Complaint #202202986,
May 10, 2022

Officer: Abdelfattah, Mohammad
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Abdelfattah, Mohammad
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Nonlethal restraining device
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Denton, Krishawni
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Guerrero, Steven
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Abdelfattah, Mohammad
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Ayala, Alex
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Stpierre, Jeffrey
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Brunson, Thermond
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Stpierre, Jeffrey
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Coscia, Kristin
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Kania, Olivia
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Hernandez, Nelson
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Vazquez, Edber
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Kapelanski, David
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Tolba, Anthony
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Guerrero, Steven
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Abdelfattah, Mohammad
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Restricted Breathing
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Guerrero, Steven
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Restricted Breathing
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Denton, Krishawni
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Guerrero, Steven
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Restricted Breathing
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Abdelfattah, Mohammad Black Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Abdelfattah, Mohammad Black Male, 21-24 Force: Nonlethal restraining device Within NYPD Guidelines
Denton, Krishawni Black Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Guerrero, Steven Black Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Abdelfattah, Mohammad Black Male, 21-24 Discourtesy: Word Within NYPD Guidelines
Ayala, Alex Black Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Stpierre, Jeffrey Discourtesy: Word Within NYPD Guidelines
Brunson, Thermond Black Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Stpierre, Jeffrey Black Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Coscia, Kristin Black Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Kania, Olivia Black Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Hernandez, Nelson Black Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Vazquez, Edber Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Kapelanski, David Black Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Tolba, Anthony Black Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Guerrero, Steven Black Male, 21-24 Force: Chokehold Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Abdelfattah, Mohammad Black Male, 21-24 Force: Restricted Breathing Unable to Determine
Guerrero, Steven Black Male, 21-24 Force: Restricted Breathing Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Denton, Krishawni Black Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Guerrero, Steven Black Male, 21-24 Force: Restricted Breathing Unable to Determine

Conclusion Meanings:

'Unable to Determine': The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'Within NYPD Guidelines': The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On May 10, 2022, at approximately 5:40 p.m., near the corner of Hart Street and Stuyvesant Avenue in Brooklyn, PO Mohammad Abdelfattah, PO Krishawni Denton, and PO Steven Guerrero, all of PSA-3, attempted to stop [redacted] due to a suspicion that he was carrying a firearm. [redacted] attempted to flee from officers. PO Abdelfattah, PO Denton, and PO Guerrero forcibly took [redacted] to the ground (Allegations A, B, C: Force - Physical force, [redacted]). During the struggle, PO Guerrero placed his arm around [redacted] neck and restricted [redacted] breathing (Allegation D: Force - Chokehold, [redacted]) (Allegation E: Force - Restricted breathing, [redacted]). PO Guerrero then placed his knee on [redacted] upper back (Allegation F: Force - Restricted breathing, [redacted]). PO Abdelfattah deployed his Taser in prong and then stun mode on [redacted] (Allegation G: Force - Taser, [redacted]). PO Denton struck [redacted] in the head with a closed fist three times (Allegation H: Force - Physical force, [redacted]).
After being placed in handcuffs, [redacted] continued to physically struggle with officers. At one point, PO Abdelfattah said, "Oh my god, put him down. Put him down. I'm fucking sick of this shit." (Allegation I: Discourtesy - Word, [redacted]). PO Abdelfattah placed his knee on [redacted] lower back (Allegation J: Force - Restricted breathing, [redacted]).
Additional officers arrived on scene, including PO Alex Ayala, PO Thermond Brunson, PO Anthony Tolba, PO Dillon Nasroodin, PO Jeffrey Stpierre, PO Olivia Kania, PO Edber Vazquez, PO Kristin Coscia, PO Steven Kamalic, PO Manuel Mancheno, PO Karen Nelson, PO Sylvia Glaszewski, PO Nelson Hernandez, PO Pascual Melo, and PO David Kapelanski, all from the 81st Precinct or PSA-3. PO Ayala, PO Brunson, PO Tolbe, PO Stpierre, and PO Kania used force to restrain [redacted] on the ground until he was placed on a stretcher (Allegations K, L, M, N, O: Force - Physical force, [redacted]).
An unknown individual walked up to [redacted] while officers were... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 10, 2022
Closed: September 25, 2023

Reason for contact: C/V intervened on behalf of/observed encounter w/3rd party
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 81st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Andre Gaddy, Sylvia Golaszewski, Karen Joseph, Steven Kamalic, Manuel Mancheno, Pascual Melo, Dillon Nasroodin
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected