Complaint #201801004,
February 4, 2018

Officer: Ellis, Stacey
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 49
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Horne, Crystal
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Horne, Crystal
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ellis, Stacey
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ellis, Stacey
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Ellis, Stacey Hispanic Male, 49 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Horne, Crystal Hispanic Male, 49 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Horne, Crystal Hispanic Male, 49 Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Unsubstantiated
Ellis, Stacey Hispanic Male, 49 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Ellis, Stacey Hispanic Male, 49 Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Officer(s) Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'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 February 4, 2018, at approximately 4:45 p.m., PO Crystal Horne, a Domestic Violence Officer in the 73rd Precinct, informed [redacted] who had come to the 73rd Precinct stationhouse in Brooklyn to drop off his children with their mother [redacted], that he was under arrest because he had reportedly violated an order of protection at an earlier time. [redacted] held his pet dog on a leash. PO Stacey Ellis grabbed the dog leash by the handle and pulled forcefully so that she squeezed [redacted]'s right index and middle finger, which were wrapped around the leash handle (Allegation A: Force, [redacted]). [redacted] told PO Ellis not to touch his dog, to which PO Horne stated, "I'll touch you all over. I'll touch your dog. I'll touch you" (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Ellis repeated these phrases, which [redacted] understood as a threats of force against him (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] stated that he wanted his friend, [redacted] who was present outside the stationhouse, to take the dog. PO Ellis responded, "You don't tell us anything. Your dog ain't going nowhere. You'll see. I'll make sure you don't get your dog" (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Horne said to [redacted] "You ain't gonna get your dog," and stated that the dog would "disappear" (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Once [redacted] was placed in a holding cell, PO Horne stated to [redacted] "I'm gonna touch you all over. I'm gonna touch your dog," and, "I'm gonna touch you anyway, you'll see" (Allegation B, continued).
On March 4, 2018, at approximately 9:30 a.m., [redacted] called the 73rd Precinct stationhouse to inform the officers that he would be unable to pick up his children from [redacted] at the 73rd Precinct stationhouse that day. The unidentified male officer who answered the telephone said, "If you don't come and pick up those children, you're arrested," and "If you don't show up and she [redacted] files a report against you, you could get arrested"... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 4, 2018
Received: February 5, 2018
Closed: October 3, 2018

Reason for contact: Report-domestic dispute
Location: Police building
In NYPD 73rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Kenny Chan, Angelo Rossignolo, Sean Slowski, Adaryll Stephens