Complaint #202103682,
June 18, 2021

Summary

On June 18, 2021, at approximately 6:00 a.m., [redacted] was at her home at [redacted] in the Bronx with her friend, [redacted]. Detective Cesar Deleon of the Bronx Warrants Section came to the location with Detective Starlin Dominguez, Detective Philip Pena, and Sergeant Rapp (all of the Bronx Warrant Section) regarding an investigation into [redacted]'s husband, Ezeanelle Locust. Det. Deleon knocked on the front door and allegedly dented the door and chipped paint (Allegation A, Abuse of Authority: Property Damaged, Unsubstantiated). [redacted] attempted to exit the apartment through the fire escape. Sgt. Rapp descended the fire escape and entered the apartment through an open window (Allegation B, Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises, Exonerated). At the front door of the apartment, Det. Deleon pointed a Taser at [redacted] and [redacted] and allegedly said, "If you don't open the door, I'm going to have to use this," or "I will shoot you" (Allegations C and D, Abuse of Authority: Threat of Force (Verbal or Physical), Exonerated). Det. Deleon and Det. Dominguez stepped into the threshold of the apartment to handcuff [redacted] (Allegations E and F, Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises, Exonerated). Det. Deleon, Det. Dominguez, and Sgt. Rapp allegedly refused to provide their names upon [redacted]'s request (Allegations H, I, and J, Abuse of Authority: Refusal to Provide Name, Unsubstantiated). Det. Deleon, Det. Dominguez, Det. Pena, and Sgt. Rapp allegedly did not wear their shields during this incident (Allegations J, K, L, and M, Abuse of Authority: Obstructed Shield Number, Unfounded). [redacted] was arrested on a pair of open I-Cards at the 46th and 47th Precincts (BR 12). Both arrests are sealed (BR 21). Read report for details.