Complaint #202107262,
July 28, 2020

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male, 60-64
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male, 60-64
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male, 60-64
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male, 60-64
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Koenig, Adiv
Complainant: Male, 60-64
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Gaon, Michael
Complainant: Male, 60-64
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Daughtry, Kaz
Complainant: Male, 60-64
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Kehoe, James
Complainant: Male, 60-64
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Hughes, Stephen
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Male, 60-64 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Male, 60-64 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Male, 60-64 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Male, 60-64 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Koenig, Adiv Male, 60-64 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Gaon, Michael Male, 60-64 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Daughtry, Kaz Male, 60-64 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Exonerated
Kehoe, James Male, 60-64 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Hughes, Stephen Force: Physical force Exonerated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On July 28, 2020, at approximately 6:00 p.m., [redacted] was part of a 2020 Police Brutality protest, which marched from East 25th Street and Second Avenue to East 25th and Madison Avenue in Manhattan. As they were marching, [redacted] observed multiple officers take [redacted] to the ground (Allegation A: Force; [redacted]). Upon reaching the intersection, [redacted] and the other protesters were grabbed, taken to the ground, and arrested under the direction of Assistant Chief (AC) Stephen Hughes of Patrol Borough Manhattan South (Allegation B: Force; [redacted]). Multiple officers then grabbed [redacted] and took him to the ground, including Deputy Chief (DC) James Kehoe of Patrol Borough Manhattan South, Lt. Michael Gaon of the Patrol Services Bureau, and Sgt. Adiv Koenig of Strategic Response Group 3 (SRG) (Allegations C through F: Force; [redacted]). [redacted] alleged that while he was on the ground, an officer dropped onto [redacted]s thigh with his knee and an officer punched him, although he could not describe where (Allegations G and H: Force; [redacted]). [redacted] alleged that the officers' actions caused his glasses to break (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority; [redacted]). During the incident, [redacted] allegedly heard multiple officers on scene using profanity (Allegation J: Discourtesy; [redacted]). While [redacted] was being handcuffed, Det. Kaz Daughtry of the Community Affairs Bureau placed his taser it against [redacted]s neck (Allegation K: Abuse of Authority; [redacted]). [redacted] was subsequently handcuffed and transported to the 17th Precinct stationhouse, where he was charged with resisting arrest and obstruction of governmental administration [BR05]. He was ultimately released with a desk appearance ticket (DAT) [BR02]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 28, 2020
Received: November 30, 2021
Closed: May 18, 2022

Reason for contact: Demonstration/protest
Location: Park
In NYPD 13th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected