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The defendant officers entered Ms. Powell's apartment and handcuffed her, causing injuries to her wrists and hands. The defendant officers then lifted Ms. Powell off the floor and placed her in a police vehicle, transporting her to the 77th Precinct.\n\nMs. Howell spent thirty (30) hours in custody before being transferred to Kings County Central Booking, where she was searched again and processed. While she was in custody, the defendant police officers provided false information to the Kings County District Attorneys Office, stating that Ms. Howell had obstructed a governmental administration. The charges against Ms. Howell were dropped on June 15, 2022. However, as a result of her violent arrest, Ms. Howell had to seek medical care for her injured wrists and hands, and has suffered from the effects of PTSD.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240618194652/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=I0iHnL7VG3CuUeDmoeS5MQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Graves, Motique as Proposed Adm of The Estate of Graves, Tyquarn Tameke vs City of Ny","start_date":"2022-06-07","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"22CV03230","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"On June 2, 2020, NYPD Defendants P.O Christian Santos, P.O. Christian Feraca, Sergeant Richard Galvez, P.O. Raymond Sanchez, P.O. Ernesto Defreitas, P.O. John Loreto, P.O. Sandeep Thomas, P.O. Michael Napolitano, P.O. Danial Staffa, P.O. Brett Ostrander, and P.O. Colin Russell responded to a report of shots fired in Brooklyn. Defendant P.O. Christian Santos located Tyquarn Graves (deceased son of the Plaintiff) lying face down behind a tree. Santos ordered Mr. Graves not to move. Mr. Graves rose to his knees holding a firearm, observed by Santos. Santos ordered Mr. Graves to \"put it down and stop moving and let me see your hands.\" Mr. Graves then stood up, still holding a gun in his hand. By this time, the other NYPD Defendants were on the scene, most taking cover behind nearby cars. All of the officers were shouting at Mr. Graves to alternatively \"drop the gun... put your hands behind your back... show us your hands... stop moving...\" etc. Mr. Graves did not move, but he also did not drop his gun. The NYPD Defendants then fired a total of sixty-one (61) shots at Mr. Graves, with eleven (10) hitting him. Mr. Graves died of his wounds. The gun in Mr. Grave's possession was not loaded. It was later discovered that the shots fired report was related to a gunshot wound inflicted on another individual by Mr. Graves.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.480664/gov.uscourts.nyed.480664.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63353553/graves-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Arroyo, Roberto vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-02-23","disposition_date":"2018-03-13","payout_amount":45000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV00917","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Ostrander, Brett","summary":"Defendants Medina and Perez approached plaintiff and told him that he was seen drinking in front of a building.  Officers then threw him to the ground, pepper sprayed him, searched him, arrested him, and took him to a precinct and hospital.  Plaintiff was charged with resisting arrest, dis con, and consumption of alcohol, which were later ACD'd. On a second incident, Defendants Ostrander and Polanco approached plaintiff and told him that he was seen drinking in front of a building.  Officers then threw him to the ground, pepper sprayed him, searched him, arrested him, and took him to a precinct.  Plaintiff was charged with resisting arrest and consumption of alcohol, which were later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.366508.42.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923026-Arroyo-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923027-Arroyo-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4324142/arroyo-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21027248-ostrander-57b503197c64f78f17543b825420efd6e5032c94","type":"brady-giglio","complaints":[{"complaint_id":201810751,"available":true}]},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21058601-ostrander-955284-06-07-21","type":"brady-giglio"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22085864-seh_955284","type":"employment-history"}],"id":"GR9Z","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/GR9Z"}