Complaint #201704633,
June 7, 2017

Officer: Vantress, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Force: Nonlethal restraining device
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Vantress, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Vantress, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Vantress, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Perez, Jonathan
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lorusso, Anthony
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Perez, Jonathan
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Laborde, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Vantress, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Force: Nonlethal restraining device
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Vantress, Matthew Black Male, 36 Force: Nonlethal restraining device Exonerated
Vantress, Matthew Black Male, 36 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Vantress, Matthew Black Male, 36 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Vantress, Matthew Black Male, 36 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Perez, Jonathan Black Male, 36 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Lorusso, Anthony Black Male, 36 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Perez, Jonathan Black Male, 36 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Laborde, Michael Black Male, 36 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Vantress, Matthew Black Male, 36 Force: Nonlethal restraining device Unsubstantiated

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.
'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 June 7, 2017, at approximately 9:30 p.m., [redacted] and [redacted] responded to the vicinity of East 109th Street and 1st Avenue in Manhattan after having been informed that [redacted] daughter had been struck by a vehicle while crossing the street. Upon arrival, [redacted] observed PO Matthew Vantress and PO Anthony Lorusso of the 23rd Precinct at the location, as well as two ambulances. [redacted] and [redacted] approached the officers and asked them if they could direct them to [redacted] daughter. PO Vantress told [redacted] that he did not know where she was and allegedly began pulling and pushing [redacted] to the sidewalk with PO Lorusso's assistance (Allegation A: Force, and Allegation B: Force). PO Vantress also allegedly pushed [redacted] twice (Allegation C: Force). During the course of their interaction, PO Vantress allegedly told [redacted] to "shut the fuck up" multiple times, commanded him to get on the "fucking" sidewalk, to put his "fucking" hands behind his back, stated, "Did you hear what I fucking said," and called him a "motherfucker" (Allegation D: Discourtesy). [redacted] eventually went to his daughter inside the ambulance while PO Vantress and PO Lorusso held onto [redacted] and attempted to get him onto the sidewalk. At some point during the struggle, PO Vantress removed his Taser and requested additional units. PO Jonathan Perez, Sgt. Jonathan Hom, and PO Michael Laborde of the 23rd Precinct arrived to the location and PO Perez and PO Laborde assisted in trying to handcuff [redacted] but they were unable to do so (Allegation E: Force, and Allegation F: Force). Afterward, PO Vantress deployed his Taser against [redacted] two times (Allegation G: Force, and Allegation H: Force). While on the ground, PO Perez allegedly placed his foot on [redacted] back to hold him down on the ground (Allegation I: Force).
[redacted] was arrested for [redacted] and [redacted] was arrested for [redacted] (BR 01). [redacted] was transported to [redacted] for the removal of the Taser prongs.
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Details

Incident: June 7, 2017
Received: June 9, 2017
Closed: February 28, 2018

Reason for contact: C/V intervened on behalf of/observed encounter w/3rd party
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 23rd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - resisting arrest

Witness Officers: Jonathan Hom
Video evidence collected