| Officer: | Guardi, Salvatore |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Hispanic Female, 23 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Tuckett, Lyndon |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Female, 23 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Officer: | Brauer, Paul |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Female, 23 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Ruppert, Patrick |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Female, 23 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Tuckett, Lyndon |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Female, 23 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guardi, Salvatore | Hispanic Female, 23 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Tuckett, Lyndon | Hispanic Female, 23 | Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Brauer, Paul | Hispanic Female, 23 | Force: Physical force | Exonerated |
| Ruppert, Patrick | Hispanic Female, 23 | Force: Physical force | Exonerated |
| Tuckett, Lyndon | Hispanic Female, 23 | Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital | Unsubstantiated |
Further details on conclusions.
On October 28, 2018, at approximately 2:02 a.m., Lieutenant Lyndon Tuckett, Police Officer Salvatore Guardi, and Police Officer Cesar Bermeo—all of Transit Borough Manhattan Task Force—stopped and arrested [redacted] and her friend, [redacted] inside the 42nd Street–Grand Central subway station in Manhattan for fare evasion. Lt. Tuckett allegedly threatened to forcibly remove [redacted] to the hospital (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Lt. Tuckett, PO Guardi, and PO Bermeo transported [redacted] and [redacted] to the Transit Borough District #4 stationhouse, located within the 14th Street–Union Square subway station in Manhattan. Lt. Tuckett ordered [redacted] to be forcibly removed to the hospital from the holding cell (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). EMS personnel and two members of the Emergency Services Unit (ESU), Detective Paul Brauer and Detective Patrick Ruppert, responded. Det. Brauer and Det. Ruppert escorted [redacted] out of the subway station in handcuffs and ankle shackles. By the stairs, [redacted] dropped her weight to the ground and became uncooperative. Det. Brauer and Det. Ruppert carried [redacted] out of the station (Allegations C and D: Force, [redacted]). Det. Brauer and Det. Ruppert allegedly "threw" [redacted] onto the stretcher (Subsumed within Allegations C and D). By the ambulance, PO Guardi allegedly stated that [redacted] was "acting like an animal" and deserved to be "treated like an animal" (Allegation E: Discourtesy, [redacted]). [redacted] was removed by ambulance to [redacted], where she underwent psychiatric evaluation before being released back into police custody a few hours later. [redacted] Read report for details.