Complaint #202208743,
December 20, 2022

Officer: Bennett, Mervin
Complainant: Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Asselta, Brianna
Complainant: Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Asselta, Brianna
Complainant: Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Asselta, Brianna
Complainant: Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Asselta, Brianna
Complainant: Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Asselta, Brianna
Complainant: Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Asselta, Brianna
Complainant: Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34
Allegation: Offensive Language: Ethnicity
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Huda, Syed
Complainant: Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34
Allegation: Offensive Language: Ethnicity
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Asselta, Brianna
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Sloman, Sean
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Peerzada, Sohral
Complainant: Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Peerzada, Sohral
Complainant: Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Hit against inanimate object
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Peerzada, Sohral
Complainant: Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Shawon, Delwar
Complainant: Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Peerzada, Sohral
Complainant: Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Sloman, Sean
Complainant: Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Sex Miscon (Sexual Harassment, Gesture)
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Recategorized as: Abuse of Authority: Other
Officer: Sloman, Sean
Complainant: Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Gesture
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Huda, Syed
Complainant: Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Peerzada, Sohral
Complainant: Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Sloman, Sean
Complainant: Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Peerzada, Sohral
Complainant: Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Asselta, Brianna
Complainant: Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Huda, Syed
Complainant: Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Bennett, Mervin
Complainant: Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Unlawful Summons
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Peerzada, Sohral
Complainant: Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Unlawful Summons
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Bennett, Mervin Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Unable to Determine
Asselta, Brianna Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Asselta, Brianna Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Within NYPD Guidelines
Asselta, Brianna Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Asselta, Brianna Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Action Unfounded
Asselta, Brianna Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34 Offensive Language: Gender Unfounded
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Asselta, Brianna Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34 Offensive Language: Ethnicity Unfounded
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Huda, Syed Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34 Offensive Language: Ethnicity Unable to Determine
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Asselta, Brianna Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Sloman, Sean Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Peerzada, Sohral Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment Unable to Determine
Peerzada, Sohral Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34 Force: Hit against inanimate object Unfounded
Peerzada, Sohral Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Shawon, Delwar Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Peerzada, Sohral Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Unfounded
Sloman, Sean Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Sex Miscon (Sexual Harassment, Gesture) Unable to Determine
Recategorized as Abuse of Authority: Other
Sloman, Sean Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Gesture Unable to Determine
Huda, Syed Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unfounded
Peerzada, Sohral Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Unable to Determine
Sloman, Sean Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Within NYPD Guidelines
Peerzada, Sohral Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Within NYPD Guidelines
Asselta, Brianna Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Unfounded
Huda, Syed Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Unable to Determine
Bennett, Mervin Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Unlawful Summons Substantiated (Charges)
Peerzada, Sohral Middle Eastern/North African Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Unlawful Summons Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated

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.


Penalties

Bennett, Mervin
Formalized Training
Closed: Resolved by plea, January 5, 2026
APU Formalized Training
Formalized Training

Asselta, Brianna
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Sloman, Sean
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Document

Complaint Closing Report

Details

Incident: December 20, 2022
Received: December 21, 2022
Closed: April 9, 2024
Last Updated: January 7, 2026

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 28th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Summons - disorderly conduct

Witness Officers: Carlo Chu, Anthony Flores, Darrion Grant, Mohamed Islam, Franklin Salinas, John Yu, Haris Zimonjic
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected