Complaint #201900625,
January 16, 2019

Officer: Williams, Jeremiah
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Williams, Jeremiah
Complainant: Black Male, 59
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Williams, Jeremiah
Complainant: Black Male, 59
Allegation: Force: Restricted Breathing
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Williams, Jeremiah
Complainant: Black Male, 59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Williams, Jeremiah
Complainant: Black Male, 59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Williams, Jeremiah
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Williams, Jeremiah
Complainant: Black Male, 59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Williams, Jeremiah Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Unsubstantiated
Williams, Jeremiah Black Male, 59 Force: Chokehold Unsubstantiated
Williams, Jeremiah Black Male, 59 Force: Restricted Breathing Unsubstantiated
Williams, Jeremiah Black Male, 59 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Williams, Jeremiah Black Male, 59 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Williams, Jeremiah Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Williams, Jeremiah Black Male, 59 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated

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

Williams, Jeremiah
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On January 16, 2019, at approximately 12:30 p.m., Police Officer John Theos, Police Officer Bjondin Skender, Detective Jeremiah Williams, and Police Officer Daniel Bergamini, all of the 47th Precinct, arrived at the basement apartment of [redacted] in the Bronx, to investigate an allegation made on January 15, 2019, by [redacted]'s daughter, [redacted] that [redacted] had an illegal firearm in the apartment. While [redacted] was sitting in a boiler room at the back of the apartment, Det. Williams allegedly entered the boiler room, and instructed him to stand up. [redacted] began to stand but struggled because of a physical ailment. Det. Williams became impatient and allegedly grabbed him at the front of his neck, forcing him up by his neck from the seated position that he was in (Allegation A: Force - Chokehold, [redacted]) (Allegation B: Force - Restricted breathing, [redacted]).
While he continued holding [redacted] by the throat, Det. Williams asked [redacted] where the gun was and told him that if he provided it, he would be charged with a misdemeanor but if they had to find it, he would be charged with a felony (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority - Threat of arrest, [redacted]). Det. Williams then allegedly frisked [redacted] and placed his hand into [redacted]'s jacket pocket (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority - Frisk, [redacted]) (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority - Search of person, [redacted]). Det. Williams allegedly opened plastic bags in the boiler room of the apartment and searched through them (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority - Search of premises, [redacted]).
[redacted] was walked out of the boiler room, into the living room/kitchen of the home. Det. Williams was then allegedly forced to sign a paper, which was not explained to him; after which, Det. Williams and PO Theos began to search the home (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority Search of premises, [redacted]). The search of the location yielded negative results. After the search, the officers left the location. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 16, 2019
Received: January 22, 2019
Closed: May 1, 2020

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 47th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Daniel Bergamini, Bjondin Skender, John Theos
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected