Complaint #201903359,
April 18, 2019

Officer: Wells, Daeshawne
Complainant: Asian Female, 65
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Wells, Daeshawne Asian Female, 65 Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital Substantiated (Formalized Training)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

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Penalty

Wells, Daeshawne
Instructions

Summary

On April 18, 2019, at approximately 3:00 p.m., in the vicinity of [redacted] Apt. [redacted] in the Bronx, [redacted] called 911 regarding a dispute with her neighbor, [redacted] Police Officer Daeshawne Wells and Kevin Mcspedon of the 48th Precinct responded to the location. Upon arrival, PO Wells and PO Mcspedon spoke with [redacted] and [redacted] separately. After speaking with both parties, PO Wells told [redacted] that if she did not go back into her apartment, he would call an ambulance for her to go to the mental hospital (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
Allegation (A) Abuse of Authority: Police Officer Daeshawne Wells threatened to remove [redacted] to the hospital.
[redacted] (Board Review 03) testified that she has had ongoing issues with her neighbor, [redacted] On April 18, 2019, [redacted] called 911 because [redacted] was banging on the wall they shared. PO Mcspedon and PO Wells responded to the location and knocked on her door. [redacted] opened her door and explained to the officers that her neighbor was making a lot of noise. During this conversation [redacted] came out of her apartment, accused [redacted] of lying, and threatened to hurt her. After speaking with [redacted] PO Wells made circular motions with his hands near his head indicating to [redacted] that [redacted] was crazy. [redacted] observed this and tried to jump over PO Wells to hit [redacted] PO Wells stopped her from attacking [redacted] and the two of them [redacted] and [redacted] continued to scream at one another. PO Wells raised his voice and told [redacted] that if she were to call about this issue again, he would send her to the mental hospital. This incident lasted approximately 30 minutes.
In the videos both [redacted] and [redacted] complain about each other. At the 14:55 p.m. timestamp of PO Mcspedon's BWC, [redacted] appears to have calmed down explains to PO Mcspedon that the reason she has called the police so many times was because [redacted] had threatened her (Board Review 02). [redacted] does... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 18, 2019
Closed: November 22, 2019

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 48th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Kevin Mcspedon
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected