Named in 9 known lawsuits, $243,000 total settlements.
Kinsey, Maurice vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 811488/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 1, 2023
Ephram, Terry vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 801871/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 7, 2023
Rodriguez, Giovanni A/k/a Karrot, King vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV04805,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 18, 2018, ended November 16, 2021
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: After hearing gunshots and proceeding to run down the street, Plaintiff was shot in the back. The bullets were meant for members of the "Dub City" gang, which Plaintiff was not. When Plaintiff could not help Defendant Officers identify the shooter, he was categorized as a gang member. NYPD then began to reach out to clubs about the dangers of having Plaintiff perform, hurting Plaintiff's rap career.
Jackson, Dytrel, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV04987,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 11, 2015, ended June 30, 2017
$85,500 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint
Description: Defendant Police Officers entered residence where plaintiffs' were visiting each other at the home of a plaintiff. Defendant Police Officers verbally assaulted and handcuffed plaintiffs. Defendant officers then searched the residence, causing damage to the residence and its contents. Defendant Police Officers then transported plaintiffs to the 46th precinct. Several of the plaintiffs were physically assaulted at the precinct (physical/taser/chokehold) and several of the plaintiffs were subjugated to strip searches. Plaintiffs were accused with being involved in a shooting. Plaintiffs were transported to Bronx Central Booking where they were questioned. The Bronx County District Attorney's Office declined to pro...
Woodards, Keith A. Jr. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 021602/2014E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 2, 2014
Bowen, Jamir vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV07059,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 15, 2013, ended June 3, 2014
$37,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 15, 2012, Plaintiff was walking when NYPD Defendant Officers, including Officer Solomon, approached him with guns drawn. They violently grabbed, choked and punched him, and then threw him to the ground, causing Plaintiff's head to be slammed against the pavement. The Defendant Officers yelled "Shut up you stupid black n***a" repeatedly and did not inform Plaintiff why he was being arrested. They then conducted an invasive search of Plaintiff's body including his anus. Plaintiff was then arrested without a warrant or probable cause and later was charged with criminal sale of controlled substance in the third degree. The following day, Plaintiff was treated at the hospital for facial contusion and bac...
Derieux, Reynaldo vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV06379,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 16, 2013, ended March 21, 2014
$75,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 9, 2011, Plaintiff was lawfully reading his emails in a computer store when Defendants, who are NYPD Detectives assigned to Narcotics Borough Manhattan North, falsely arrested Plaintiff for an alleged sale of a controlled substance. Plaintiff did not sell illegal drugs at all. Plaintiff was taken to the 33rd Precinct, where Defendants interrogated him about neighborhood drug dealers. Defendants agreed to illegally strip-search Plaintiff and misrepresent that they recovered drugs from him during the search, although they did not recover anything illegal from him. In the precinct, Defendant McNulty falsely charged Plaintiff with the sale and possession of a controlled substance. Plaintiff was taken to...
Collado et al v. The City of New York et al
Case # 11CV09041,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
Dismissal of Defendants
Taveras et al v. Daliz et al
Case # 13CV03038,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$45,000 Settlement
Second Amended Complaint