Complaint #201900230,
January 7, 2019

Officer: Mota, Jeffrey
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mota, Jeffrey
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mota, Jeffrey
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Mota, Jeffrey Black Male, 30 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Mota, Jeffrey Black Male, 30 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Mota, Jeffrey Black Male, 30 Discourtesy: Action Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

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.
'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.


Penalty

Mota, Jeffrey
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On January 7, 2019, at approximately 8:27 a.m., [redacted] was panhandling inside of the West 168th Street A/C train subway station in Manhattan. PO Jeffrey Mota and PO Bramlin Rosa, both of Transit District 3, approached [redacted] and PO Mota allegedly ordered [redacted] to "leave my fucking station" (Allegation A: Discourtesy, [redacted]). [redacted] complied and left the subway station. PO Mota and PO Rosa followed [redacted] outside of the subway station and placed him under arrest. PO Mota allegedly pushed [redacted]s head into a wall and pushed him by his lower back (Allegation B: Force, [redacted]).
[redacted] was arrested for forgery, criminal trespass, and disorderly conduct, and transported to the Transit District 3 stationhouse. At the stationhouse, [redacted] urinated through the cell bars and onto the floor outside of his holding cell. PO Mota dragged [redacted]s jacket through his urine (Allegation C: Discourtesy, [redacted]). The CCRB found evidence suggesting that PO Mota provided a false official statement during his CCRB interview when he denied that he dragged [redacted]s jacket through his urine (Allegation D: [redacted]).
According to the Office of Court Administration (OCA), as of May 30, 2019, [redacted]s criminal case has been adjourned and consolidated with an another case (Board Review 01). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 7, 2019
Received: January 9, 2019
Closed: August 20, 2019

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - subway
Location: Subway station/train
In NYPD 33rd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Bramlin Rosa
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected