Complaint #201905644,
May 16, 2019

Summary

At approximately 5:00 a.m. on May 16, 2019, [redacted] and [redacted] were asleep at their home at [redacted] 1, in Manhattan. [redacted] s girlfriend, [redacted] Olneida, was also there. Several officers, acting as part of a joint operation between the Manhattan North Gang Squad and Manhattan North Narcotics, forcibly entered the apartment (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority - Entry of premises, [redacted] 1). An officer entered [redacted] Is bedroom and allegedly placed a knee on his neck, which restricted his breathing (Allegation B: Force Chokehold, [redacted] 1; Allegation C: Force – Restricted breathing, [redacted] ). The three civilians were then moved into the living room. There, Sergeant Ian Scheinblum allegedly threatened to arrest all three civilians (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority – Threat of arrest, [redacted] 1) and allegedly refused to show [redacted] a copy of their search warrant (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority – Refusal to show search warrant, [redacted] 1). Sergeant Scheinblum and Detective Pablo Taveras also allegedly refused to provide their shield numbers to [redacted] (Allegations F and G: Abuse of Authority – Refusal to provide shield number, [redacted] 1). The officers went on to search the apartment (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority - Search of premises, [redacted] 1) was arrested and charged with [redacted], [redacted] 160.50 (Board Review #01). Read report for details.