Complaint #201900192,
January 4, 2019

Officer: Mcdonnell, Sean
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Mcdonnell, Sean
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Goff, Charles
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Kountouris, John
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mcdonnell, Sean
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Kountouris, John
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mcdonnell, Sean
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Goff, Charles
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Goff, Charles
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Goff, Charles
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Jeanpierre, Hilton
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Mcdonnell, Sean
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Almeida, Eric
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Mattern, Dylan
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Mattern, Dylan
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Mcdonnell, Sean Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Mcdonnell, Sean Black Male, 30 Force: Gun Pointed Exonerated
Goff, Charles Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Kountouris, John Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Exonerated
Mcdonnell, Sean Black Male, 30 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Kountouris, John Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Exonerated
Mcdonnell, Sean Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Goff, Charles Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unfounded
Goff, Charles Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Goff, Charles Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Jeanpierre, Hilton Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Mcdonnell, Sean Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Almeida, Eric Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Mattern, Dylan Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Mattern, Dylan Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated

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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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

Jeanpierre, Hilton
Instructions

Mcdonnell, Sean
Formalized Training

Goff, Charles
Formalized Training

Almeida, Eric
Instructions

Mattern, Dylan
No Finding
Closed Administratively (No penalty reported)

Summary

On January 4, 2019, at approximately 10:27 p.m., [redacted] was inside his residence with his mother, [redacted] at [redacted] apartment four, in Brooklyn when he observed PO Sean McDonnell of the 81st Precinct, standing in the common hallway and looking into the apartment through the open door which had been previously closed. PO McDonnell looked at [redacted] and allegedly told him to, "Get the fuck down" (Allegation A: Discourtesy, [redacted] and pointed his gun at [redacted] (Allegation B: Force, [redacted] PO McDonnell and PO Charles Goff of the 81st Precinct stepped into the apartment (Allegations C and D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Lt. John Kountouris, Sgt. Hilton Jean-Pierre, and PO Dylan Mattern, all from the 81st Precinct, followed inside soon thereafter. [redacted] asked for the names and shield numbers of PO McDonnell, PO Goff, and Lt. Kountouris. PO McDonnell allegedly refused to provide his name (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] and PO Goff provided neither his name nor shield number (Allegations F and G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] When [redacted] asked for PO Mattern's shield number, PO Mattern allegedly did not provide it (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO McDonnell, PO Goff, Sgt. Hilton Jean-Pierre, and PO Dylan Mattern left the apartment without providing any business cards to [redacted] (Allegations I-L: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Lt. Kountouris did not provide a business card to [redacted] but allowed [redacted] to record his complete information (Allegation M: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]
Later that day, Lt. Kountouris and Sgt. Jean-Pierre returned to [redacted] Is residence to seize his firearms and their associated permits (Allegation N: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]
On January 5, 2019, [redacted] went to the 81st Precinct stationhouse in Brooklyn with his sister, [redacted] and her husband, [redacted] to file a complaint regarding the previous incidents. [redacted] asked PO Eric Almeida of the 81st Precinct to take his complaint and PO Almeida... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 4, 2019
Received: January 5, 2019
Closed: November 25, 2019

Reason for contact: Report-gun possession/shots fired
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 81st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Job Bellevue, Andrew Fredrickson
Video evidence collected