Complaint #202003689,
May 30, 2020

Officer: Arias, Yahnny
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Jean, Perry
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Szot, Amanda
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Arias, Yahnny
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 21-24
Allegation: Offensive Language: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Arias, Yahnny
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Jean, Perry
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Szot, Amanda
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Arias, Yahnny
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Jean, Perry
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Arias, Yahnny
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Szot, Amanda
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Arias, Yahnny Hispanic Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unsubstantiated
Jean, Perry Hispanic Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Szot, Amanda Hispanic Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unfounded
Arias, Yahnny Hispanic Male, 21-24 Offensive Language: Other Unfounded
Arias, Yahnny Hispanic Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Jean, Perry Hispanic Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unsubstantiated
Szot, Amanda Hispanic Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Arias, Yahnny Hispanic Male, 21-24 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Jean, Perry Hispanic Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Arias, Yahnny Hispanic Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Szot, Amanda Hispanic Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated

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.


Penalties

Szot, Amanda
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Arias, Yahnny
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On May 30, 2020, at approximately 12:35 a.m., in the vicinity of [redacted] in the Bronx, [redacted] her fiancé [redacted] and their [redacted] old child were accompanying [redacted] on a food delivery. [redacted] drove to the delivery location and exited his car. Upon exiting, he saw an unmarked police vehicle behind him. Police Officer Yahnny Arias, of Police Service Area 8, yelled at [redacted] to get back in his vehicle. PO Arias, Police Officer Perry Jean, and Sergeant Amanda Szot, of Police Service Area 8, approached [redacted]'s vehicle (Allegations A-C, Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Arias allegedly began to insult [redacted] by calling him "stupid" and a "mamaguevo," which translates from Spanish to English as "cocksucker" (Allegation D, Offensive Language, [redacted] Allegation E, Discourtesy, [redacted]). [redacted] alleged that [redacted] had then asked all three officers for their names and shield numbers (Allegation F, Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Allegations G-H, Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] allegedly had asked for all three officers' shield numbers (Allegations I-J, Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Allegation K, Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 30, 2020
Closed: April 21, 2022

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 43rd Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected