Complaint #201901757,
February 19, 2019

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Bindman, Maxwell
Complainant: White Male, 29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Jones, Lorenzo
Complainant: White Male, 29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Mitchell, Christopher
Complainant: White Male, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mitchell, Christopher
Complainant: White Male, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mitchell, Christopher
Complainant: White Male, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Henenlotter, Frank
Complainant: White Male, 29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Henenlotter, Frank
Complainant: White Male, 29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Jones, Lorenzo
Complainant: White Male, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Bindman, Maxwell
Complainant: White Male, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Henenlotter, Frank
Complainant: White Male, 29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer White Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Bindman, Maxwell White Male, 29 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Jones, Lorenzo White Male, 29 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Unknown Officer White Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Mitchell, Christopher White Male, 29 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Exonerated
Mitchell, Christopher White Male, 29 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Unsubstantiated
Mitchell, Christopher White Male, 29 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Exonerated
Henenlotter, Frank White Male, 29 Discourtesy: Word Exonerated
Henenlotter, Frank White Male, 29 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Jones, Lorenzo White Male, 29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Bindman, Maxwell White Male, 29 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Exonerated
Henenlotter, Frank White Male, 29 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)

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.


Penalties

Jones, Lorenzo
Instructions

Henenlotter, Frank
Instructions

Summary

On February 19, 2019, at approximately 3:50 a.m., [redacted] engaged in an argument with his girlfriend, [redacted] in the vicinity of Park Avenue and East 119th Street in Manhattan. PO Maxwell Bindman, PO Lorenzo Jones, Sgt. Norman Cox, and PO Kelly Habekost, all of the 25th Precinct, approached [redacted] and spoke with him prior to speaking with [redacted] ran towards the officers as they spoke with [redacted] PO Bindman and PO Jones used force to bring him to the ground (Allegations A and B: Force, [redacted] alleged he suffered a laceration to his hand as a result of the takedown. [redacted] alleged that while he was on the ground, he thrashed his body and tensed his arms to attempt to prevent the officers from handcuffing him, and an officer he could not identify pushed his head into the ground (Allegation C: Force, [redacted] alleged he suffered a broken nose as a result of this. As he lay on the ground in handcuffs, [redacted] asked for PO Jones' name but PO Jones did not respond to this request (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Christopher Mitchell of the 25th Precinct removed [redacted] s backpack by cutting the straps (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] and searched [redacted] Is backpack (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] While [redacted] was on the ground, PO Bindman reached into the front pocket of [redacted] Is hooded sweatshirt and retrieved a bag from it (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]
After several minutes, an ambulance arrived. Officers lifted [redacted] onto a stretcher, when he was on the stretcher, he attempted to sit up. [redacted] stated that PO Bindman and PO Jones secured him to the stretcher with a sheet. Officers covered his face with a sheet and an unidentified officer punched him in the face (Allegation H: Force, [redacted] While securing [redacted] to the stretcher, PO Frank Henenlotter from the 25th Precinct stated, "Motherfucker," "Stop fucking moving," and "Holy shit" (Allegation I: Discourtesy, [redacted] Allegation J:... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 19, 2019
Received: February 26, 2019
Closed: June 17, 2020

Reason for contact: Aided case
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 25th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Karanveer Blaggan, Norman Cox, Kelly Habekost, Andrew Plaza
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected