Complaint #202005229,
May 29, 2020

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Female, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Dorrejo, Jonadel
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Monahan, Terence
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Monahan, Terence
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Monahan, Terence
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Unknown Officer White Male, 25-29 Force: Pepper spray Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Force: Pepper spray Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Female, 25-29 Force: Pepper spray Officer(s) Unidentified
Dorrejo, Jonadel Force: Physical force Unfounded
Unknown Officer Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Officer(s) Unidentified
Monahan, Terence Force: Pepper spray Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Monahan, Terence Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Monahan, Terence Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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 29, 2020, at approximately 8:00 p.m., [redacted] and his girlfriend, [redacted] attended a Black Lives Matter protest at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. [redacted] stood near the intersection of Keegan Drive and Atlantic Avenue near the Barclays Center. Directly in front of the Barclays Center, on Keegan Drive, Police Officer Jonadel Dorrejo of the Community Affairs Bureau allegedly pushed metal barricades surrounding the Barclays Center into protestors (Allegation A: Force, [redacted]). Directly in front of the Barclays Center on Keegan Drive, at the intersection of Keegan Drive and Atlantic Avenue, and at the intersection of Keegan Drive and Flatbush Avenue, Chief of Department Terence Monahan authorized the use of pepper spray and physical force (Allegations B - D: Force, [redacted]). Directly in front of the Barclays Center on Keegan Drive, unidentified officers also allegedly pushed medical barricades into protestors (Allegation E: Force, [redacted]). Near the intersection of Keegan Drive and Atlantic Avenue, officers, who [redacted] could not describe, deployed pepper spray into the crowd, which affected [redacted] and [redacted] (Allegations F and G: Force, [redacted]). As [redacted] and [redacted] moved toward the intersection of Keegan Drive and Flatbush Avenue, officers allegedly deployed pepper spray into the crowd and pushed protestors with their batons (Allegations H and I: Force, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 29, 2020
Received: July 16, 2020
Closed: August 19, 2021

Reason for contact: Demonstration/protest
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 78th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Jeffrey Maddrey
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected