Complaint #201800882,
January 20, 2018

Officer: Marino, Nicholas
Complainant: Male, 27
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Thompson, Willie
Complainant: Male, 27
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Marino, Nicholas
Complainant: Male, 27
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Thompson, Willie
Complainant: Male, 27
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Marino, Nicholas
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Thompson, Willie
Complainant: Male, 27
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Thompson, Willie
Complainant: Male, 27
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Thompson, Willie
Complainant: Male, 27
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Marino, Nicholas Male, 27 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Thompson, Willie Male, 27 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Exonerated
Marino, Nicholas Male, 27 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Thompson, Willie Male, 27 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Unknown Officer Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Marino, Nicholas Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Thompson, Willie Male, 27 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Thompson, Willie Male, 27 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Unfounded
Thompson, Willie Male, 27 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.
'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 January 20, 2018, at approximately 3:03 a.m., [redacted] and [redacted] were at the intersection of Frederick Douglass Boulevard and West 127th Street in Manhattan. Police Officers Willie Thompson, Nicholas Marino, and Roman Diaz, all of PSA 6, stopped their unmarked vehicle at the intersection. [redacted] mistook it for a taxi and attempted to enter it. After rebuffing [redacted] the officers drove through the intersection and stopped again.
[redacted] approached the vehicle and struck PO Thompson in the face. The officers exited the vehicle and attempted to arrest [redacted] but [redacted] ran over and attempted to separate the officers from [redacted] PO Marino punched [redacted] multiple times (Allegation A: Force, [redacted]). PO Thompson struck [redacted] multiple times with his asp (Allegation B: Force, [redacted]). PO Marino, and allegedly also PO Thompson, took [redacted] to the ground (Allegations C-D: Force, [redacted]). PO Marino punched [redacted] again (Allegation A). PO Thompson collapsed his asp and struck [redacted] with it again (Allegation B). Officers allegedly took [redacted] to the ground again (Allegation E: Force, [redacted]). PO Thompson allegedly struck [redacted] again multiple times with his asp (Allegation F: Force, [redacted]). PO Thompson allegedly held [redacted]'s head down and rubbed his face against the ground (Allegation G: Force, [redacted]). PO Thompson allegedly punched [redacted] in the face after lodging him in a vehicle (Allegation H: Force, [redacted]). PO Marino and other uniformed officers threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegations I-J: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Officers also spoke discourteously to [redacted] (Allegation K: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 20, 2018
Received: February 1, 2018
Closed: October 3, 2018

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 32nd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - assault (against a PO)

Witness Officers: Roman Diaz
Video evidence collected