| Officer: | Gergis, John |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | White Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Gergis, John |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Gergis, John |
| Complainant: | White Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Gergis, John |
| Complainant: | White Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Gergis, John |
| Complainant: | White Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Offensive Language: Ethnicity |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Gergis, John |
| Complainant: | White Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Arkenau, John |
| Complainant: | White Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Arkenau, John |
| Complainant: | White Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Arkenau, John |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Arkenau, John |
| Complainant: | White Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Force: Chokehold |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Gergis, John |
| Complainant: | White Female, 28 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Arkenau, John |
| Complainant: | White Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Gergis, John |
| Complainant: | White Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gergis, John | White Male, 21 | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Gergis, John | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched | Substantiated (Charges) | |
| Gergis, John | White Male, 21 | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory arrest | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Gergis, John | White Male, 21 | Discourtesy: Word | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Gergis, John | White Male, 21 | Offensive Language: Ethnicity | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Gergis, John | White Male, 21 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment | Unsubstantiated |
| Arkenau, John | White Male, 21 | Discourtesy: Word | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Arkenau, John | White Male, 21 | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Arkenau, John | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched | Substantiated (Charges) | |
| Arkenau, John | White Male, 21 | Force: Chokehold | Unsubstantiated |
| Gergis, John | White Female, 28 | Discourtesy: Word | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Arkenau, John | White Male, 21 | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory arrest | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Gergis, John | White Male, 21 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) | Substantiated (Charges) |
Further details on conclusions.
On July 29, 2016, at approximately 7:20 p.m., [redacted] was sitting on the front steps of his private home at [redacted] in Brooklyn when PO John Gergis and PO John Arkenau of the 69th Precinct parked across the street in their marked police van. [redacted] walked to the side of his house and entered his backyard through a gate. PO Gergis and PO Arkenau followed [redacted] entered the backyard through the gate, and looked around the backyard (Allegation A and Allegation B). PO Gergis asked [redacted] for his identification, and PO Gergis and PO Arkenau walked with [redacted] to his car so that he could retrieve his identification from the car (Allegation C and Allegation D). [redacted] removed his identification from his car, provided it to PO Gergis, and told PO Gergis to check the address on the identification. PO Arkenau said, "Watch your fucking mouth" (Allegation E). PO Gergis said, "Did I fucking curse at you?" (Allegation F) while lunging toward [redacted] with a clenched fist (Allegation G). PO Gergis referred to [redacted] as a "little bitch" (Subsumed within Allegation F). PO Gergis also said, "I'll take your ass back to your country" to [redacted] who is an American citizen of Arab descent (Allegation H). [redacted] told PO Gergis that he was born in the United States, and PO Gergis, who speaks Arabic, allegedly said, "I don't give a fuck, kahwel" (Subsumed within Allegation F). Kahwel is an Egyptian word that translates to "faggot" in English.
PO Gergis and PO Arkenau placed [redacted] under arrest for [redacted] (Allegation I and Allegation J). The officers grabbed [redacted] s arms to handcuff him, and [redacted] moved away from them. PO Arkenau pushed [redacted] against his vehicle to overcome his resistance, and [redacted] s face and body struck the car, allegedly causing [redacted] to sustain a chipped tooth (Subsumed within Allegation J). PO Gergis said, "Turn the fuck around" while pulling [redacted] s arms behind his back (Subsumed within Allegation F). PO Gergis also gestured toward...
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