] and [redacted] waited along with them. While waiting for an elevator to arrive, PO Sajit Tomy and PO Thomas Tunstall of Housing Bureau Manhattan Response Team entered into the hallway via a stairwell located between [redacted] apartment and the elevator bank. At that moment, an elevator arrived and the two female individuals entered into it, and left the floor. Before [redacted] and [redacted] entered into the elevator, the officers told [redacted] and [redacted] "Don't move." [redacted] and... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 2, 2017
Received: February 6, 2017
Closed: September 13, 2017

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - bldg
Location: NYCHA
In NYPD 25th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - assault (against a PO)

Witness Officers: Kelly Franqui, Natasha Friday, John Hewitt, Sergey Shepotkin
Video evidence collected