Complaint #202006547,
May 30, 2020

Summary

On the night of May 30th, 2020, [redacted] and his friend [redacted] were participating in a George Floyd/Black Lives Matter demonstration at the intersection of Bedford and Church Avenues in Brooklyn. At about 10 p.m., [redacted] and over one hundred other protesters had a stand off with about fifty police officers that were arranged in a line across the east side of the intersection. One of the officers in this line, Police Officer Johnny Marquez of the 70th Precinct, pepper sprayed approximately two subjects that were encroaching on the police line [Allegation A: Force – Pepper Spray, [redacted]] PO Marquez then indiscriminately sprayed multiple other subjects [Allegation B: Force – Pepper Spray, [redacted]] Another unidentified officer pepper sprayed [redacted] [Allegation C: Force – Pepper Spray, [redacted]] and stated "get the fuck out of here" [Allegation D: Discourtesy – Word, [redacted]] Protesters, including [redacted] subsequently moved east along Church Avenue, away from the intersection. Multiple officers followed the protesters. Two of these officers pepper sprayed [redacted] [Allegation E: Force – Pepper Spray, [redacted] Allegation F: Force – Pepper Spray, [redacted]]. Shortly afterwards, an officer shoved [redacted] to the sidewalk [Allegation G: Force – Physical Force, [redacted]] [redacted] was pepper sprayed again as he lay on the ground [Allegation H: Force – Pepper Spray, [redacted]] Shortly afterward, an officer handcuffed [redacted] Another officer then allegedly punched or kneed [redacted] in the side of his rib cage, causing him to fall back to the sidewalk [Allegation I: Force – Physical Force, [redacted]] [redacted] was ultimately taken to One Police Plaza and issued a summons in lieu of arrest; there is no record of this summons. Read report for details.