Complaint #201901262,
January 31, 2019

Officer: Nguyen, Andrew
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Nguyen, Andrew
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30
Allegation: Force: Nonlethal restraining device
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Nguyen, Andrew
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Nguyen, Andrew
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30
Allegation: Force: Nonlethal restraining device
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Nguyen, Andrew
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30
Allegation: Force: Nonlethal restraining device
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ladas, Ioannis
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Eristavi, Giorgi
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Santos, Mayky
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Santos, Mayky
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Eristavi, Giorgi
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Espinal, Jose
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Electronic device information deletion
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Ladas, Ioannis
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Nguyen, Andrew
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Nguyen, Andrew Hispanic Male, 30 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Nguyen, Andrew Hispanic Male, 30 Force: Nonlethal restraining device Unfounded
Nguyen, Andrew Hispanic Male, 30 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Nguyen, Andrew Hispanic Male, 30 Force: Nonlethal restraining device Unsubstantiated
Nguyen, Andrew Hispanic Male, 30 Force: Nonlethal restraining device Unsubstantiated
Ladas, Ioannis Hispanic Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Exonerated
Eristavi, Giorgi Hispanic Male, 30 Discourtesy: Word Exonerated
Santos, Mayky Hispanic Male, 30 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Santos, Mayky Hispanic Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unfounded
Eristavi, Giorgi Hispanic Male, 30 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Espinal, Jose Hispanic Male, 30 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Electronic device information deletion Unfounded
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Ladas, Ioannis Hispanic Male, 30 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Nguyen, Andrew Hispanic Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) 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.
'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.
'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.


Penalty

Nguyen, Andrew
Command Discipline - B

Summary

On January 31, 2019, at approximately 10:30 a.m., [redacted] was at the 149th Street and 3rd Avenue (2/5 line) subway station in the Bronx. [redacted] encountered PO Andrew Nguyen, PO Ionnis Ladas, PO Giorgi Eristavi, and PO Jose Espinal of Transit District 12. PO Nguyen allegedly told [redacted] "Who the fuck do you think you are?" (Allegation A: Discourtesy, [redacted] PO Nguyen hit [redacted] in the face (Allegation B: Force, [redacted] PO Eristavi, PO Espinal, and PO Ladas pushed [redacted] against an emergency gate and pushed him to the floor (Allegations C-E: Force, [redacted] An officer allegedly punched [redacted] in the back and ribs (Allegation F: Force, [redacted] PO Ladas threatened [redacted] with the use of force (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Nguyen allegedly used a Taser against [redacted] three times (Allegation H: Force, Unfounded, Allegation J-K: Force: [redacted] PO Nguyen threatened [redacted] with the use of force (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Eristavi told [redacted] to "Shut the fuck up" (Allegation L: Discourtesy, [redacted] Sgt. Mayky Santos of the 40th Precinct arrived on scene after [redacted] was handcuffed and allegedly spoke discourteously toward him and threatened him with the use of force (Allegation M-N: Discourtesy, Abuse of Authority, [redacted] An officer allegedly deleted information from [redacted]s cell phone (Allegation O: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] was arrested and charged with assault. [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 31, 2019
Received: February 11, 2019
Closed: June 8, 2020

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - subway
Location: Subway station/train
In NYPD 40th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Arrest - assault (against a PO)

Witness Officers: Anil Sugrim
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected