Complaint #202003841,
May 30, 2020

Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Victim Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Mclean, Duran
Complainant: White Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Asian Female, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Victim Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Force: Physical force Victim Unidentified
Unknown Officer White Male, 30-34 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer White Male, 30-34 Force: Pepper spray Officer(s) Unidentified
Mclean, Duran White Male, 30-34 Force: Chokehold Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Asian Female, 30-34 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Victim Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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.


Summary

On May 30, 2020, [redacted] attended a Black Lives Matter protest in Brooklyn, moving to various locations throughout the day; during this period, numerous officers, including Sgt. Duran Mclean of the 71st Precinct, PO Miguel Vanbrakle, Sgt. Michael Cozier of the 67th Precinct, and PO Louis Scara of the 70th Precinct, were present.
At an unknown location and time in Brooklyn, Sgt. Duran McLean of the 71st Precinct struck [redacted] with a baton in the back of his neck (Allegation A -Force: Chokehold, [redacted]) and unidentified officers used physical force using their nightsticks against unidentified individuals (Allegation B -Force: Nightstick as club, [redacted]).
[redacted] and other protestors subsequently moved to Bedford Avenue and Church Avenue in Brooklyn. There, an unidentified officer struck [redacted] with a baton (Allegation C - Force: Physical force, [redacted]) Unidentified officers used physical force against unidentified individuals (Allegation D -Force: Physical force, [redacted]) An unidentified officer used pepper spray against [redacted] (Allegation E -Force: Pepper spray, [redacted]) and an unidentified officer struck him with a baton (Allegation F -Force: Nightstick as club, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 30, 2020
Received: June 2, 2020
Closed: December 6, 2021

Reason for contact: Demonstration/protest
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 67th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Michael Cozier, Delio Fernandez, Denis Gamez, Hugo Gutierrez, Ricardo Martinez, Terence Monahan, Trevor Neal, Brandon Patane, Christine Roman, Louis Scara, Vanessa Solomondavey, Miguel Vanbrakle, Vitaliy Zelikov
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected