Complaint #202403261,
March 27, 2024

Officer: James, Sheldon
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: James, Sheldon
Complainant: Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Bias-Based Policing (Race)
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Recategorized as: Abuse of Authority: Other
Officer: James, Sheldon
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Shorter, Selina
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: James, Sheldon
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: James, Sheldon
Complainant: Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: James, Sheldon
Complainant: Black Male, 15-17
Allegation: Offensive Language: Gender
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
James, Sheldon Black Male, 15-17 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
James, Sheldon Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Bias-Based Policing (Race) Unfounded
Recategorized as Abuse of Authority: Other
James, Sheldon Black Male, 15-17 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Shorter, Selina Black Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Stop Within NYPD Guidelines
James, Sheldon Black Male, 15-17 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
James, Sheldon Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
James, Sheldon Black Male, 15-17 Offensive Language: Gender Substantiated (Charges)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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

James, Sheldon
Pending
APU - Decision Pending

Details

Incident: March 27, 2024
Received: April 3, 2024
Closed: August 7, 2025

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - subway
Location: Subway station/train
In NYPD 109th Precinct Queens
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Colinton Coronado, Lennard Cox, Paul Davis, Robert Erosa, Wayne Geiss, Andrew Kelty, Derek Novotny, Patrick Osei, Mateusz Tkaczuk
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected