Complaint #201902117,
November 5, 2018

Summary

On November 5, 2018, at approximately 5:49 p.m., at the intersection of Canal Street and Broadway in Manhattan, PO Michael Algerio and Sgt. Dongyun Zheng, both of the 5th Precinct (PO Algerio has since been transferred to Patrol Borough Manhattan South), approached [redacted] and arrested him for [redacted] (BR 01). PO Algerio told [redacted] to turn around, but [redacted] refused. When [redacted] refused to turn around a second time, PO Algerio put his hand on his Taser and allegedly told [redacted] that if [redacted] did not turn around, he would Tase him (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Threat of Force, [redacted] turned around, and PO Algerio handcuffed him tightly. When [redacted] told PO Algerio that the handcuffs were too tight, PO Algerio told [redacted] that he would loosen the handcuffs. Instead, PO Algerio allegedly made the handcuffs tighter on [redacted]'s wrists (Allegation B: Force – Handcuffs Too Tight, [redacted]
PO Algerio led [redacted] to a marked SUV, and, as [redacted] was trying to position himself in the back seat, PO Algerio pushed him into the car (Allegation C: Force – Physical Force, [redacted] Sgt. Zheng went to the other side of the car, reached inside, and allegedly put both of his hands around [redacted]'s neck (Allegation D: Force – Chokehold, [redacted] making it difficult for [redacted] to breathe (Allegation E: Force – Restricted Breathing, [redacted] Despite [redacted] complaining that his handcuffs were too tight throughout the incident, PO Algerio did not check whether the tightness was appropriate or excessive (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority – Other - Failure to check the tightness of handcuffs, [redacted] Read report for details.