Complaint #201907917,
July 10, 2019

Officer: Mccartney, Paul
Complainant: Black Male, 54
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Hotaling, Lawrence
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Hotaling, Lawrence
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mccartney, Paul
Complainant: Black Male, 54
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mccartney, Paul
Complainant: Black Male, 54
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mccartney, Paul
Complainant: Black Male, 54
Allegation: Force: Restricted Breathing
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mccartney, Paul
Complainant: Black Male, 54
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Offensive Language: Race
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Tennariello, Joseph
Complainant: Black Female, 17
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Mccartney, Paul Black Male, 54 Force: Chokehold Unsubstantiated
Hotaling, Lawrence Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Hotaling, Lawrence Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Mccartney, Paul Black Male, 54 Discourtesy: Word Exonerated
Mccartney, Paul Black Male, 54 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Mccartney, Paul Black Male, 54 Force: Restricted Breathing Unsubstantiated
Mccartney, Paul Black Male, 54 Force: Gun Pointed Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Offensive Language: Race Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Tennariello, Joseph Black Female, 17 Force: Gun Pointed 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
'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

At approximately 6:00 a.m. on July 10, 2019, pursuant to a search warrant that was issued to Detective Lawrence Hotaling from the Intel Criminal Section, several officers including Detective Paul McCartney and Police Officer Joseph Tennariello from the Emergency Services Unit (ESU) entered [redacted] apartment located at [redacted] in Brooklyn while he was home with his [redacted]-year-old daughter, [redacted] and his [redacted]-year-old stepson, [redacted] (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Entry of Premises, [redacted]). Some officers entered [redacted] bedroom, including Police Officer Tennariello, and they allegedly pointed their firearms at her (Allegation B: Force – Gun Pointed, [redacted]).
While [redacted] was inside of his bedroom with the door closed, he heard a voice outside of the room say, "Shut up, nigger" (Allegation C: Offensive Language - Race, [redacted]). Immediately afterwards, some ESU officers entered [redacted] bedroom, including Detective McCartney, and Detective McCartney allegedly grabbed the front of [redacted] neck while he was laying on his bed (Allegation D: Force – Chokehold, [redacted]). Detective McCartney allegedly pointed his firearm at [redacted] face while he was holding onto his neck and he told him, "Shut the fuck up" (Allegation E: Force - Gun Pointed, [redacted]) (Allegation F: Discourtesy – Word, Exonerated). Detective McCartney then allegedly pushed [redacted] against a wall and he threw him on the floor (Allegation G: Force – Physical Force, [redacted]). Detective McCartney allegedly placed his knee on [redacted] back while he was on the floor, which restricted his breathing (Allegation H: Force – Restricted Breathing, [redacted]). The ESU officers eventually left the incident location, and additional officers entered the apartment and searched it pursuant to the search warrant (Board Review 01) (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority – Search of Premises, [redacted]).
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Details

Incident: July 10, 2019
Received: September 6, 2019
Closed: December 21, 2020
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: Execution of search warrant
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 70th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Terry Avent, David Cheesewright, Michael Demonda, Darion Francis, Carlos Herrera, Salvatore Melore, Jeffrey Rivera, James Seery, Reginald Smith, Joseph Solomito, Keith Stylianos, Matthew Vahey, Matthew Zucker
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected