Complaint #202003531,
May 15, 2020

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Female, 45-49
Allegation: Force: Hit against inanimate object
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Female, 45-49
Allegation: Force: Restricted Breathing
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Butler, Kevin
Complainant: Female, 45-49
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Thompson, Jeffrey
Complainant: Female, 45-49
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Butler, Kevin
Complainant: Female, 45-49
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Villalba, Jose
Complainant: Female, 45-49
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Female, 45-49
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Butler, Kevin
Complainant: Female, 45-49
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Female, 45-49 Force: Hit against inanimate object Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Female, 45-49 Force: Restricted Breathing Officer(s) Unidentified
Butler, Kevin Female, 45-49 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Thompson, Jeffrey Female, 45-49 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Exonerated
Butler, Kevin Female, 45-49 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Villalba, Jose Female, 45-49 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Unknown Officer Female, 45-49 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Butler, Kevin Female, 45-49 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)

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.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Butler, Kevin
Closed: Charges not served, August 3, 2023
APU Closed: Charges not served

Summary

On May 15, 2020, at approximately 4:12 p.m., [redacted] mother, called 911, stating that [redacted] was "acting violent." Multiple officers, including PO Kevin Butler, PO Jose Villalba, PO Javier Rios, PO Rawle Persad, PO John Backer, and Sgt. Jeffrey Thompson, all of the 101st Precinct, responded to the call at [redacted] in Queens. After [redacted] son, [redacted] let officers into the apartment, PO Butler, PO Villalba, and PO Rios used physical force to prevent [redacted] from jumping out of her second-story window (Allegations A: Force, [redacted]) (Allegations B: Force, [redacted]) (Allegations C: Force, [redacted]) PO Butler then punched [redacted] in the head (Allegation D: Force, [redacted]) An unidentified officer slammed [redacted] head into the ground (Allegation E: Force, [redacted]) and restricted her breathing (Allegation F: Force, [redacted]) [redacted] was forcibly removed to [redacted] in Queens (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted])
While en route to [redacted] PO Butler spoke discourteously to [redacted] (Allegation H: Discourtesy, [redacted])
[redacted] was not arrested or issued a summons as a result of this incident. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 15, 2020
Received: May 26, 2020
Closed: April 21, 2022

Reason for contact: Aided case
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 101st Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: John Backer, Rawle Persad, Javier Rios
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected