Complaint #201707819,
June 28, 2017

Officer: Merchan, Jason
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 43
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Velez, Brandon
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 43
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Merchan, Jason
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 43
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Merchan, Jason
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 43
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40-44
Allegation: Force: Other blunt instrument as a club
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Merchan, Jason Hispanic Male, 43 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 40-44 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Velez, Brandon Hispanic Male, 43 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Unsubstantiated
Merchan, Jason Hispanic Male, 43 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Unsubstantiated
Merchan, Jason Hispanic Male, 43 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 40-44 Force: Other blunt instrument as a club Officer(s) Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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

Merchan, Jason
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Details

Incident: June 28, 2017
Received: July 17, 2017
Closed: October 16, 2018

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - bldg
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 23rd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: John Mejia, Jeremy Ramos, Natasha Yasin
Video evidence collected