Complaint #202003797,
May 30, 2020

Summary

On May 30, 2020, at approximately 5:00 p.m., [redacted] and [redacted] attended a protest that marched through Brooklyn until reaching Bedford Avenue and Tilden Avenue. There was a large crowd of protesters and police officers. [redacted] and [redacted] saw Police Officer Christopher Pierre from the 70th Precinct strike an unidentified individual, Individual 1, with a baton (Allegation A: Force, [redacted]). [redacted] stepped between Individual 1 and PO Pierre, and PO Pierre struck [redacted] with a baton multiple times (Allegation B: Force, [redacted]). [redacted] and [redacted] moved away from PO Pierre. [redacted] encountered an officer, Officer 1, who allegedly told [redacted] "Get your fucking phone out of my face," (Allegation C: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Police officers told the crowd to move to the sidewalk. An officer, Officer 2, pushed [redacted] over a construction barricade toward the sidewalk (Allegation D: Force, [redacted]). Officer 2 allegedly used profanity toward [redacted] (Allegation E: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Police Officer Christian Chiqui from the 70th Precinct pushed [redacted] over the same construction barricade (Allegation F: Force, [redacted]). [redacted] noted that a black mourning band obscured PO Chiqui's shield number so that it was not visible (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). During this protest, body-worn camera (BWC) video captured that Police Officer Johnny Marquez from the 70th Precinct struck an individual, Individual 2, with a baton (Allegation H: Force, [redacted]). The CCRB found that PO Marquez provided a false official statement regarding this incident (Allegation I: Untruthful Statement, [redacted]). Read report for details.