Complaint #201802406,
October 25, 2017

Officer: Oneill, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Perezcoyle, Maximo
Complainant: Black Male, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Martinez, Jonathan
Complainant: Black Male, 23
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Martinez, Jonathan
Complainant: Black Male, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Martinez, Jonathan
Complainant: Black Male, 23
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Oneill, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Oneill, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Oneill, Christopher Black Male, 23 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Perezcoyle, Maximo Black Male, 23 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Martinez, Jonathan Black Male, 23 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Martinez, Jonathan Black Male, 23 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Martinez, Jonathan Black Male, 23 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Oneill, Christopher Black Male, 23 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Exonerated
Oneill, Christopher Black Male, 23 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated

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

On October 25, 2017, at approximately 5:25 p.m., [redacted] and [redacted] were driving east-bound along Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn. [redacted]'s vehicle, a black 2007 Infiniti G35 four-door sedan, was being driven by [redacted] when it was stopped by a marked police SUV. Inside of the SUV were PO Maximo Perez-Coyle and PO Christopher O'Neill of the 88th Precinct. [redacted] was stopped because the vehicle was missing a front license plate.
PO Perez-Coyle informed [redacted] that he had a suspended license, and placed him under arrest. PO O'Neill asked [redacted] to exit from the vehicle and he complied. PO O'Neill frisked and searched [redacted] (Allegation A and B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]), and then handcuffed him. When it was determined [redacted] and [redacted] were under arrest, PO Perez-Coyle and PO O'Neill searched [redacted]'s vehicle. The officers entered via the driver and front passenger doors of the vehicle. Marijuana stems were found, but nothing was vouchered as evidence (Allegation C and D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
During the incident, a crowd of unidentified civilians gathered and additional officers from the 88th Precinct responded to assist PO Perez-Coyle and PO O'Neill. One of these officers, PO Jonathan Martinez (currently assigned to the 77th Precinct), placed [redacted] inside a marked SUV. While placing [redacted] inside the vehicle, PO Martinez allegedly told [redacted] "Yo, shut the fuck up" (Allegation E: Discourtesy, [redacted]). PO Martinez then allegedly grabbed [redacted] by his arms and threw him against the marked SUV (Allegation F: Force, [redacted]). [redacted] told PO Martinez, "Fuck you," and PO Martinez replied, "I'll see you at the precinct" (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority: [redacted]).
[redacted] and [redacted] were then transported to the 88th Precinct stationhouse for arrest processing. [redacted]'s vehicle was driven to the stationhouse where it was released back into his custody upon his release with a Desk Appearance Ticket (Board Review 01). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 25, 2017
Received: March 27, 2018
Closed: December 6, 2018

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 88th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Boris Durets, Desmond John, Matthew Lambert, Joel Paulino, Matthew Walters
Video evidence collected