Complaint #202004096,
May 30, 2020

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 35-39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Hillery, Andrew
Complainant: White Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Mellusi, Adam
Complainant: White Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer White Male, 35-39 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Hillery, Andrew White Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Mellusi, Adam White Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated

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
'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.


Document

Complaint Closing Report

Summary

Deputy Inspector Andrew Hillery of the Strategic Response Group (SRG), assisted by PO Erik Fischer of SRG 4, Lieutenant Adam Mellusi and PO Steve Silverstein of SRG 2, PO Nicholas Terrett of the 1st Precinct, PO Rico Iantorno of the 77th Precinct, Captain Stephen Spataro of the 6th Precinct, an unidentified police officer, and an unidentified police supervisor, arrested [redacted] using physical force (Allegation A: Force, [redacted]. During the arrest, Lieutenant Mellusi allegedly punched [redacted] twice in his right eye (Allegation B: Force, [redacted] and an officer allegedly spoke discourteously to [redacted] (Allegation C: Discourtesy, [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 30, 2020
Received: June 5, 2020
Closed: April 4, 2022

Reason for contact: Demonstration/protest
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 9th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Vinord Andrew, Nicholas Azzolino, Duane Barnes, Eric Brown, Carl Callender, John Dadamo, Gerard Dowling, John Ferguson, Stephen Hughes, Rico Iantorno, Daniel Meblin, Benjamin Quinn, Peter Sotiriou, Stephen Spataro, John Swofford, Nicholas Terrett, Nordwing Veszter, Monika Washack, Bryan Wilson
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected