Complaint #202106546,
October 27, 2021

Summary

On October 27, 2021, at approximately 5:30 PM, [redacted] was at [redacted] in Brooklyn. Detective Michael Magas, Detective Steve Laumonier, and Police Officer Jerry Eustache, all of the 94th Precinct Detective Squad, came to the door. The officers banged or kicked the door, causing the peep hole to "drop" (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Property Damaged – [redacted] (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority – Property Damaged – [redacted] (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority – Property Damaged – [redacted] opened the door, and after a brief conversation, the officers entered (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority – Entry of Premises – [redacted] (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority – Entry of Premises – [redacted] (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority – Entry of Premises – [redacted] The officers then searched the apartment (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority – Search of Premises – [redacted] (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority – Search of Premises – [redacted] (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority – Search of Premises – [redacted] Detective Magas allegedly told [redacted] "You're being stupid" and "You're being dumb," and possibly also, "You're acting dumb" (Allegation J: Discourtesy – Word – [redacted] Detective Laumonier allegedly drew his gun and said to [redacted] "Stop fucking around. Where's Darnell? You know where he is," and that she knew "where the fuck" [redacted] was, as well as telling her something like, "Oh shit, I'm scared for my life," when she asked him why he drew his gun (Allegation K: Abuse of Authority – Gun Drawn – [redacted] (Allegation L: Discourtesy – Word – [redacted] Detective Magas allegedly threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegation M: Abuse of Authority – Threat of Arrest – [redacted] The officers and [redacted] left the apartment, and Detective Magas took the keys that [redacted] had to the apartment and gave them to building management (Allegation N: Abuse of Authority – Seizure of Property – [redacted] All three of the officers failed to provide [redacted] with RTKA cards (Allegation O: Abuse of... Read report for details.