Complaint #201800279,
January 11, 2018

Officer: Hughes, James
Complainant: White Male, 39
Allegation: Offensive Language: Sexual orientation
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Hughes, James
Complainant: White Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Hughes, James
Complainant: White Male, 39
Allegation: Offensive Language: Race
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Hughes, James
Complainant: White Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Allsop, Colin
Complainant: White Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Allsop, Colin
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Hughes, James
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Hughes, James
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Hughes, James
Complainant: White Male, 39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Hughes, James
Complainant: White Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Photography/Videography
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Hughes, James White Male, 39 Offensive Language: Sexual orientation Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Hughes, James White Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Hughes, James White Male, 39 Offensive Language: Race Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Hughes, James White Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Allsop, Colin White Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Allsop, Colin Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Hughes, James Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Hughes, James Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Hughes, James White Male, 39 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Hughes, James White Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Photography/Videography 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

At approximately 6:21 a.m. on January 11, 2018, [redacted] was in the Halsey Street L-train subway station in Brooklyn on his way to work. Because it appeared that the turnstile was not working, he and approximately five to ten other individuals walked through the emergency exit gate in order to get to the train platform. After they walked onto the platform through the emergency exit, Police Officers James Hughes and Colin Allsop of Transit District Bureau 33 stood in front of them, blocking the path to the train (Allegations A, B, C, and D: Abuses of Authority: [redacted] Police Officer Hughes allegedly said, "We're all going to be taking you in today for jumping the gate" (Allegations E and F: Abuses of Authority: [redacted] said, "This is ridiculous," and attempted to walk past Police Officer Hughes. Police Officer Hughes grabbed [redacted] by his right shoulder. [redacted] said, "Get your hands off me." Police Officer Hughes allegedly said, "No. You're not listening to me. I have every right to touch you and grab you if I want." [redacted] replied, "No you don't." Police Officer Hughes allegedly replied, "Yes I do you fucking fairy faggot. You're no different than any different nigger on the street that we're out here arresting, so get back in line with everyone else" (Allegations G: Discourtesy: [redacted] (Allegations H and I: Offensive Language: [redacted] took a photograph of Police Officer Hughes' shield number and yelled at him. During this time, Police Officer Hughes was holding his NYPD cell-phone in a manner that led [redacted] to believe that Police Officer Hughes was taking a picture or video of him (Allegation J: Abuse of Authority: [redacted] and the other individuals who had been stopped were escorted out of the platform area by the officers. They were then allowed to swipe their Metro Cards to get back into the platform area. [redacted] was not arrested or issued a summons and neither were any of the individuals who had been stopped with him. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 11, 2018
Closed: May 30, 2018
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - subway
Location: Subway station/train
In NYPD 83rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued