Complaint #201908856,
June 21, 2018

Summary

At approximately 11:05 a.m. on June 21, 2018, Detective James Quilty from the 32nd Precinct Detective Squad arrested [redacted] at the New York County Criminal Courthouse located at 100 Centre Street in Manhattan for [redacted] with the help of Detective Kenneth Faulkner and Detective Daniel Howell from Detective Borough Manhattan North Operations, and the officers escorted [redacted] to the holding cell area of the District Attorney Squad's office (DA), which was located at 1 Hogan Place, 9th Floor in Manhattan (Board Review 01). While they were at the holding cell area, Detective Faulkner and Detective Howell allegedly strip-searched [redacted] and then they placed him in a holding cell (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Strip-Search, [redacted]) (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority – Strip-Search, [redacted]).
The officers eventually instructed [redacted] to stand up while he was inside of the holding cell and he refused to do so. The officers requested assistance, and Police Officer Bobby Wilkins, Police Officer Patrick Fanning, and Detective Gregory Welch from the Emergency Services Unit (ESU) arrived to the incident location. The ESU officers entered [redacted] holding cell and Police Officer Wilkins pushed [redacted] with a police shield (Allegation C: Force – Police Shield, [redacted]) Police Officer Wilkins tased [redacted] and he fell onto the floor (Allegation D: Force – Taser, [redacted]). The ESU officers proceeded to hit [redacted] while he was on the floor (Allegation E: Force – Physical Force, [redacted]) (Allegation F: Force - Physical Force, [redacted]) (Allegation G: Force – Physical Force, [redacted]). The ESU officers placed [redacted] in a mesh restraint bag and he was transported to [redacted] in Manhattan (Allegation H: Force – Restraining Straps, [redacted]) (Allegation I: Force - Restraining Straps, [redacted]) (Allegation J: Force – Restraining Straps, [redacted]). Read report for details.