Incidents

While Detective Robert B. Stewart had a civilian riding along in his car, he and Officer Branden A. Kidder both shot at Jerome Uzzle, whom they had been attempting to arrest earlier that day. Uzzle died later of his injuries, with the fatal bullets deemed to have come from Kidder's gun.

William McAuliffe and Jennifer Barlow were sued for using excessive force "in a fit of sudden and unprovoked rage" upon Elder Chacon, Brenda Samayoa, and their 12-year-old daughter, after a crash in the city on Aug. 7, 2019. Officer Douglas Peppel was also involved in the incident according to court records for Chacon, although he is not named in the court complaint.

According to the complaint: "'In a fit of sudden and unprovoked rage, Officer McAuliffe threw his clipboard on the ground and violently grabbed at Chacon’s person..' McAuliffe then allegedly pushed Samayoa out of the way, striking her in the face and pushing her into [daughter] Nathaly, who was standing next to her, as Samayoa fell to the ground...

"Officer McAuliffe continued attacking him and that instead of deescalating the situation, Officer Barlow used her taser on Chacon... At the time that Officer McAuliffe and Officer Barlow assaulted Mr. Chacon, he was not engaged in any activity suggesting that he posed a threat to officer safety or to any other person.”

Daryl C. Goldsmith II (Richmond Police Department) and Sean Andrew Bujno (Norfolk Police Department) appealed to the Executive Committee for reinstatement. The Committee did not reinstate either former officer.

"Mr. Goldsmith presented a witness, Sergeant Wilkins. Captain Chris Gleason, Richmond Police, Disciplinarian Review Office, and Antoinette Tull, Human Resources Division Chief, Richmond Police, were present and testified. After questioning, Colonel Settle made a motion, seconded by Sheriff Crawford, to sustain decertification. The motion passed on a 4-1 vote with Chief Branch in opposition."

Police Narrative (Not Verified):

"...Master Police Officer #1 (hereinafter “MPO#1”) wrapped his arms around JP’s upper torso, which allowed other officers to handcuff JP. Bystanders shouted that MPO#1 was choking JP."

Officers Maney and Gore are named in a complaint by Jowell Travis LeGendre alleging officers refused to investigate his injury yet acted readily on complaints of a white woman against him, with implications that the officers engaged in bias-based policing. This complaint coincides with cases 0:2020cvrgt07778, 7:2020cv00182, 7:2019cv00814, and 7:2019cv00686.

Officer shoots a dog in a park by firing a round straight into its leg.

"Specific to the use of force during his arrest, MM alleged that “twelve guys with guns” pointed at him threw him out of his car, causing an injury to his knee."

From the Fairfax County Police Civilian Review Panel:

"This report concerns a citizen complaint related to an interaction between the citizen (Complainant) and a Fairfax County police officer in a parking lot. The incident began when the officer, while driving his patrol car, observed the Complainant as the officer drove past him. The officer followed the Complainant into the parking lot of the Complainant’s apartment building and questioned the Complainant. The officer’s questions focused on whether the

Complainant lived in the apartment complex.

The complaint alleges that racial profiling was the impetus for this conversation, and that the Complainant had done nothing wrong. The Complainant maintained that he should have never been approached by the officer

The Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) investigated the incident and ultimately agreed with the Complainant that the officer had no reasonable suspicion to suspect that the Complainant had violated a law or was in the process of committing a crime. The FCPD concluded that the Complainant had every right to not answer the officer’s questions.... At the time [2019], the officer had been with the FCPD for approximately six years and was assigned as a detective in the Reston Criminal Investigations section of the FCPD."

According to a court complaint, Chesterfield County police officers Christopher Paroskie, J.W. Partin, & Dixon allegedly harassed a citizen named Mr. Bell over a period of years.

Use of force complaint filed regarding assault by police officers.

"After arriving at the ADC, MM remained in the backseat of the patrol car while PFC was retrieving items out of the trunk. When MM heard PFC#1 cut open a bag using a knife, he asked PFC#1 if he was planting evidence. PFC#1 then angrily pulled MM out of the car—with the open knife still in his hand—while telling him to “get out of the fucking car.” After removing MM from the backseat, PFC#1 slammed him into the rear quarter panel of the car before escorting him into the ADC and presenting him to a magistrate. "

ON March 7, 2019, Zullig was accused of lying and discrimination ("Lying, Racial Profiling, and Discrimination"). The Waynesboro, VA Police Department opened an Internal Affairs investigation overseen by Captain Meeks, who closed the investigation 11 days later and deemed the complaint unfounded.

A woman was dragged out of her car through the driver's side door and sprayed in the face with OC spray by a police officer (Mason District) conducting a traffic stop.

An Internal Affairs investigation found Ofc. J. Patrick's use of force against Abrar Omeish and use of OC spray against her was inappropriate. Luntz assisted Patrick and searched Omeish. The incident is described in the Internal Affairs letter linked below.

Vrginia Beach police officers Bradley Colas and Nigel Tuft-Williams shot and killed Jeffrey Tyree. Colas was later found liable in a civil suit and the City awarded Tyree's family a settlement of $1,000,000 dollars. However, in January 2023, this judgment was reversed.

Jamar Gladden, appearing pro se and proceeding in forma pauperis, filed this

civil action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that Defendant R.A. Oberholzer, a police officer for the City of Charlottesville, used excessive force against Gladden during a traffic stop on July 29, 2015.

On February 6, 2019, Gladden filed a one-count complaint alleging that Oberholzer violated his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Gladden claims that he suffered a broken tooth, at least one cut requiring stitches, and a dislocated shoulder.

Gladden complied. Instead of restraining Gladden’s wrists, however, Oberholzer “grabbed [him] around the neck with his forearm in a ‘choke hold’ fashion” and “used his body weight to throw” Gladden to the ground. Oberholzer kept choking Gladden and holding him down while unknown “detectives kicked, punched[,] and struck” him.

Detective Joseph Cameron List shot and killed Angel Viola Decarlo, who was a suspect in a robbery, according to a news report.

David Torrence and Thomas Davis kill Anthony M. Edwards.