Rhyan C. Nelson

Rhyan C. Nelson

Rhyan C. Nelson
Badge #6861, White Male
Detective Grade 3 at Narcotics Borough Manhattan North since February 2019, active
Also served at Police Service Area 5
Service started January 2014, made $149,000 last year, Tax #956128

Lawsuit settlements:
$100,000   English, Devon vs City of New York, et al., 2020 NYCSC NYCSC 157925/2020
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Complaints

1 Complaint
1 Allegation
0 Substantiated
1 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #201501091, February 2015
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 46
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #201501091, February 2015
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Word Hispanic Female, 46 Unsubstantiated
additional details

Conclusion Meanings:

'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusion definitions.


Lawsuits

Named in 2 known lawsuits, $100,000 total settlements.

Vega, Kemely, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 156000/2022, Supreme Court - New York, July 21, 2022

English, Devon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 157925/2020, Supreme Court - New York, October 2, 2020, ended March 24, 2022
$100,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 7, 2018, plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle near an intersection in Manhattan. Several NYPD officers, including Detective Rhyan Nelson and PO Brandon Gonzalez, unlawfully pulled over the vehicle in which plaintiff was a passenger. Another passenger and the driver were also in the vehicle. The officers falsely accused the driver of running a red light. Although the officers had no probably cause to believe that plaintiff had committed any crime or offense, they forced plaintiff and his two friends out of the car and unlawfully searched them, the vehicle, and its contents. The officers recovered a bag from the vehicle and falsely accused plaintiff of possessing the bag and its contents. A later cou...