Complaint #201703752,
May 10, 2017

Officer: Fana, Dany
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Marzan, Justin
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Marzan, Justin
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Marzan, Justin
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Marzan, Justin
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Fana, Dany
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Fana, Dany Hispanic Male, 24 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Charges)
Marzan, Justin Hispanic Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Marzan, Justin Hispanic Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Marzan, Justin Hispanic Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Marzan, Justin Hispanic Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Fana, Dany Hispanic Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Exonerated

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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalty

Fana, Dany
Closed: Guilty after trial-PC Approved, April 21, 2020
APU Guilty
Forfeit vacation 20 days

Summary

On May 10, 2017, at 10:19 p.m., officers from the 41st Precinct received a radio run for a male individual with a firearm at Kelly Street and East 156th Street, in the Bronx, and Sgt. Justin Marzan stopped [redacted] upon arriving on the scene (Allegation A). Sgt. Marzan allegedly frisked and searched [redacted] during the stop, and also searched [redacted]s backpack (Allegations B, C, and D). [redacted] was ultimately released without being arrested or issued a summons.
Later that night, at approximately 11:12 p.m., [redacted] observed Sgt. Dany Fana and PO Erickson Ramirez, from the 41st Precinct, driving on Leggett Avenue and Fox Street, in the Bronx. [redacted] stood in the street, blocking the officers' vehicle. [redacted] threw an object at the vehicle, which resulted in both Sgt. Fana and PO Ramirez exiting the vehicle. Sgt. Fana pointed his taser at [redacted] and then punched [redacted] in the face (Allegations E and F). Sgt. Fana then kicked [redacted] and punched him three additional times (Within Allegation F). [redacted] was handcuffed and transported to [redacted], where he received treatment for swelling to his left eye. No arrests or summonses resulted from this incident.
An APU Prosecutor was consulted regarding the force allegation of this complaint.
This case exceeded the 90-day benchmark by two weeks because it included FADO allegations stemming from multiple incident locations and numerous officer interviews.
Security video footage of [redacted]s interaction with Sgt. Fana and PO Ramirez was obtained from [redacted] (Board Review 24). The footage was edited via Snag-It, and is embedded below: Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 10, 2017
Received: May 11, 2017
Closed: October 17, 2017
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 41st Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Lawrice Crawford, Wojciech Czech, Erickson Ramirez, Jorge Rodriguez
Video evidence collected