Complaint #202006846,
May 29, 2020

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Asian Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Monahan, Terence
Allegation: Force: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Brendel, Andrew
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Brendel, Andrew
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: False official statement
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Abuse of Authority: Other
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Unknown Officer Asian Male, 25-29 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Officer(s) Unidentified
Monahan, Terence Force: Other Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Unknown Officer Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Officer(s) Unidentified
Brendel, Andrew Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Brendel, Andrew Untruthful Statement: False official statement Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Recategorized as Abuse of Authority: Other on August 5, 2023

Conclusion Meanings:

'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.


Summary

On May 29, 2020, at approximately 9:50 p.m., [redacted] was at Flatbush Avenue and Pacific Street in Brooklyn, near the Barclays Center, attending a Black Lives Matter protest. [redacted] stood on the sidewalk amongst a group of about 50 protesters. Unidentified protesters threw bottles, food, and other objects at officers, which resulted in their arrests. Chief Terence Monahan, of the Office of the Chief of Department, authorized the use of force against individuals, which resulted in unidentified officers pushing unidentified protesters with their batons (Allegation A: Force: [redacted]) (Allegation B: Force: [redacted]). An officer pushed [redacted] in his back with a baton (Allegation C: Force: [redacted]). PO Andrew Brendel, of the 30th Precinct, pushed [redacted] (Allegation D: Force: [redacted]). The investigation determined that PO Brendel made a false official statement to the CCRB (Allegation E: False Official Statement, [redacted]).
[redacted] was arrested and charged with [redacted] As of March 24, 2021, the Office of Court Administration (OCA) has no record of the disposition of his arrest (Board Review 14). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 29, 2020
Received: October 13, 2020
Closed: September 1, 2021

Reason for contact: Demonstration/protest
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 78th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Joseph Taylor
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected