Complaint #201906032,
July 5, 2019

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Paradine, Cory
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Black Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Paradine, Cory Black Male, 33 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Unknown Officer Black Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Exonerated
Unknown Officer Discourtesy: Word Exonerated

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.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On July 5, 2019, at approximately 1:00 AM, police officers from the 79th Precinct attempted to disperse a Fourth of July block party at the intersection of Marcy Avenue and Pulaski Street in Brooklyn, where [redacted] was an attendee. Police escorted his friend, whose identity [redacted] refused to provide, across Marcy Avenue, and a large group of officers stood between the two friends, trying to move the crowd down the street. [redacted] tried to reach his friend, but the officers did not allow him to cross. [redacted] tried to tell the officers that he wanted to speak with his friend, but they were pushing him back. Police Officer Cory Paradine of the 79th Precinct then pushed [redacted] backwards and followed with a punch to the right side of [redacted] face (Allegation A: Force, [redacted] fell backwards onto the ground as a large group of officers began to handcuff him. Several of the officers allegedly punched and kicked [redacted] as he was being handcuffed (Allegation B: Force, [redacted]). One unidentified officer shouted at [redacted] "Give me your fucking hands," and another unidentified officer yelled to the crowd, "Move the fuck back," (Allegations C and D: Discourtesy, [redacted] Officers then escorted [redacted] to a police vehicle and took him back to the 79th Precinct stationhouse where he refused medical attention. [redacted] was arrested and charged with [redacted] (18 Board Review). [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 5, 2019
Received: July 10, 2019
Closed: August 29, 2020

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 79th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Jared Lambert, James Lester, Antonio Zorrilla
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected