Complaint #201902281,
March 13, 2019

Officer: Guillaume, Nelson
Complainant: White Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Guillaume, Nelson
Complainant: White Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Guillaume, Nelson
Complainant: White Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Guillaume, Nelson White Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Guillaume, Nelson White Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Guillaume, Nelson White Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated

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.
'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.


Summary

On March 13, 2019, at 10:36 p.m., [redacted] and his girlfriend [redacted] were stopped for fare evasion by Police Officer Nelson Guillaume of the Transit Brooklyn Task Force inside the Metropolitan Avenue G-line subway station in Brooklyn. PO Guillaume threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegation A: Abuse of authority, [redacted]). PO Guillaume also stated that he could "drag [redacted] into the precinct if [he] had to" (Allegation B: Abuse of authority, [redacted]). PO Guillaume escorted [redacted] and [redacted] to the Transit Brooklyn Task Force stationhouse, located inside the subway station, to issue the summons. PO Guillaume refused to provide [redacted] with his name (Allegation C – Abuse of authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 13, 2019
Received: March 14, 2019
Closed: October 31, 2019

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - subway
Location: Subway station/train
In NYPD 90th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Video evidence collected