Complaint #201808784,
October 16, 2018

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Sabella, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Sabella, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Sabella, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Kelly, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Cayenne, Christian
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Sabella, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Sabella, Matthew Black Male, 22 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Sabella, Matthew Black Male, 22 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Officer(s) Unidentified
Sabella, Matthew Black Male, 22 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Kelly, Matthew Black Male, 22 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Cayenne, Christian Black Male, 22 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Sabella, Matthew Black Male, 22 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalties

Cayenne, Christian
Formalized Training

Sabella, Matthew
Formalized Training

Kelly, Matthew
Instructions

Summary

On October 16, 2019, at approximately 11:45 p.m., [redacted] was walking with his wife, [redacted] and his two friends, [redacted] and [redacted] got into a brief argument with [redacted] who had been arguing with an unknown woman on the street. [redacted] then went inside a store, and [redacted] remained outside with [redacted] While outside, two police cars drove up to [redacted] and two officers, PO Matthew Sabella of the 67th precinct, and PO Christian Cayenne of Patrol Borough Brooklyn South, exited from the vehicle and approached [redacted] The officers began to pull an unidentified object out of their belt and told [redacted] to "hold on" (Allegation A and B: Abuse of Authority; [redacted] This caused [redacted] to fear for this life, and he began to run away. He heard an officer yell "Get that motherfucker" as PO Sabella and PO Cayenne began pursued him, along with additional units (Allegation C: Discourtesy; [redacted]).
[redacted] stopped running and turned around, where he observed PO Sabella running towards him allegedly yelling "Get on the fucking ground" (Allegation D: Discourtesy; [redacted] PO Sabella then tackled [redacted] to the ground and told officers to "get his ass" (Allegation E: Force; [redacted] and Allegation C, cont.). PO Sabella and other unidentified officers allegedly began to punch and kick [redacted] while he was on the ground (Allegation F: Force; [redacted]). [redacted] was then handcuffed and stood up, where he asked PO Sabella for his name and shield number, he allegedly refused to provide (Allegation G and H: Abuse of Authority; [redacted] was put into a police vehicle by PO Matthew Kelly, also of the 67th Precinct, for transportation to the 67th Precinct stationhouse in Brooklyn. Prior to being placed in the vehicle, unidentified officers allegedly commanded [redacted] to give his "fucking hands and arms" (Allegation I: Discourtesy; [redacted]). Additionally, an officer told [redacted] to "shut the fuck up, bro" (Allegation I, cont.)
As [redacted] was being transported to... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 16, 2018
Received: October 23, 2018
Closed: September 17, 2019

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 67th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Brian Alexander, Aleksandra Chorazewicz, Robert Felts, Besnik Gjonbalaj, David Goldman, Vito Poliseno
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected