Named in 4 known lawsuits, $157,500 total settlements.
Vanduyne, Tyrrell vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 157822/2017,
Supreme Court - New York, September 8, 2017
Niles, Trenton C. vs Police Department, Nyc, Et. al.
Case # 17CV01437,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 26, 2017, ended March 28, 2019
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On November 16, 2014, plaintiff was stopped by NYPD officers, including P.Os Patrick O'Donnell and Matthew McCarthy, without explanation and transported to the 25th Precinct. At the precinct, officers used excessive force against plaintiff. Plaintiff was later transported to Central Booking. All charges were later dismissed.
Avila, Walter vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV09193,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 9, 2015, ended June 23, 2016
$150,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers were writing Plaintiff a parking ticket when he started recording the scene to show that he did not deserve one. Officers then assaulted him, took him to the 25th Precinct, and where more officers joined them in the parking lot and assaulted Plaintiff again. Plaintiff was taken to the hospital and then charged with Assault in the 3rd Degree, Resisting Arrest, and Harassment in the 2nd Degree.
Johnson, Deandre vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 157655/2015,
Supreme Court - New York, August 31, 2015, ended April 16, 2018
$7,500 Settlement