Blue Team marked_Redacted_FinalLong Beach Police Dept
Use Of Force Report
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Incident Details
Date Received Date of Occurrence Time of Occurrence
07/09/2019 07/07/2019 23:36
Record ID Number DR Number IA Number
13782 190037145 UOF2019-0074
Date/Time Entered Entered By Assigned Investigator
07/09/2019 00:41 Sergeant Kenneth Green [Incident pending assignment]
Incident Summary
Dispatch:
Officers responded to regarding a domestic violence incident that had just occurred. The victim
called police stating that she had just pepper sprayed her intoxicated husband after he tried to hit her. Call #1531.
Force Used:
Officer J. Asato #11333 utilized bodily force, a takedown, and a carotid control hold on Clark for further see his ARS
report.
Officer K. Lopez #11091 utilized bodily force on Clark. For further see her follow-up report in ARS.
Officer J. Jenkin #11023 utilized bodily force on Clark. For further see her follow-up report in ARS.
Injuries:
Clark did not suffer any visible injuries or complaints of pain as a result of the use of force, other than being rendered
unconscious for approximately 5 seconds. However, Clark had been pepper sprayed in his face area prior to our arrival.
He also had sustained some small lacerations to his hands prior to our arrival. He was treated for these injuries both by
LBFD personnel and the emergency room staff at St. Mary’s Hospital.
Officer Asato did not sustain any injuries as a result of being elbowed in the chest by Clark.
Officers Lopez and Jenkin did not sustain any injuries.
Photographs/Videos:
Officer E. Shear #11334 took photographs of the scene, Clark, and the involved Officers. Officer Shear placed these
photos into Mideo.
There was no video of the incident.
Statements:
I interviewed Clark while in booking, away from other Officers or staff. I audio recorded my interview of him. For further,
see the audio file in Mideo and my supplemental report in ARS.
Body Worn Camera Summary/Comments:
No BWC
Body Worn Camera Effectiveness:
No BWC
Hospitalization:
No
The officer perceived the civilian to be armed with: No Perception of Being Armed
The officer confirmed the civilian to be armed with: Not Armed
The civilian’s injury severity is: No Injury
The officer’s injury severity is: No Injury
The civilian received the following medical aid: Medical Assistance (At Facility and Released)
The officer received the following medical aid: No Medical Assistance
The officer’s duty status at the time of the use of force incident was: On Duty
The officer’s dress at the time of the use of force incident was: Patrol Uniform
Officer role AB-71: Yes
Conclusion/Actions:
Use of force approved, no further action. I determined the use of force to be within department policy, and objectively
reasonable based upon the totality of the circumstances. I debriefed the incident with each of the involved officers,
covering force options, 4th amendment considerations, and carotid control hold policy.
Notifications:
Watch Commander A. Yap was notified of the incident.
Incident Location
Addresses
Latitude, Longitude =
, Long Beach, CA, 90804
- Location of Occurrence: Outside Jurisdiction
Use of Force Details
Reason For Using Force Service Being Rendered More Than 1 Citizen Involved
Resistive/Combative Call For Service No
Weather Condition Light Condition Distance to Citizen
Clear Night-Darkness 1 feet to 3 feet
Citizen Injured Citizen Hospitalized Citizen Arrested
No Yes Yes
Citizen Build Citizen Height Citizen Influence Assessment
Medium 5'10'' to 6'0''Signs of Alcohol Impairment
Officer(s) Injured Officer(s) Taken to Hospital
No No
Reporting/Involved Citizen
Wesley Davis Clark
Date of Birth: 03/06/1963 Race: White Ethnicity: Unknown Gender: Male
Addresses
Phone Numbers
Role: [None Entered]
Type of Resistance Citizen Used Against Officer
• Assaultive
• Resistance
Injuries Sustained By Citizen
Injury Region Injury Location
No injuries noted or visible
Charges Against Citizen
• Misdemeanor
• Felony
Incident Officers
Police Officer Jessica Jenkin - 11023
Assignment at time of incident: Police Officer COP/Patrol/East/Cfs/W1 Shift A Graveyard
Video Footage: [None Entered]
Role: N/A
Force used by this Officer against Citizen
• Other Bodily Force - Force Effective: Yes
Less lethal force used by this Officer against Citizen
Force Used Force Effective Region Point of Contact
Other Bodily Force Yes L, J 1, 2
Injuries Sustained By Officer
Injury Region Injury Location
No injuries noted or visible
Police Officer Kaylie Lopez - 11091
Assignment at time of incident: Police Officer COP/Patrol/East/Cfs/W1 Shift A Graveyard
Video Footage: [None Entered]
Role: N/A
Force used by this Officer against Citizen
• Other Bodily Force - Force Effective: No
Less lethal force used by this Officer against Citizen
Force Used Force Effective Region Point of Contact
Other Bodily Force No 6 1
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Injuries Sustained By Officer
Injury Region Injury Location
No injuries noted or visible
Police Officer Jared Asato - 11333
Assignment at time of incident: Police Officer COP/Patrol/East/Cfs/W1 Shift A Graveyard
Video Footage: [None Entered]
Role: N/A
Force used by this Officer against Citizen
• Takedown - Force Effective: Yes
• Carotid - Rendered Unconscious - Force Effective: Yes
Less lethal force used by this Officer against Citizen
Force Used Force Effective Region Point of Contact
Takedown Yes B 3
Carotid - Rendered Unconscious Yes 2, 2 1, 2
1
Injuries Sustained By Officer
Injury Region Injury Location
No injuries noted or visible
Citizen Witnesses
Date of Birth: Race: Ethnicity: Unknown Gender:
Addresses
Phone Numbers
Tasks
Task Description Date Due Date Completed Summary
Running Sheet Entries
No running sheet entries to show
Attachments
No Attachments
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Assignment History
Date/Time Sent From To Activity
08/25/2019 19:29 Lie D Lance Field status changed in IAPro from Completed - in holding bin to Released
Chain of Command History
Routing Number: 1
From Sergeant Kenneth Green
To Lieutenant Abram Yap
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 07/09/2019 03:59
Instructions From [ Sergeant Kenneth Green ] To [ Lieutenant Abram Yap ]
Sir, for your review. Approved, no further action.
Comments/Response From [Lieutenant Abram Yap]
Approved - no further action.
Routing Number: 2
From Lieutenant
Abram Yap
To Lieutenant
James
Richardson
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 07/12/2019
13:41
Instructions From [ Lieutenant Abram Yap ] To [ Lieutenant James Richardson ]
Use of force for your review
Comments/Response From [ Lieutenant James Richardson ]
In Policy - No further action. I had Sgt. Green do additional verbal training with Officer Asato on the
following: 1-To interview the victim prior to making contact with the suspect, to determine what kind
of crime, if any, has occurred. 2-To make verbal attempts of de-escalation before using force.
3-Reporting procedures. Officer Asato did not mention he made any attempt to talk to the suspect
where as Officer Lopez notes Asato did ask the suspect if he was alright. I audited Officer Asato's
UOF history for the past 12 months and he was found to have no UOF's that had similar issues. Sgt.
Green did the retraining on 7/17/19 and Officer Asato was receptive.
Routing Number: 3
From Lieutenant James Richardson
To Commander Patrick O'dowd
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 07/17/2019 22:40
Instructions From [ Lieutenant James Richardson ] To [ Commander Patrick O'dowd ]
Sir-For your review. See comments.
Comments/Response From [ Commander Patrick O'dowd ]
In policy, verbal retraining provided
Routing Number: 4
From Commander
Patrick
O'dowd
To Commander
Anthony
Lopez
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 08/08/2019
09:35
Instructions From [ Commander Patrick O'dowd ] To [ Commander Anthony Lopez ]
Bureau Review
Comments/Response From [ Commander Anthony Lopez ]
Patrol Bureau approved. This use of force is deemed in policy. Recommendations: No further action
BWC: Not effective, no officers on scene was assigned BEC's. Corrective action: Sgt. Green provided
verbal re-training to Officer Asato 1-To interview the victim prior to making contact with the suspect,
to determine what kind of crime, if any, has occurred. 2-To make verbal attempts of de-escalation
before using force. 3-Reporting procedures. Officer Asato did not mention he made any attempt to
talk to the suspect where as Officer Lopez notes Asato did ask the suspect if he was alright.