Complaint #202003958,
June 5, 2020

Officer: Gentz, Brandon
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Angelo, Tyler
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Rasool, Nowaiz
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Solomito, Alec
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rasool, Nowaiz
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Mancilla, Oscar
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Plumitallo, John
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Gentz, Brandon
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Salzman, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Angelo, Tyler
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Rasool, Nowaiz
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Rasool, Nowaiz
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Solomito, Alec
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Solomito, Alec
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Salzman, Matthew
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Peluso, Vincent
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Peluso, Vincent
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Rodriguez, Jeanette
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Salzman, Matthew
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Rasool, Nowaiz
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Gentz, Brandon
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Angelo, Tyler
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Angelo, Tyler
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Salzman, Matthew
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Gentz, Brandon Black Male, 15-17 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Substantiated (Charges)
Angelo, Tyler Black Male, 30-34 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Exonerated
Rasool, Nowaiz Black Male, 30-34 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Solomito, Alec Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Rasool, Nowaiz Discourtesy: Word Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Unknown Officer Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Mancilla, Oscar Black Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Plumitallo, John Black Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Gentz, Brandon Black Male, 15-17 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Salzman, Matthew Black Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Angelo, Tyler Black Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Rasool, Nowaiz Black Male, 30-34 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Rasool, Nowaiz Black Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Solomito, Alec Black Male, 30-34 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Unsubstantiated
Solomito, Alec Black Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Salzman, Matthew Black Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Peluso, Vincent Black Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Officer(s) Unidentified
Peluso, Vincent Black Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Exonerated
Rodriguez, Jeanette Black Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Unknown Officer Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Salzman, Matthew Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Rasool, Nowaiz Black Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Gentz, Brandon Black Male, 15-17 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Angelo, Tyler Black Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 30-34 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Officer(s) Unidentified
Angelo, Tyler Black Male, 30-34 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 15-17 Offensive Language: Gender Officer(s) Unidentified
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Salzman, Matthew Offensive Language: Gender Substantiated (Charges)

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.
'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

Salzman, Matthew
Closed: Charges not served, August 4, 2023
APU Closed: Charges not served

Plumitallo, John
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Rodriguez, Jeanette
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Gentz, Brandon
Closed: Previously adjudicated, with discipline, April 3, 2025
APU Closed: Previously adjudicated, with discipline
Command Discipline B

Summary

On June 5, 2020, at approximately 8:00 p.m., officers from the 75th Precinct began dispersing a crowd in the vicinity of the complexes located at [redacted] in Brooklyn. In the vicinity of [redacted] PO Nowaiz Rasool, PO Alec Solomito, and other unidentified officers from the 75th Precinct allegedly used profanities while telling the crowd to disperse (Allegation A: Discourtesy, Subject Retired; Allegation B: Discourtesy, Unsubstantiated; Allegation C: Discourtesy, Officers Unidentified). Officers then allegedly told [redacted] "Get the fuck in the house" (Allegation D: Discourtesy, Officers Unidentified). PO John Plumitallo pushed [redacted] and PO Oscar Mancilla took [redacted] to the ground (Allegation E: Force, Substantiated; Allegation F: Force, Exonerated). PO Rasool then struck [redacted] with his baton (Allegation G: Force, Subject Retired).
While the crowd was in the middle of a courtyard, officers ran towards the crowd and [redacted] and [redacted] ran away. PO Brandon Gentz then struck [redacted] with his baton and said, "Come on mother fucker" before handcuffing him (Allegation H: Force, Substantiated; Allegation I: Discourtesy, Substantiated).
PO Rasool, PO Tyler Angelo, PO Matthew Salzman, PO Vincent Peluso, and PO Solomito then chased after [redacted] PO Angelo struck [redacted] with his baton and then he and PO Salzman pulled him down (Allegation J: Force, Exonerated; Allegation K: Force, Exonerated; Allegation L: Force, Exonerated). PO Angelo then struck [redacted] with his baton again, punched, and kicked [redacted] (Allegation M: Force, Unsubstantiated; Allegation N: Force, Unsubstantiated). PO Rasool subsequently struck [redacted] with his baton (Allegation O: Force, Subject Retired). PO Rasool allegedly punched [redacted] (Allegation P: Force, Subject Retired). PO Solomito allegedly struck [redacted] with his baton and punched him (Allegation W: Force, Unsubstantiated; Allegation R: Force, Unsubstantiated). As the officers attempted to handcuff [redacted] PO Salzman and PO Peluso punched... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 5, 2020
Received: June 6, 2020
Closed: April 21, 2022
Last Updated: June 8, 2025

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - disorderly conduct

Witness Officers: Michael Amello, Phillip Bilmes, Joseph Howard, Sean Keegan, Christian Salazar, Anthony Waite
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected