Complaint #201909139,
September 8, 2019

Officer: Trap, Jesse
Complainant: Age 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Trap, Jesse
Complainant: Age 40-44
Allegation: Offensive Language: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Trap, Jesse
Complainant: Age 40-44
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Trap, Jesse
Complainant: Age 0-9
Allegation: Offensive Language: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Chan, Paulton
Complainant: Age 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Trap, Jesse
Complainant: Age 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Trap, Jesse
Complainant: Age 40-44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Trap, Jesse
Complainant: White Male, 40-44
Allegation: Offensive Language: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Trap, Jesse
Complainant: Age 40-44
Allegation: Offensive Language: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Trap, Jesse
Complainant: Age 40-44
Allegation: Offensive Language: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Trap, Jesse Age 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Trap, Jesse Age 40-44 Offensive Language: Other Substantiated (Charges)
Trap, Jesse Age 40-44 Offensive Language: Gender Unfounded
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Trap, Jesse Age 0-9 Offensive Language: Other Substantiated (Charges)
Chan, Paulton Age 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Trap, Jesse Age 40-44 Discourtesy: Word Exonerated
Trap, Jesse Age 40-44 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Trap, Jesse White Male, 40-44 Offensive Language: Other Substantiated (Charges)
Trap, Jesse Age 40-44 Offensive Language: Other Unfounded
Trap, Jesse Age 40-44 Offensive Language: Other Unfounded

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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Trap, Jesse
Forfeit vacation 10 days
Closed: Resolved by plea, January 6, 2025
APU Guilty
Forfeit vacation 20 days

Summary

On September 8, 2019, at approximately 12:00p.m., Police Officers Jesse Trap and Paulton Chan, both from the 84th Precinct, responded to 911 calls regarding a woman screaming, spitting, and hitting passersby. At the intersection of State Street and Henry Street in Brooklyn, the officers stopped [redacted] (Allegations A-B - Abuse of Authority: Stop; [redacted] who was with [redacted] and [redacted] did not want to speak with the officers and attempted to walk away. The officers handcuffed [redacted] and called EMS to come psychologically evaluate her. PO Trap used physical force against [redacted] (Allegation C – Force: Physical Force; [redacted] PO Trap spoke discourteously to [redacted] and [redacted] (Allegation D – Discourtesy: Word; [redacted] and he spoke offensively toward [redacted] and [redacted] (Allegations E-G – Offensive Language: Other; [redacted] (Allegations H-J – Offensive Language: Gender and Other; [redacted] was not arrested or summonsed. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 8, 2019
Received: October 18, 2019
Closed: August 30, 2021
Last Updated: January 8, 2025

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 84th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Egemen Aydin, Andrew Genao, Samantha Hill, Angel Vasquez
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected