Complaint #202206671,
October 5, 2022

Officer: Akobundu, Ikenna
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Akobundu, Ikenna
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Akobundu, Ikenna
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Akobundu, Ikenna
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Franco, Luis
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Akobundu, Ikenna
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Akobundu, Ikenna
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: False official statement
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Recategorized as: Abuse of Authority: Other
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Akobundu, Ikenna Black Male, 40-44 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Akobundu, Ikenna Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unable to Determine
Akobundu, Ikenna Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Substantiated (Charges)
Akobundu, Ikenna Black Male, 40-44 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Franco, Luis Black Male, 40-44 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Akobundu, Ikenna Black Male, 40-44 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Akobundu, Ikenna Untruthful Statement: False official statement Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Recategorized as Abuse of Authority: Other

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unable to Determine': The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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.


Penalty

Akobundu, Ikenna
Forfeit vacation 5 days
Closed: Resolved by plea, April 2, 2025
APU Command Discipline B
Forfeit vacation 10 days / Command Discipline B

Summary

On October 5, 2022, at approximately 3:30am, PO Ikenna Akobundu and PO Luis Franco, from Transit District 20, approached [redacted] who was on a bench inside the Sutphin Boulevard F-train subway station in Queens. [redacted] began recording them with his cellphone. PO Akobundu told [redacted] to get on the next train and leave the station. PO Akobundu said, "Fuck that, you got to get out of here." (Allegation A: Discourtesy, Unfounded) PO Akobundu then hit [redacted] hand, where he was holding his phone (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, Substantiated) (Allegation C: Force, Substantiated) causing his phone to fall to the ground and break (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, Unable to Determine). PO Akobundu and PO Franco pushed [redacted] off the bench and escorted him out of the station (Allegations E and F: Force, Within NYPD Guidelines).
On March 21, 2023, PO Akobundu made a false official statement to the CCRB (Allegation G: Untruthful Statement, Substantiated). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 5, 2022
Closed: November 22, 2023
Last Updated: April 4, 2025

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - subway
Location: Subway station/train
In NYPD 103rd Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected