Complaint #202312117,
December 13, 2023

Officer: Pennant, Kaseem
Complainant: Black Male, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Pennant, Kaseem
Complainant: Black Male, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Pennant, Kaseem
Complainant: Black Male, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Le, Phong
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Pennant, Kaseem
Complainant: Black Male, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Le, Phong
Complainant: Black Male, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Pennant, Kaseem
Complainant: Black Male, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Le, Phong
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Le, Phong
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Pennant, Kaseem Black Male, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unable to Determine
Pennant, Kaseem Black Male, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Pennant, Kaseem Black Male, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Le, Phong Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Pennant, Kaseem Black Male, 18-20 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Le, Phong Black Male, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Pennant, Kaseem Black Male, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Le, Phong Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Le, Phong Abuse of Authority: Stop Unable to Determine

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.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Pennant, Kaseem
Pending
APU - Decision Pending

Le, Phong
Command Discipline - B
Command Discipline - B (Vacation: 1 day)

Details

Incident: December 13, 2023
Received: December 28, 2023
Closed: April 29, 2025
Last Updated: June 28, 2025

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 48th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Christopher Hendrickson, Dante Pulido
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected