Complaint #202106429,
October 17, 2021

Officer: Gourlay, Patrick
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Restricted Breathing
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Gourlay, Patrick
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Jezewski, Camil
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Gourlay, Patrick
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Gourlay, Patrick Black Male, 30-34 Force: Restricted Breathing Unfounded
Gourlay, Patrick Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Jezewski, Camil Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Gourlay, Patrick Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Gourlay, Patrick
Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved, May 1, 2024
APU Not guilty

Jezewski, Camil
Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved, May 1, 2024
APU Not guilty

Summary

On October 17th, 2021, at approximately 5:10 PM, [redacted] car was in the parking lot of Popeyes located at 2082 Rockaway Parkway in Brooklyn. [redacted] wife, [redacted] was in the passenger seat and their children, nine-month-old [redacted], five-year-old [redacted] and eight-year-old [redacted] were in the backseat. [redacted] was walking toward Popeye's when Police Officer Patrick Gourley and Police Officer Camil Jezewski, both of the 69th Precinct, pulled up behind him in a police vehicle and told him to get back in his car, which he refused to do. Police Officer Gourley pointed his taser at [redacted] (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority). [redacted] gave a sweatshirt he had been holding to [redacted] who was still inside the vehicle. The officers handcuffed [redacted] and while they did so, Police Officer Gourley and [redacted] held onto [redacted] sweatshirt, causing [redacted] breathing to be restricted (Allegation B: Force). Police Officer Jezewski reached into [redacted] vehicle to retrieve the sweatshirt from [redacted] (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority).
Police Officer Conor Cunningham, Police Officer Michael Magnante, Police Officer Matthew Woods, Sergeant Dana Martillo, Police Officer Evan Bogucki, Police Officer Gunvinder Singh, Police Officer Nataly Sampedro, Police Officer Darren Zhumi, and Police Officer Brian Henn, also of the 69th Precinct, responded. Police Officer Zhumi and Police Officer Henn transported [redacted] to the stationhouse in a patrol vehicle. Police Officer Gourlay searched [redacted] vehicle (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 17, 2021
Received: October 22, 2021
Closed: December 16, 2022
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 69th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Evan Bogucki, Conor Cunningham, Brian Henn, Michael Magnante, Dana Martillo, Nataly Sampedro, Gunvinder Singh, Matthew Woods, Darren Zhumi
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected