| Officer: | Conejo, Francis |
|---|---|
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Conejo, Francis |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Candelaria, Luis |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Force: Chokehold |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Espinal, Sandy |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Force: Hit against inanimate object |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Bohr, Franklin |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer: | Conejo, Francis |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Kourounis, Nicholas |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Espinal, Sandy |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Espinal, Sandy |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 21 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conejo, Francis | Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises | Exonerated | |
| Conejo, Francis | Hispanic Male, 21 | Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched | Unsubstantiated |
| Candelaria, Luis | Hispanic Male, 21 | Force: Chokehold | Unsubstantiated |
| Espinal, Sandy | Hispanic Male, 21 | Force: Hit against inanimate object | Exonerated |
| Bohr, Franklin | Hispanic Male, 21 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Unsubstantiated |
| Unknown Officer | Hispanic Male, 21-24 | Discourtesy: Word | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Conejo, Francis | Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises | Exonerated | |
| Kourounis, Nicholas | Hispanic Male, 21 | Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched | Unsubstantiated |
| Espinal, Sandy | Hispanic Male, 21 | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Unsubstantiated |
| Espinal, Sandy | Hispanic Male, 21 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Unsubstantiated |
Further details on conclusions.
On August 17, 2018, at approximately 6:20 p.m., [redacted] entered the lobby of his apartment building at [redacted] in the Bronx. There, he encountered Police Officer Luis Candelaria, Police Officer Nicholas Kourounis, Police Officer Francis Conejo, and Sergeant Sandy Espinal, all of the 46th Precinct, who were at the location to conduct reconnaissance of the building before executing a search warrant for [redacted]s apartment at a not yet determined later time.
PO Candelaria allegedly placed [redacted] in a chokehold (Allegation A: Force; [redacted] was allegedly frisked (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority; [redacted] and searched (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority; [redacted] an unknown officer allegedly told [redacted] to "shut the fuck up," (Allegation D: Discourtesy; [redacted] Sgt. Espinal pushed [redacted] against a wall (Allegation E: Force; [redacted] and PO Kourounis allegedly searched [redacted] inside of his underwear (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority; [redacted]
PO Conejo and a team of 46th Precinct officers decided to execute the search warrant for [redacted]s apartment (Allegations G and H: Abuse of Authority; [redacted] was brought into his apartment, where he encountered Sergeant Franklin Bohr of the Criminal Intelligence Section, and Captain Emilio Melendez of the 46th Precinct. Sgt. Bohr allegedly told [redacted] that if he did not tell him where contraband was located inside of the apartment, Sgt. Bohr would arrest [redacted] (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority; [redacted] PO Conejo also allegedly searched [redacted] inside of his underwear (Allegation J: Abuse of Authority; [redacted]
[redacted] was arrested for criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree. According to the Office of Court Administration ("OCA"), [redacted]s charges were dismissed (BR 01).
Surveillance footage from the lobby of [redacted] was obtained, however due to a recording malfunction, portions of the incident are not captured. Cell phone footage recorded by a witness, [redacted] was obtained from...
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