Complaint #202003879,
May 30, 2020

Officer: Montesino, Enmanuel
Complainant: Age 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Female, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
Officer: Gaddy, Andre
Complainant: White Female, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Rubenstein, Jason
Complainant: White, 25-29
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender Identity
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Maddrey, Jeffrey
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lamastra, Michael
Complainant: White Female, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lamastra, Michael
Complainant: White Female, 25-29
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Montesino, Enmanuel Age 18-20 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Female, 25-29 Force: Physical force Complainant Uncooperative
Gaddy, Andre White Female, 21-24 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Substantiated (Charges)
Rubenstein, Jason White, 25-29 Offensive Language: Gender Identity Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Maddrey, Jeffrey Force: Physical force Exonerated
Lamastra, Michael White Female, 25-29 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Unsubstantiated
Lamastra, Michael White Female, 25-29 Offensive Language: Gender Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024

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.
'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.


Penalty

Gaddy, Andre
Closed: Retained, with discipline, December 29, 2022
APU Closed: Retained, with discipline
Forfeit vacation 5 days

Summary

On May 30, 2020, at approximately 8:20 p.m., [redacted] and her roommate, [redacted] marched over the Brooklyn Bridge into Brooklyn with a large group of protesters including [redacted] and other individuals. As soon as the protesters came off the bridge they were met with a large group of officers including the following: [...]
[redacted] linked arms with eight other women and stood in the roadway as the officers approached. Unidentified protesters threw water bottles and eggs toward the officers and the officers began running toward the protesters. Chief Maddrey instructed Deputy Chief D'Adamo to instruct the SRG officers to begin making arrests (Allegation A: Force, [redacted]). Under these instructions the following events occurred: Lieutenant Samuylin grabbed [redacted] by the hand, and he took her to the ground. PO Dimeo assisted in handcuffing [redacted] and escorted her to the prisoner vans. [redacted] was taken to the ground by PO Foley. PO Ciota pushed [redacted] down with his baton. [redacted] was taken down by an unidentified male sergeant. At least three unidentified officers used unspecified physical force against [redacted] (Allegation B: Force, [redacted]).
PO Gaddy pushed [redacted] down with his baton as she was trying to leave the area (Allegation C: Force, [redacted]). [redacted] went to help [redacted] and was allegedly struck in the face with a baton by PO Lamastra who also allegedly called [redacted] a bitch (Allegation D: Force, [redacted] and (Allegation E: Offensive Language, [redacted])). PO Montesino escorted [redacted] to the prisoner van and pulled her hair while they were walking (Allegation F: Force, [redacted]).
At approximately 9:30 p.m., the prisoners arrived at 1 Police Plaza in Manhattan where they waited inside the prisoner vans for their turn to be processed. While in the prisoner van, PO Rubenstein referred to [redacted] using male pronouns despite her correcting officers when she first entered the van that she preferred female pronouns (Allegation G: Offensive... Read report for details.