Complaint #202301667,
February 14, 2023

Officer: Sharma, Rmit
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Benn, Colwin
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Roopnarine, Victor
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Mcdonald, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Villa, Sebastian
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Roopnarine, Victor
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Roopnarine, Victor
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Mcdonald, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Mcdonald, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Sharma, Rmit
Complainant: Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Mcdonald, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Mucciaccio, Daniel
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Sharma, Rmit
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Villa, Sebastian
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Kitterle, Shawn
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Kitterle, Shawn
Complainant: Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Mcdonald, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Kitterle, Shawn
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Sharma, Rmit Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unable to Determine
Benn, Colwin Black Male, 40-44 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Roopnarine, Victor Black Male, 40-44 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Mcdonald, Christopher Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Villa, Sebastian Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Within NYPD Guidelines
Roopnarine, Victor Black Male, 40-44 Discourtesy: Word Within NYPD Guidelines
Roopnarine, Victor Black Male, 40-44 Discourtesy: Word Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Mcdonald, Christopher Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Unknown Officer Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Officer(s) Unidentified
Mcdonald, Christopher Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Sharma, Rmit Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Mcdonald, Christopher Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Within NYPD Guidelines
Mucciaccio, Daniel Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Within NYPD Guidelines
Sharma, Rmit Black Male, 40-44 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Villa, Sebastian Black Male, 40-44 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Kitterle, Shawn Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Within NYPD Guidelines
Kitterle, Shawn Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Mcdonald, Christopher Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Kitterle, Shawn Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unable to Determine
Unknown Officer Black Male, 40-44 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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.
'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

Kitterle, Shawn
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Mcdonald, Christopher
Closed: Retained, with discipline, August 8, 2024
APU Closed: Retained, with discipline
Forfeit vacation 5 days

Sharma, Rmit
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On February 14, 2023, at approximately 3:05 a.m., [redacted] went to the 79th Precinct stationhouse to file a complaint. Police Officer Rmit Sharma and Sergeant Shawn Kitterle, of the 79th Precinct, did not activate their body-worn cameras ("BWC") and allegedly refused to file [redacted] complaint (Allegation A-B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Allegations C-D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Police Officer Sebastian Villa, of the 79th Precinct, threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Sharma, PO Villa, and Police Officer Colwin Benn, of the 79th Precinct, pulled [redacted] out of the stationhouse (Allegations F-H: Force, [redacted]) Sergeant Christopher McDonald, of the 79th Precinct, forcibly removed [redacted] to the hospital (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]) The officers handcuffed [redacted] and PO Roopnarine held [redacted] legs and shackles down (Allegation J: Force, [redacted] Officers carried [redacted] into the stationhouse to wait for an ambulance to arrive and carried him to the ambulance upon its arrival (Allegation K: Force, [redacted] Sgt. McDonald instructed officers to search [redacted] (Allegation L: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Roopnarine used profanity when ordering [redacted] to stop kicking his legs (Allegation M: Discourtesy, [redacted] PO Roopnarine told [redacted] to act like a "grown ass man" (Allegation N: Discourtesy, [redacted] Officers allegedly seized [redacted] marijuana and a lighter (Allegation O: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]) Sgt. McDonald failed to provide [redacted] with a business card (Allegation P: Abuse of Authority, [redacted])
On February 14, 2023, at approximately 5:23 a.m., [redacted] returned to the 79th Precinct stationhouse after he was released from the hospital to file a complaint. Sgt. McDonald ordered him to leave and asked [redacted] if he wanted to go back to the hospital (Allegation Q: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]) Sgt. McDonald, Sgt. Kitterle, and Police Officer Daniel Mucciaccio, of the 79th... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 14, 2023
Received: February 24, 2023
Closed: June 21, 2024
Last Updated: August 10, 2024

Reason for contact: C/V at PCT to file complaint of crime
Location: Police building
In NYPD 79th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Christopher Atancuri, Austin Morales, Helen Ramirez, Louilly Taveras
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected