Complaint #201800255,
December 12, 2017

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40-44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Gerrity, James
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 43
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Myers, Shannon
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 43
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Chow, Anthony
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 43
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Chow, Anthony
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 43
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Myers, Shannon
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 43
Allegation: Force: Radio as club
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40-44
Allegation: Force: Radio as club
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Hairston, Jamal
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 43
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Myers, Shannon
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 43
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 40-44 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device Officer(s) Unidentified
Gerrity, James Hispanic Male, 43 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Unsubstantiated
Myers, Shannon Hispanic Male, 43 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Chow, Anthony Hispanic Male, 43 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Chow, Anthony Hispanic Male, 43 Force: Chokehold Unsubstantiated
Myers, Shannon Hispanic Male, 43 Force: Radio as club Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 40-44 Force: Radio as club Officer(s) Unidentified
Hairston, Jamal Hispanic Male, 43 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Myers, Shannon Hispanic Male, 43 Force: Physical force 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.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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 December 12, 2017, [redacted] engaged with a dispute with [redacted] in the vicinity of West 161st Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Multiple officers from Narcotics Borough Manhattan North, including Det. Jamal Hairston, Sgt. James Gerrity, Det. Anthony Chow, PO Shannon Myers, Det. Fernando Bonilla, PO Daniel Madden, Det. Paola Santos, Det. Darren Bruce, Det. Christophe Vanweddinger, Det. Mohammed Rios, and Det. William Garcia, arrived at the location, and [redacted] walked away from them and entered a nearby store.
[redacted] exited the store and walked towards a fish market located at 3845 Broadway in Manhattan. Det. Chow entered it and pushed [redacted] towards its interior. Det. Chow allegedly took hold of [redacted]'s throat (Allegation A -Force: Chokehold, [redacted] and [redacted] pushed Det. Chow away from him. Det. Chow allegedly punched [redacted] one time in his left ear (Allegation B -Force: Physical force, [redacted] and [redacted] punched Det. Chow one time in the face, causing him to fall backwards.
PO Meyers and Det. Hairston entered the location. Officers attempted to bring [redacted] to the ground, and he took hold of a nearby table to prevent them from doing so. PO Meyers and an officer allegedly struck [redacted] in his hand and shoulder with their radios (Allegations C and D -Force: Radio as club, [redacted] PO Myers forcibly took [redacted] to the ground (Allegation E -Force: Physical force, [redacted] and multiple officers allegedly kicked him (Allegation F-Force, [redacted]
[redacted] was handcuffed and escorted to a prisoner van, where PO Myers and Det. Hairston allegedly threw him forward towards the van's interior, causing him to strike his knee against one of its steps (Allegations G and H-Force, [redacted] Officers transported [redacted] to the 33rd Precinct stationhouse, where Sgt. James Gerrity authorized that he be strip-searched (Allegation I -Abuse of Authority: Strip-search, [redacted]
After the strip-search, an officer held [redacted]'s cell phone and displayed its... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 12, 2017
Received: January 10, 2018
Closed: March 12, 2019

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 33rd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Fernando Bonilla, Darren Bruce, William Garcia, Daniel Madden, Mohammed Rios, Paola Santos, Christophe Vanweddinger