Complaint #202000822,
January 31, 2020

Officer: Gomez, Fausto
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Hunt, Joseph
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Brissett, Norman
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Brissett, Norman
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Hunt, Joseph
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Gomez, Fausto Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Hunt, Joseph Hispanic Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Brissett, Norman Hispanic Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Brissett, Norman Hispanic Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Hunt, Joseph Hispanic Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Unfounded

Conclusion Meanings:

'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.
'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

Gomez, Fausto
Command Discipline - A
Command Discipline - A (Vacation: 3 days)

Summary

On January 31, 2020, [redacted] suffered an epileptic episode during which he lost consciousness and walked partially clothed from his brother's apartment into the lobby of his building at [redacted] in Manhattan (otherwise known as [redacted]). Several officers from the 25th Precinct and Police Service Area 5 (PSA 5), including Police Officers Norman Brissett and Joseph Hunt, from the 25th Precinct, responded. PO Brissett and PO Hunt allegedly used force against [redacted] which resulted in a laceration to his brow (Allegations A and B - Force: [redacted]) and several bruises to [redacted]'s arms and legs (Allegations C and D - Force: [redacted]). Police Officer Fausto Gomez, from the 25th Precinct, provided an inaccurate shield number to a building security guard (Allegation E - Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 31, 2020
Closed: October 6, 2021

Reason for contact: Aided case
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 25th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Clement Augustin, Maxwell Bindman, Karanveer Blaggan, Cory Casimiro, Norman Cox, Amela Dzihic, Daniel Flaherty, Lorenzo Jones, Steven Libardi, Kristen Lopez, Maximilian Warner
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected