Named in 5 known lawsuits, $23,000 total settlements.
Dale, John vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 151281/2022,
Supreme Court - Richmond, July 21, 2022, ended June 18, 2024
$3,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 28, 2019, while lawfully present at 78 Richmond Hill in Staten Island, NY, the plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, searched, assaulted, battered, seized, arrested, detained, and prosecuted by, or at the direction of, the defendants, including Aust, without legal justification and solely because of his race. Despite having substantially similar physical features to the true suspect sought by the defendants, the plaintiff was illegally interrogated and arrested after refusing to yield to the defendants' coercive and disingenuous interrogation tactics. The defendants physically restrained the plaintiff by grabbing his body and limbs, violently contorting his arms behind his back, and affixing excessively tig...
Brown, Rasheem vs Det. Aust, Jeffrey
Case # 150043/2020,
Supreme Court - Richmond, April 1, 2021, ended October 21, 2021
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On June 25, 2018, Plaintiff was arrested and placed in handcuffs outside his residence. Plaintiff alleges that he was falsely identified as the perpetrator of a crime. Plaintiff alleges that the NYPD did not correctly use the victim's identification information in arresting Plaintiff. During a lineup procedure, Plaintiff was not identified by the victim as the perepatrator. Case against plaintiff was dismissed several months later.
Martin, Sheila vs Police Officer Klusek, Adrian, et al.
Case # 152605/2019,
Supreme Court - Richmond, December 3, 2019
Complaint
Description: On June 24, 2017, the defendant Police officers Adrian Klusek, John M. Wilkinson, Lieutenant Grigoriy Bardash, and Robert J. Lynch, as well as Detective Andrew J. Babajko, Detective Jeffrey T. Aust, detective Robert F. Murnane, detective Robert J. Woodhouse, detective Miller, sergeant Anthony W. Alfano and police officers John Does #s 1010 unlawfully and forcefully entered plaintiff's home without a validly obtained warrant or any legal justification. The Defendants unlawfully searched Plaintiff's home from June 24, 2017 to June 26, 2017, resulting in $3,000 in damage to Plaintiff's property. During this time Defendant's did not allow the Plaintiff's family who lived with her to enter the home. As a result, Pla...
Williams, Kenneth vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV04762,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 9, 2015, ended September 11, 2017
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers stormed at Plaintiff, pulling him from a car and tightly handcuffing him in front of his family and friends at a funeral. Plaintiff was charged with 105.1 Conspiracy in the fourth degree, 105.15 Conspiracy in the second degree, 265.01(02,03,04) Criminal possession of a weapon- any degree, 265.11 Criminal sale of a firearm in the third degree, and incarcerated. He was strip searched and drug tested. Plaintiff was also assaulted and molested by corrections officers at Rikers Island.
Grant, Worthy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV03178,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 24, 2014, ended May 29, 2015
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 5, 2013 at approximately 10:00 a.m. plaintiff Worthy Grant was at his residency, 6704 Parsons Blvd, Apt. 4C in Fresh Meadows, NY, when he received a knock on the door from Defendants Detective Charles Pearce and Detective Matthew Puma. Mr. Grant asks the two detectives if they have a warrant to which they falsely respond that they have a warrant for Mr. Grant's arrest. On February 5, 2013 there were no warrants outstanding for Mr. Grant. Upon requesting to see the warrant Mr. Grant was met with threats. In response to the intimidation Mr. Grant opens the door. Detective Charles and Detective Matthew unlawfully enter the plaintiffs apartment. He was handcuffed with excessive and punitive tightness an...