Complaint #202004682,
June 28, 2020

Officer: Dones, Jonathan
Complainant: Black, 26
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Dones, Jonathan
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Dones, Jonathan
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Dones, Jonathan Black, 26 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Dones, Jonathan Force: Physical force Exonerated
Dones, Jonathan Force: Physical force Exonerated

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.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

At approximately 4:20 p.m. on June 28th, 2020, [redacted] was at the Queer Liberation March and stood near a marked NYPD van stopped eastbound on Washington Square North between Fifth Avenue and Washington Square West in Manhattan with three friends, [redacted] and [redacted]. Police Officer Jonathan Dones and Police Officer Matthew Contant of the 6th Precinct received a call to assist other officers at Washington Square Park. Once they arrived, Police Officer Dones and Police Officer Contant responded to the location of the police van on Washington Square North and Fifth Avenue after being told by other police officers that there were injured officers inside. Police Officer Dones, Police Officer Contant, and other officers were standing between the van and the large group of protesters surrounding it when Police Officer Dones pushed [redacted] and other protesters in their immediate vicinity (Allegations A and B: Physical Force: [redacted]). The protesters surrounding the police van then sat and knelt down on Washington Square North, and Police Officer Dones lifted an unidentified individual who was sitting or kneeling on the ground and pulled them approximately a few feet to the west (Allegation C: Physical Force: [redacted] was not arrested or issued any summonses. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 28, 2020
Received: June 29, 2020
Closed: December 21, 2020

Reason for contact: Parade/special event
Location: Park
In NYPD 6th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Matthew Contant
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected