Complaint #201709609,
November 7, 2017

Officer: Mercedes, Greydy
Complainant: Black Male, 51
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Mercedes, Greydy
Complainant: Black Male, 51
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mercedes, Greydy
Complainant: Black Male, 51
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Elhanafi, Mohamed
Complainant: Black Male, 51
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mercedes, Greydy
Complainant: Black Male, 51
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 50-54
Allegation: Force: Restricted Breathing
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Elhanafi, Mohamed
Complainant: Black Male, 51
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Elhanafi, Mohamed
Complainant: Black Male, 51
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mercedes, Greydy
Complainant: Black Male, 51
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mercedes, Greydy
Complainant: Black Male, 51
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 50-54
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 50-54
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Mercedes, Greydy Black Male, 51 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Mercedes, Greydy Black Male, 51 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Mercedes, Greydy Black Male, 51 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Elhanafi, Mohamed Black Male, 51 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Mercedes, Greydy Black Male, 51 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 50-54 Force: Restricted Breathing Officer(s) Unidentified
Elhanafi, Mohamed Black Male, 51 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Elhanafi, Mohamed Black Male, 51 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Mercedes, Greydy Black Male, 51 Discourtesy: Word Exonerated
Mercedes, Greydy Black Male, 51 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 50-54 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 50-54 Force: Physical force 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
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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 November 7, 2017, Police Officers Greydy Mercedes and Mohamed Elhanafi, of the 79th Precinct, responded to a 911 call reporting a robbery. PO Mercedes and PO Elhanafi stopped [redacted] in front of [redacted] in Brooklyn and tackled him to the ground (Allegations A and B-Abuse of Authority: [redacted] Allegations C and D-Force: [redacted] An officer allegedly kneed [redacted] in the neck, restricting his breathing (Allegations E and F-Force: [redacted]). Once on the ground, PO Elhanafi and PO Mercedes allegedly punched [redacted] (Allegations G and H-Force: [redacted] PO Mercedes allegedly told [redacted] to "stop fucking resisting" (Allegation I-Discourtesy: [redacted] An officer told [redacted] to "shut the fuck up." (Allegation J-Discourtesy: [redacted] While at the 79th Precinct Stationhouse, PO Mercedes allegedly said, "Fuck you, you stupid fucking ass" to [redacted] (Allegation K-Discourtesy: [redacted] While in front of [redacted] Hospital, PO Mercedes allegedly called [redacted] "fucking stupid" (Allegation L- Discourtesy: [redacted] was arrested and charged with robbery in the first degree, robbery in the third degree, menacing in the second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 7, 2017
Received: November 17, 2017
Closed: May 2, 2019

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 79th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Carlos Colon, Brian Mochrie, Mark Perrault, Samuel Sharman
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected