| Officer: | Batson, Leon |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | White Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Batson, Leon |
| Complainant: | White Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Batson, Leon |
| Complainant: | White Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Viola, Christopher |
| Complainant: | White Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Batson, Leon |
| Complainant: | White Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Batson, Leon |
| Complainant: | White Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Other |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Batson, Leon |
| Complainant: | White Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batson, Leon | White Male, 27 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) | Unsubstantiated |
| Batson, Leon | White Male, 27 | Discourtesy: Word | Unfounded |
| Batson, Leon | White Male, 27 | Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Viola, Christopher | White Male, 27 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number | Unsubstantiated |
| Batson, Leon | White Male, 27 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Batson, Leon | White Male, 27 | Abuse of Authority: Other | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Batson, Leon | White Male, 27 | Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property | Exonerated |
Further details on conclusions.
At approximately 5:00 p.m. on March 27, 2019, [redacted] was driving westbound on Church Avenue and made a left turn on Ocean Avenue in Brooklyn. Police Officer Leon Batson and Police Officer Kimberly Joseph both of the 70th Precinct, pulled [redacted] over for failure to yield to pedestrians. [redacted] refused to provide his license to Police Officer Batson and rolled up his driver side window. Police Officer Batson allegedly told [redacted] "I'm going to break your fucking window" (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority, Exonerated and Discourtesy, [redacted]). [redacted] stepped out of his vehicle. [redacted] was placed in handcuffs and placed in the patrol vehicle. Police Officer Batson allegedly told [redacted] to "shut the fuck up" (Allegation subsumed in Allegation B). Police Officer Batson detained [redacted] in his patrol car (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Police Officer Batson called EMS and Sergeant Christopher Viola to the scene to remove [redacted] to the hospital (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Police Officer Batson issued three summonses to [redacted]. At approximately 9:00 p.m. [redacted] returned to Ocean Avenue and Church Avenue for his vehicle and approached Police Officers Batson and Joseph in their patrol vehicle. Police Officer Batson exited the patrol vehicle and allegedly told [redacted] "I'm going to fucking get you" (Allegations E and F: Discourtesy and Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
At approximately 12:00 a.m. on March 28, 2019, [redacted] arrived at the 70th Precinct stationhouse. [redacted] spoke to Sergeant Viola and asked for his shield number. Sergeant Viola allegedly told [redacted] he could obtain it from the desk and did not provide [redacted] with his shield number (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
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