Complaint #202003695,
May 29, 2020

Officer: Clinton, Jessica
Complainant: Age 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Clinton, Jessica
Complainant: Age 30-34
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Clinton, Jessica
Complainant: Age 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Clinton, Jessica
Complainant: Age 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Age 30-34
Allegation: Force: Other blunt instrument as a club
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Age 30-34
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Age 30-34
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Kerr, Harry
Complainant: Age 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Force: Other blunt instrument as a club
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Perez, Jorge
Complainant: Age 30-34
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Perez, Jorge
Complainant: Age 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Monahan, Terence
Allegation: Force: Other blunt instrument as a club
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Monahan, Terence
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Monahan, Terence
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Kovalik, Michael
Complainant: Age 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Kovalik, Michael
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Age 30-34
Allegation: Force: Other blunt instrument as a club
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Monahan, Terence
Complainant: Age 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Clinton, Jessica Age 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Clinton, Jessica Age 30-34 Force: Pepper spray Unsubstantiated
Clinton, Jessica Age 30-34 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Clinton, Jessica Age 30-34 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Unknown Officer Age 30-34 Force: Other blunt instrument as a club Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Age 30-34 Force: Pepper spray Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Age 30-34 Force: Pepper spray Officer(s) Unidentified
Kerr, Harry Age 30-34 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Force: Other blunt instrument as a club Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Force: Pepper spray Officer(s) Unidentified
Perez, Jorge Age 30-34 Force: Pepper spray Unsubstantiated
Perez, Jorge Age 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Monahan, Terence Force: Other blunt instrument as a club Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Monahan, Terence Force: Pepper spray Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Monahan, Terence Force: Physical force Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Kovalik, Michael Age 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Kovalik, Michael Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Unknown Officer Age 30-34 Force: Other blunt instrument as a club Officer(s) Unidentified
Monahan, Terence Age 30-34 Force: Physical force Miscellaneous - Subject Retired

Conclusion Meanings:

'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.
'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

Kovalik, Michael
Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved, January 13, 2023
APU Not guilty

Clinton, Jessica
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On May 29, 2020, at approximately 8:00 p.m., [redacted] and [redacted] attended a Black Lives Matter protest at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Officers struck [redacted] and unidentified individuals with bicycles (Allegations A-C: Force: [redacted]). Unidentified officers used pepper spray against [redacted] and unidentified individuals (Allegations D-F: Force: [redacted]). PO Harry Kerr of the Strategic Response Group (SRG) used physical force against [redacted] (Allegation G: Force: [redacted]). PO Michael Kovalik of SRG threatened [redacted] and unidentified individuals with the use of pepper spray (Allegations H-I: Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). PO Jessica Clinton of SRG used physical force against [redacted] (Allegation J: Force: [redacted]). PO Jorge Perez of SRG allegedly threatened [redacted] with the use of force by raising his fists toward her (Allegation K: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Perez allegedly used pepper spray against [redacted] (Allegation L: Force: [redacted]). PO Clinton allegedly used physical force against [redacted] (Allegation M: Force: [redacted]). PO Clinton allegedly used pepper spray against [redacted] (Allegation N: Force: [redacted]). PO Clinton allegedly threatened [redacted] with the use of force by raising her fists at her (Allegation O: Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). Chief of Department Terence Monahan authorized the use of force against individuals including the use of bicycles, pepper spray, and physical force (Allegations P-R: Force, [redacted]). Chief Monahan authorized the use of force against [redacted] (Allegation S: Force, [redacted]). [redacted] and [redacted] were not arrested or summonsed as a result of this incident. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 29, 2020
Received: May 30, 2020
Closed: December 6, 2021
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Reason for contact: Parade/special event
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 78th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Joseph Taylor, Andrew Ventrella
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected