Complaint #202302703,
March 21, 2023

Officer: Pineda, Roger
Complainant: Male, 18-20
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Ogunmoyin, John
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Ogunmoyin, John
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Ogunmoyin, John
Complainant: Male, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Ogunmoyin, John
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Ogunmoyin, John
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Ogunmoyin, John
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Badlu, Steven
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Etienne, Tristan
Complainant: Male, 18-20
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Ogunmoyin, John
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Ogunmoyin, John
Complainant: Male, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Ogunmoyin, John
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Pineda, Roger
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Badlu, Steven
Complainant: Male, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Taveras, Jose
Complainant: Male, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Ogunmoyin, John
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Badlu, Steven
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Pineda, Roger
Complainant: Male, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Ogunmoyin, John
Complainant: Male, 18-20
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Ogunmoyin, John
Complainant: Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Pineda, Roger Male, 18-20 Discourtesy: Word Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Ogunmoyin, John Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Ogunmoyin, John Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Ogunmoyin, John Male, 18-20 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Charges)
Ogunmoyin, John Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Ogunmoyin, John Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Ogunmoyin, John Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Badlu, Steven Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Etienne, Tristan Male, 18-20 Discourtesy: Word Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Ogunmoyin, John Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Charges)
Ogunmoyin, John Male, 18-20 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Charges)
Ogunmoyin, John Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Charges)
Pineda, Roger Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Within NYPD Guidelines
Badlu, Steven Male, 18-20 Force: Other Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Taveras, Jose Male, 18-20 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Ogunmoyin, John Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Unable to Determine
Badlu, Steven Hispanic Male, 25-29 Force: Other Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Pineda, Roger Male, 18-20 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Ogunmoyin, John Male, 18-20 Discourtesy: Word Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Ogunmoyin, John Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Within NYPD Guidelines

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.
'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

Ogunmoyin, John
Forfeit vacation 10 days
Closed: Resolved by plea, June 30, 2025
APU Command Discipline B
Forfeit vacation 10 days / Command Discipline B

Taveras, Jose
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Pineda, Roger
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On March 21, 2023, at 12:51 a.m., inside the 103rd Street-Corona Plaza station in Queens, PO John Ogunmoyin and PO Steven Balu, both of TD 20, approached [redacted] and [redacted] for allegedly evading paying the fare. PO Ogunmoyin had a physical interaction with [redacted] near the turnstile (Allegation A: Force, unable to determine). PO Ogunmoyin then pushed both [redacted] and [redacted] (Allegations B, C: Force, substantiated).
PO Ogunmoyin made numerous discourteous statements to both [redacted] and [redacted] including, "Get on the fucking train," "Keep fucking with me," "Eat shit," "I don't give a fuck," and, "We're not paying you shit" (Allegations D, E: Discourtesy, substantiated). PO Ogunmoyin threatened [redacted] with the use of force (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, substantiated).
PO Ogunmoyin engaged in a physical altercation with both individuals in which he punched [redacted] in the face and chest area fourteen times, kneed him in the stomach area, and threw him to the ground (Allegation G: Force, substantiated). PO Ogunmoyin punched [redacted] in the face four times and also threw him to the ground (Allegation H: Force, substantiated). PO Badlu failed to intervene in PO Ogunmoyin's use of excessive force (Allegations I, J: Force, miscellaneous – subject resigned).
Additional officers responded to the scene, including PO Rodger Pineda, PO Jose Taveras, and PO Tristian Etienne, all of TD 20. At one point, PO Ogunmoyin said to [redacted] "Get the fuck off me" (Allegation K: Discourtesy, within NYPD guidelines). PO Pineda said, "Fuck that," as well as, "Give me your fuck – give me your fucking - don't fucking resist," to [redacted] (Allegation L: Discourtesy, substantiated).
PO Pineda struck [redacted] in the back with a closed fist, twice (Allegation M: Force, within NYPD guidelines). PO Ogunmoyin struck [redacted] in the back and told him to "Shut the fuck up" (Allegation N: Force, within NYPD guidelines) (Allegation O: Discourtesy, substantiated). PO Etienne said to [redacted] "Stop... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 21, 2023
Received: March 31, 2023
Closed: August 6, 2024
Last Updated: July 2, 2025

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - subway
Location: Subway station/train
In NYPD 115th Precinct Queens
Outcome: Arrest - resisting arrest

Witness Officers: Michael Anderson, Stephen Casazza, Tribhuwan Lekhak, Thomas Maloney, Hassan Shuaib
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected