| Officer: | King, Robert |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 22 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Distelhurst, Andrew |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 22 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: | Substantiated |
| CCRB Board Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Vasquez, Jonathan |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 22 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Vasquez, Jonathan |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 22 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Vasquez, Jonathan |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 22 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Vasquez, Jonathan |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 22 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | King, Robert |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 22 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Board Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| King, Robert | Black Male, 22 | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Distelhurst, Andrew | Black Male, 22 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated | |||
| Vasquez, Jonathan | Black Male, 22 | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Vasquez, Jonathan | Black Male, 22 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Vasquez, Jonathan | Black Male, 22 | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Vasquez, Jonathan | Black Male, 22 | Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| King, Robert | Black Male, 22 | Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
Further details on conclusions.
On October 26, 2019, at 12:27 a.m., [redacted] exited the back seat of a Lyft taxi in front of his residence at [redacted] in the Bronx. [redacted] wore a small satchel, which contained marijuana, across his body. Sergeant Robert King and Police Officers Austin Hieronymi and Jonathan Vasquez of the 47th Precinct pulled up in an unmarked vehicle behind the taxi and stopped [redacted] as he exited (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority- Stop, Substantiated). Police Officer Vasquez asked [redacted] if he had any weapons (within Allegation A), then frisked [redacted] (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority- Frisk, Substantiated), searched his bag (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority- Search of Person, Substantiated), and allegedly searched his jacket pockets and front pants pockets (within Allegation D). Police Officers Andrew Distelhurst and James Stalikas of the 47th Precinct pulled up [redacted] in a second car, and Police Officer Distelhurst approached [redacted] said he was going home, and Police Officer Distelhurst said, "It doesn't matter where you're goin', you could be coming from fuckin' wherever, you're still in the wrong, bro, correct?" (Allegation E: Discourtesy- Word, Substantiated). Neither Police Officer Vasquez nor Sergeant King offered [redacted] their business card (Allegations F and G: Abuse of Authority- Failure to Provide Business Card, Substantiated). The officers released [redacted] without arresting him or issuing him a summons.
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Surveillance footage from [redacted] and BWC footage from Sergeant King were obtained for this incident (Board Review #03, #08). They are summarized in IAs #25 and #82, respectively (Board Review #02, #14).
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