Complaint #201906066,
June 19, 2019

Summary

On June 19, 2019, at approximately 3:00pm, [redacted] entered his home, located at [redacted] in Brooklyn, through the front door and went to the bathroom. While [redacted] was inside the bathroom, multiple officers from the 79th Precinct pointed their firearms toward [redacted] (Allegation A – Force: Gun Pointed, [redacted]) Sgt. Xylas proceeded to forcibly open and enter through the front door of [redacted] (Allegation B – Abuse of authority: Property Damage, [redacted]) (Allegation C – Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises, [redacted]) (Allegation D – Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises, [redacted]) Sgt. Xylas walked upstairs to the second floor and kicked down a door to a bedroom to search for [redacted] (Allegation E – Abuse of Authority: Property Damage, [redacted]) During the time of the entry, [redacted] heard PO Jena Leocadio from the 79th Precinct ask [redacted] "Where the fuck is he at?" (Allegation F – Discourtesy: Word, [redacted]).
[redacted] unlocked the bathroom door, opened it, and stepped out with his hands up. PO Sukhdeep Singh from the 79th Precinct pointed a taser toward [redacted] chest as the door opened (Allegation G – Abuse of Authority: Threat of force, [redacted]) Sgt. Xylas and PO Guthrie pointed firearms toward [redacted] in the bathroom as PO Guthrie instructed [redacted] to come out and get on the ground (Allegation H: Force: Gun Pointed, [redacted]) (Allegation I – Force: Gun Pointed, [redacted]). As soon as [redacted] exited the bathroom, officers grabbed and held him down on the floor (Allegation J – Force: Physical Force, [redacted]).
PO Guthrie searched a cabinet and the location around the bathroom for a gun before he left the house (Allegation K – Search of premises, [redacted]) PO Acosta from the 79th Precinct searched a room with multiple bags for a gun before he left the house (Allegation L – Search of Premises, [redacted]). Read report for details.