Named in 15 known lawsuits, $310,000 total settlements.
Garwood, Clestroy vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 816034/2025E,
Supreme Court - New York, July 30, 2025
Garwood, Clestroy vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 816034/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 30, 2025, ended April 27, 2026
$40,000 Settlement
Mayo, Giovonnie vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 25CV03303,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 17, 2025
Complaint
Garwood, Clestroy vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 820687/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 2, 2024, ended January 8, 2025
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: The complaint alleges that on August 16, 2023, Clestroy Garwood was lawfully present near Jerome Avenue and West 183rd Street in the Bronx when he was approached by Detectives Lustica, Gevargiz, and unidentified officers (John Doe and John Roe) without any legal justification, including the absence of probable cause or an arrest warrant. The officers, acting on fraudulent information, allegedly stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, and detained Garwood in an aggressive and excessive manner. Despite not engaging in any illegal or suspicious activity, Garwood was arrested, arraigned, and falsely prosecuted for a crime he did not commit. As a result, he was incarcerated for over 24 hours and had to attend multipl...
Ford, Mikail vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 811459/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 27, 2023, ended September 6, 2024
$45,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 24, 2023, Mr. Ford was lawfully in the vicinity of Valentine Avenue and East 194th Street in the Bronx. Without an arrest warrant, probable cause, or any legal justification, the Defendant officers stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained Mr. Ford in an excessive manner. Ultimately, Mr. Ford was arraigned after his arrest and maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime. Mr. Ford remained incarcerated for over twenty-four hours and was required to make numerous court appearances over an extended period of time.
Molina, Kevin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 815417/2022,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 18, 2022
Complaint
Description: On June 13, 2022, Plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of 207 Mount Hope Place in Bronx County, doing nothing illegal, improper, or acting suspicious in any way. At approximately 5:00 p.m., Defendant Officer Radzinski, Gevargiz, Doe, and Roe approached Plaintiff and stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner. Defendant officers acted based on fraud, perjury, and misrepresentations. Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search while in the custody of Defendant officers.
Goodridge, Rashone vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 814567/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 1, 2021, ended December 2, 2024
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 10, 2021, at approximately 3:00 p.m. in the vicinity of the intersection of East 197th Street and Decatur Ave in Bronx County, Plaintiff Rashone Goodridge was speaking with a friend when Defendant NYPD Police Officers, including John Mcgee and Leva Gevargiz, accused him of making a sale of marijuana to an undercover officer, and was arrested.
Plaintiff brings claims of: free speech retaliation, unlawful search and seizure, false arrest and false imprisonment, assault and battery, excessive force, malicious prosecution, malicious abuse of process, denial of right to fair trial, biased based profiling, deprivation of rights and denial of equal protection, conspiracy to interfere with civil rights and f...
Martinez, Anderson vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 031422/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 6, 2020, ended June 8, 2023
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 18, 2017, Anderson Martinez was stopped by NYPD Detectives Rafael Pimentel, Matthew Lombardo, Leva Gevargiz, Terrence Blumenberg, and other unidentified officers near 11 West Fordham Road in the Bronx. Officers allegedly tackled Mr. Martinez to the ground without cause, drove their knees into his back, and searched him in full view of bystanders. Mr. Martinez was falsely accused of drug-related offenses and detained for three days before charges were dismissed. He alleges that he was targeted due to his Hispanic ethnicity, suffered physical and emotional injuries, and was maliciously prosecuted, with officers allegedly fabricating evidence to justify the arrest.
Dennis, Jamal vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 033292/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 25, 2019, ended November 3, 2022
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about August 11, 2018, Plaintiff was inside his home when he observed a female on the sidewalk outside his residence, speaking with multiple people and making what appeared to be drug sales. Plaintiff recognized the female to be his neighbor and went outside to request that she not sell drugs in front of Plaintiff’s home. Within seconds, P.O.s including Detective Levar Gevargiz, stopped, handcuffed, and arrested Plaintiff. Plaintiff was taken to the precinct where he was subjected to a strip search and held for several hours. The following day, Plaintiff was arraigned and falsely charged with acts regarding the sale of drugs. Plaintiff made several court appearances between August 12, 2018 and August 6, 2...
Echevarria, Brian vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 027150/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 28, 2019
Complaint
Description: On March 2, 2019, defendants Detective Leva Gevargiz and NYPD officer arrested plaintiff for criminal sale of marijuana and relating offenses without sufficient cause. At the time of plaintiff's arrest, Detective Gavargiz was acting as an undercover police officer (#348). On June 12, 2019, the case against Plaintiff was dismissed by the Bronx County District Attorney.
Adams, Pamela vs Det. Gevargiz, John Doe, et al.
Case # 021472/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 7, 2019, ended April 6, 2020
$45,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 14 ,2018, officers Leva Gevargiz, John Doe, and John Roe falsely arrested Pamela Adams near 2406 University place of Bronx who was properly at the location. The officers, without a warrant or a justifiable cause, approached, stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted and arrested Adams in an excessive manner. Specifically, the officers beat Adams on multiple parts of her body. At no time did the officers have a justifiable cause to arrest Adams. While being detained for over 24 hours, Adams was subject to strip search and malicious prosecution by the officers, but all charges against her terminated favorably.
On February 14, 2018, the same officers approached, stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, and ...
Stewart, Jeffery vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 027837/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 31, 2018
Complaint
Description: On April 8, 2017, at approximately 2:00 p.m., Jeffery Stewart was lawfully present near 1903 Andrews Avenue, Bronx, New York, when he was stopped, questioned, frisked, searched, and falsely arrested by New York City police officers, including Officers Joseph Ruggieri and Leva Gevargiz. The officers, without probable cause, tightly handcuffed Stewart, causing pain and injury to his wrists and hands. Stewart was detained for approximately 24 hours at the 46th Precinct and Bronx Central Booking before being arraigned and released. The charges, including Criminal Sale of Marijuana and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana, were dismissed and sealed on April 9, 2018.
Montalvo, Danielle vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 303896/2015,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 28, 2015, ended November 8, 2016
$25,000 Settlement
Garcia, Israel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 302187/2015,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 28, 2015, ended June 14, 2016
$37,500 Settlement
Graham, Anthony an Infant By Mng Reyes, Evelyn vs City
Case # 350013/2015,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 10, 2015, ended August 6, 2019
$15,000 Settlement