Complaint #201804938,
June 12, 2018

Summary

On June 12, 2018, at approximately 11:10 a.m., Police Officer Tia Stephenson of the 75th Precinct entered the home of [redacted] and [redacted] at [redacted] Apt. 2 in Brooklyn (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Entry, [redacted]). Additional officers arrived at the scene and found marijuana in plain view. Sergeant Damon Martin of Intelligence Criminal Investigations Section, the 75th Precinct Field Intelligence Officer, searched the top shelf of a closet with the assistance of a flashlight (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority – Search, [redacted]). Sergeant Gary Calhoun of the 75th Precinct allegedly threatened to arrest [redacted] because he could not examine her cell phone (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority Attempt to Search Recording Device, [redacted], Allegation D: Abuse of Authority – Threat of Arrest, [redacted]). Sergeant Martin allegedly told [redacted] that the officers were going to cut up her couches (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority – Threat to Damage Property, [redacted]). [redacted] and [redacted] were placed under arrest for possession of marijuana, and [redacted] was ordered to leave the apartment. The officers obtained a search warrant and returned to the apartment, and their search recovered an imitation firearm, for which [redacted] and [redacted] were subsequently charged (Board Review 01) (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority Search, [redacted]). Read report for details.