Named in 6 known lawsuits, $295,000 total settlements.
De La Cruz, Justin vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 512567/2024,
Supreme Court - Kings, May 6, 2024
Complaint
Description: On or about February 2, 2023, Plaintiff Justin De La Cruz was involved in an incident at 305 80th Street, Brooklyn, NY, following a 911 call about a landlord-tenant dispute. The responding NYPD officers, including Daniel Wynne, Justin Garcia, Pedro Lopez, and Aaliyah Card, escalated the situation, even though no criminal matter was involved. Officer Wynne falsely broadcasted that Plaintiff was armed and involved in a murder, leading to the officers using excessive force. Plaintiff was physically restrained, assaulted, and his pre-existing shoulder injury was aggravated, resulting in a dislocation that required surgery. Despite knowing Plaintiff was unarmed, the officers detained him and ignored his pleas for me...
Courtney, Storm vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 515058/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, May 25, 2023, ended June 9, 2025
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 18, 2022, plaintiff Storm Courtney was asleep in his bedroom when defendant officers knocked on his apartment door. When he responded, the officers immediately handcuffed him with excessive tightness and transported him to the precinct, where he was fingerprinted, photographed, and placed in a holding cell. The officers then provided the DA with false, misleading, and/or incomplete information that plaintiff committed a crime, specifically, that he had been engaged in robbery.
The judge set bail which plaintiff could not afford, so he was sent to Rikers Island for over 24 hours, where he experienced harmful conditions. On February 2, 2023, all charges were dismissed and the records sealed.
Callender, Elliott vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV01706,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 20, 2016, ended January 2, 2018
$15,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was outside in a friend's backyard, smoking a cigarette when he heard a loud noise, people screaming, and people telling to get on the floor and not move. Plaintiff ran out of the backyard and jumped over a fence and hid. Eventually, officers found him on the rear of 618 Macon Street, Brooklyn, NY with their weapons drawn. Officers ordered plaintiff to get on his knees and put his hands behind his back and complied. Officers then forced his face to the ground, punched and kicked him in the arms. While Plaintiff asked that they stop, one officer put him in a submission hold by putting his knee on the back of the plaintiffs neck. Once they stopped, officers searched and searched and found nothing on the...
Jackson, Donnell vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV04109,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 20, 2015
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was falsely arrested twice for criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. The first time plaintiff was waiting for his friend at his friend's house while the defendant officers came into the house, falsely arrested him and brought plaintiff to the 73rd precinct. The second time plaintiff was running back from his home to his friend's house nearby while defendant officers stopped him and falsely accused plaintiff of having a weapon. Both of the cases, the charges were dismissed.
Faltine, Kiama & Kijafa vs Murphy, Martin, et al.
Case # 15CV03961,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 17, 2015, ended June 3, 2016
Zero Disposition
Best, Brian Keith vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 022384/2011,
Supreme Court - Kings, October 11, 2011, ended October 23, 2017
$250,000 Settlement