Conclusion Meanings:
'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - the alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
Further details on conclusion definitions.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $42,500 total settlements.
Reid, Kendall vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV04090,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 27, 2016, ended October 19, 2020
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about September 3, 2015 at 5:30 am, Defendant police officers (including Defendant Christopher Troisi) entered the apartment in which Plaintiff was present. The officers detained, arrested, and searched Plaintiff without probable cause. The officers drove Plaintiff to the precinct. Once there, they fingerprinted and charged him before put him in a holding cell. The officers allegedly provided false sworn statements to employees of the Queens DA's office, stating that they had observed Plaintiff commit one or more crimes and offenses.
Plaintiff alleges that Defendants provided these false statements and falsely arrested and imprisoned him in the hopes of getting Plaintiff to act as an informant, and assis...
Santiago, Jeremy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV02600,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 8, 2015, ended October 2, 2015
$12,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was making deliveries on his bicycle that the restaurant he worked at provided for him. When he returned to the restaurant, plaintiff was approached by two undercover police officers who asked if the bicycle plaintiff was riding was actually his. Plaintiff and his boss at the restaurant both insisted that plaintiff worked at said restaurant and was given the bicycle by the restaurant. Plaintiff was taken to the precinct and charged with 240.10 disorderly behavior and 240.20 disorderly conduct and was jointly charged as a co-defendant with other individuals at the precinct who were not known to him. Charges against plaintiff were dismissed.