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Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn
This page contains all allegations assigned to this category by the CCRB. Multiple similar allegations can appear for the same officer because a complaint received from a civilian can include multiple allegations.
Officers With Complaints
172
Complaints
159
Allegations
182
What the CCRB’s Conclusions Mean
Substantiated: The alleged conduct occurred and it violated the rules. (Here is a breakdown of the types of discipline the CCRB can recommend. The NYPD can choose to ignore those recommendations. It has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.)Exonerated: The alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD’s rules, which often give officers significant discretion over use of force.
Unsubstantiated: The CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
Officer | Rank at Time of Complaint | Officer Details | Complainant Details | CCRB Conclusion | Year Received |
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Tarakur Chowdhury | Police Officer | Asian male | Not available | Exonerated | 2009 |
David Cheesewright | Sergeant | Asian male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
Eric Pena | Detective | Asian male | Not available | Exonerated | 2015 |
David Cheesewright | Sergeant | Asian male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
James Donovan | Detective | Asian male | Not available | Exonerated | 2015 |
David Cheesewright | Sergeant | Asian male | Not available | Exonerated | 2001 |
James Lee | Police Officer | Asian male | Not available | Exonerated | 2007 |
Christophe Furda | Police Officer | Asian male | Not available | Exonerated | 2011 |
George Allen | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Willie Johnson | Detective | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2009 |
Eric Samuels | Sergeant | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2008 |
Troy Luis | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
Ischaler Grant | Sergeant | Black male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2001 |
Christophe Mcdonald | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2012 |
Dalsh Veve | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
Terrell Anderson | Sergeant | Black male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Lamont Gibson | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2010 |
Kimberly Lucas | Police Officer | Black female | Not available | Exonerated | 2018 |
Barbie Lewis | Police Officer | Black female | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Joyce Williams | Police Officer | Black female | Not available | Exonerated | 2001 |
Johnny Mitchell | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2015 |
Scott Henderson | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2002 |
Trevor Baronette | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2007 |
Albert Jackson | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2006 |
Jonauld Guest | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic male, 40 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Orlando Phillip | Sergeant | Black male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Jean Louis | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2004 |
Jean Louis | Detective | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2010 |
Brenton Cole | Police Officer | Black male | White male, 37 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
Jason Deonarinesingh | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Jason Deonarinesingh | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Mourad Mourad | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2006 |
Steve Lafortune | Detective | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2010 |
Nathan Mole | Sergeant | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2009 |
Robert Clark | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2009 |
Jamaal Arthur | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2015 |
Duane Atkinson | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Clifton Clarke | Detective | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2010 |
Keith Bryan | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 1995 |
Troy Patterson | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 1988 |
Darion Francis | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2015 |
Emilio Aponte | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2006 |
Aubrey Henry | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 1997 |
Franklyn Sepulveda | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2006 |
Janert Gil | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Abel Perez | Detective | Hispanic male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2005 |
Elvin Gomez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Edmundo Rivera | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Risel Martinez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2016 |
Oscar Nunez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2017 |
Peter Morales | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2010 |
Manuel Gutierrez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2016 |
Vincent Ciardiello | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2011 |
Jose Tabora | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Ricardo Bocachica | Detective | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2008 |
Mohammed Rios | Detective | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2017 |
Robert Rodriguez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
John Zamot | Detective | Hispanic male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
John Zamot | Detective | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2015 |
Nela Gomez | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Not available | Exonerated | 2006 |
Maria Bocachica | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Not available | Exonerated | 2009 |
Anthony Ronda | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 1995 |
Humberto Morales | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2010 |
Henry Rivera | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2011 |
Joseph Franco | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2003 |
Joseph Franco | Detective | Hispanic male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Adan Munoz | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Juan Lopez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Joey Rodriguez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2002 |
Milton Sanchez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2010 |
Joseph Fernandez | Detective | Hispanic male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Rolando Carbonell | Detective | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2009 |
Glenda Wajer | Detective | Hispanic female | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Derek Sambolin | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Derek Almeida | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
Juan Rodriguez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2010 |
Juan Rodriguez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2014 |
Julio Delgado | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2009 |
Jovaniel Cordova | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Jose Dejesus | Detective | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2010 |
Ramon Hernandez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Ronald Perez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Stephen Jones | Detective | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2010 |
Brian Coffey | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Raymond Festino | Sergeant | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2002 |
John Chavatte | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2006 |
William Neville | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Ryan Galvin | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Joseph Dipreta | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2002 |
Joseph Lessard | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Steven Weiss | Lieutenant | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2010 |
Kellan Oneill | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Daniel Beddows | Detective | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2014 |
Brian Ilund | Detective | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2016 |
Brian Green | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Thomas White | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2001 |
Rachid Benlhoussain | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
Thomas Cerbone | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 1996 |
Anthony Demonte | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2003 |
Peter Duke | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2004 |
About This Data
For decades, disciplinary records of police officers in New York have been shielded from public view. After the state recently repealed the law that had kept the records secret, ProPublica requested and received a database from New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board, which investigates allegations of misconduct against NYPD officers. The database lists the name of each officer, the race of the complainant and the officer, a category describing the alleged misconduct, and whether the CCRB concluded the officers’ conduct violated NYPD rules. Police unions have opposed New York City’s plan to make public data about disciplinary investigations. This database names about 4,000 of the NYPD’s 36,000 active-duty officers. Every officer in the database has had at least one substantiated allegation. We excluded any allegations that CCRB investigators concluded did not occur and were deemed unfounded. We also removed a small number of officers (62) against whom the CCRB had substantiated allegations, but whose substantiated allegations had not gone fully through the NYPD’s administrative prosecution process. The CCRB was not able to reach conclusions in many cases, in part because the investigators must rely on the NYPD to hand over crucial evidence, such as footage from body-worn cameras. Often, the department is not forthcoming despite a legal duty to cooperate in CCRB investigations. The CCRB gets thousands of complaints per year but substantiates a tiny fraction of them. Allegations of criminal conduct by officers are typically investigated not by the CCRB but by state or federal prosecutors in conjunction with the NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau or the FBI. The NYPD’s own findings in cases in this database are not included here.
Read more about what we’ve included in the database and why, and see our answers to questions we have received about this data. If you have information about any of these officers or cases, please fill out our form.
All of the records in this data are from closed cases. But if you see an error, contact the CCRB. If the agency updates its records and lets us know, we'll do so as well.
The data used in this database is downloadable from ProPublica’s Data Store.
Source
This data was obtained through a records request made to the CCRB. It includes fully investigated allegations only for officers who were members of the department as of late June 2020 and against whom the CCRB has substantiated at least one allegation.