DA Clark fi nds no criminality
by police in Jahmel Leach case
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In June 2020 Bronx teenager
Jahmel Leach was
tasered and allegedly by police
during the George Floyd
protests.
However, on May 18, District
Attorney Darcel Clark
released a 23 page report on
the investigation into the use
of force against Leach and
found no criminality on the
part of the responding police
offi cers, and it did not fi nd
that the force used to arrest
and restrain Leach was excessive
or otherwise unjustifi ed.
Surveillance video obtained
during the investigation
shows Leach, 16, in
the vicinity of East Fordham
Road and Morris Avenue
on June 1, 2020 at approximately
9 p.m. Leach is
seen among a crowd of people
heel–kicking a T–Mobile
storefront.
Leach then moved to another
spot and attempted to
light debris on fi re. Police Offi
cer Kevin Hickey observed
Leach and tasered him, causing
him to fall to the ground
and injure the right side of
his face. Two other police offi
cers approached Leach and
each struck him once with a
baton in the lower part of his
body. Police then took him
into custody and his case was
processed in family court.
Leach’s family and lawyer
met with the Public Integrity
Bureau to be informed of the
fi ndings.
“Many took to the streets
peacefully to decry the killing
of George Floyd, but violence
and looting broke out
in the Fordham area on June
1, 2020,” Clark said. “In the
midst of the chaos, NYPD
Officers observed Mr. Leach
allegedly trying to ignite a
fire, which could have hurt
the officers, people in the
area and Mr. Leach himself.
After a full investigation,we
have concluded that there
was no criminality on the
part of three police officers.
I support the right to peacefully
protest, but I will not
tolerate violence in our community.
Neither will I tolerate
police misconduct or
brutality, and my Office will
review and take seriously
any such allegations from
the public.”
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