Jesus M. Capo

Lawsuits

Named in 7 known lawsuits, $237,000 total settlements.

Hazel, Darren vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 804728/2023E, Supreme Court - Bronx, March 27, 2023
Complaint
Description: On or about September 6, 2022, when plaintiff was in his apartment complex, police officers Christopher Benson, Jesus Capo, and other police officers approached him, tackled, and slammed him to the ground. The officers searched the plaintiff and patting him down all over. The officers violently contorted the plaintiff and tightly handcuffed him. The officers ignored the plaintiff’s request to lose the tight handcuff.

Jalloh, Mamadou vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 155588/2022, Supreme Court - New York, July 7, 2022
Complaint
Description: On or about January 18, 2017, in New York City, plaintiff Mamadou Jalloh was physically attacked by Gregory Hamilton, who reached for a gun during the altercation and accidentally shot himself. Subsequently, on or about January 27, 2017, NYPD Detective Jesus Capo and Officer Jesse Pulice, along with other officers, initiated a prosecution against Jalloh, falsely accusing him of Attempted Murder and Assault. The lawsuit alleges that the officers knowingly conveyed false information, withheld exculpatory evidence, and misrepresented facts, leading to Jalloh’s wrongful prosecution. Jalloh spent 20 months incarcerated and endured a four-year legal battle, with all charges dismissed in September 2021. As a result, h...

St. Hillaire, Jurard, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 157921/2021, Supreme Court - New York, August 26, 2021, ended April 3, 2025
$60,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 1st, 2020, at approximately 9:00 p.m., plaintiffs JURARD ST. HILLAIRE and CODY FORREST, were protesting in the vicinity of 655 Madison Avenue in New York, New York, when , a white van pulled up to them and four defendant officers jumped out, accused them of stealing from a nearby store. Defendant officers began to arrest the plaintiffs, tightly restraining them with metal handcuffs, and subjecting them to a pat down search. No contraband was found and plaintiffs were not resistant or combative to Defendant officers. Plaintiffs were placed in the back of a police van and transported to an NYPD Precinct where they were fingerprinted, photographed, and placed in a holding cell. After several hours at th...

Shirley, Vanessa vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 158092/2017, Supreme Court - New York, October 16, 2017, ended March 12, 2019
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 4, 2017, inside of 116th and Frederick Douglas Boulevard in New York, New York, the plaintiff was arrested by defendant NYPD officers. The defendants took her to the 28th Precinct and stripped searched her twice. She was held in central booking until the next day and searched again. The charges against her were subsequently dropped.

Hatcher, Dominique vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV07500, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 2, 2015, ended November 20, 2018
$12,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant officers approached Plaintiff on the street, aggressively shoved her against a gate, handcuffed her, searched her car, and found a bag of fireworks legally purchased in NC. Plaintiff was taken into custody and given a DAT for unlawfully dealing fireworks, which was later dismissed.

Greene, Kenneth vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 022512/2012, Supreme Court - Bronx, November 13, 2012, ended June 22, 2015
Zero Disposition

Garcia, Carlos v. City of New york et al
Case # 304595/2010, Supreme Court - Bronx
$150,000 Settlement