Complaint #201905340,
June 9, 2019

Officer: Cherry, Patrick
Complainant: Black Male, 43
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cherry, Patrick
Complainant: Black Male, 43
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Cherry, Patrick Black Male, 43 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Cherry, Patrick Black Male, 43 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unfounded

Conclusion Meanings:

'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.


Summary

On June 9, 2019, at approximately 1:06 A.M., [redacted] called 911 after his niece, [redacted] would not allow him to enter his legal residence, [redacted] in Manhattan. PO Gerard Scparta, PO Messiah Timmons, PO William Mackay, and PO William Buckley from the 18th precinct responded and called for assistance from Sgt. Patrick Cherry, the precinct's patrol supervisor, who arrived with PO Adam Bringle, his operator. While speaking with [redacted] in front of his apartment building, Sgt. Cherry allegedly threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). At approximately 3:45 A.M., [redacted] went to the 18th precinct stationhouse to fill out a complaint form, during which time Sgt. Cherry allegedly threatened to arrest him again (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). [redacted] was not arrested or given any summonses. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 9, 2019
Received: June 19, 2019
Closed: May 1, 2020

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD Midtown North Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Adam Bringle, William Buckley, William Mackay, Gerard Scparta, Messiah Timmons
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected