Complaint #202203990,
June 16, 2022

Officer: Lawrence, Joshua
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Lawrence, Joshua
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Taybron, Brandon
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Lawrence, Joshua Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Lawrence, Joshua Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Taybron, Brandon Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline B)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Taybron, Brandon
Command Discipline - B

Lawrence, Joshua
Closed: Retained, with discipline, December 15, 2023
APU Closed: Retained, with discipline
Command Discipline A

Summary

On June 16, 2022, at approximately 2 a.m., [redacted] was denied entry to the Le Bain nightclub located at 848 Washington Street in Manhattan. PO Joshua Lawrence, PO Christopher Witt, Lt. Brandon Taybron, PO Patricia Ramos, and PO Marek Stopczyk responded. Lt. Taybron forcibly detained [redacted] and called EMS personnel to the location (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Lawrence told [redacted] "You can't care for yourself, so now you're gonna go to the hospital" (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] While waiting for EMS to arrive, PO Lawrence removed [redacted] wallet from his bag and examined his ID (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] The incident did not result in any arrests or summonses, and [redacted] did not go to the hospital after EMS personnel declined to take him. [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 16, 2022
Received: June 17, 2022
Closed: October 23, 2023

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Commercial building
In NYPD 6th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Patricia Scagnelli, Marek Stopczyk, Christopher Witt
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected