Complaint #201909579,
October 26, 2019

Officer: Long, Adonis
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Long, Adonis
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Long, Adonis
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Wood, Steven
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Long, Adonis
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Long, Adonis Hispanic Male, 30-34 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Unsubstantiated
Long, Adonis Hispanic Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Long, Adonis Hispanic Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Wood, Steven Hispanic Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Long, Adonis Hispanic Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalty

Long, Adonis
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On October 26, 2019, at approximately 3:00 a.m. [redacted] was at the southbound 86th Street subway station turnstiles in Manhattan. He was drunk at the time. [redacted] did not have enough money for his subway fare and asked PO Steven Wood of Transit District 4 for help. PO Wood told him there were no free rides and that he could not help. PO Wood told [redacted] that if he started panhandling, he would arrest him (Allegation A—Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Then PO Adonis Long of Transit District 4 entered through a service gate and told [redacted] to leave the subway station. [redacted] began to leave. PO Long pushed [redacted] in his chest (Allegation B-Force, [redacted]). After PO Long pushed [redacted] he asked if he was "fucking crazy, talking shit to a cop like that?" (Allegation C—Discourtesy, [redacted]). [redacted] continued to back away from PO Long. PO Long punched [redacted] on the left side of his face (Allegation D—Force, [redacted]). [redacted] continued to back away in the direction of the station's exit. When he reached the staircase PO Long hit [redacted] in his left temple with a baton (Allegation E-Force, [redacted]). PO Long hit [redacted] and he fell. [redacted] got up and PO Long chased him out of the subway station and told him not to come back down. [redacted] called the police and an ambulance and was subsequently transported to [redacted]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 26, 2019
Received: November 4, 2019
Closed: October 27, 2021

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - subway
Location: Subway station/train
In NYPD 19th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected