Complaint #201908912,
October 5, 2019

Officer: Ladson, Dana
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Moye, Jamal
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Ladson, Dana
Complainant: Black Male, 23
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Ladson, Dana Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Moye, Jamal Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Ladson, Dana Black Male, 23 Force: Pepper spray 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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Ladson, Dana
Formalized Training

Moye, Jamal
Formalized Training

Summary

On October 5, 2019, at approximately 5:56 p.m., [redacted] was outside of [redacted] in Brooklyn with some of his acquaintances, including [redacted] girlfriend, and [redacted] assisted [redacted] in attempting to start the engine of a motorcycle. To do so, [redacted] rode the motorcycle in the roadway and on the sidewalk. PO Dana Ladson and PO Jamal Moye of the 73rd Precinct approached [redacted] who entered [redacted] Both officers followed him inside (Allegation A -Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises, [redacted] and (Allegation B -Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises, [redacted])) and attempted to apprehend him. During this process, PO Ladson used pepper spray against [redacted] (Allegation C-Force: Pepper spray, [redacted]) was arrested and transported to the 73rd Precinct stationhouse, where he received medical treatment. [redacted] was charged with [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 5, 2019
Received: October 10, 2019
Closed: July 14, 2020

Reason for contact: C/V intervened on behalf of/observed encounter w/3rd party
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 73rd Precinct Brooklyn

Witness Officers: Andrew Chacon, Sukhvinder Tak
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected