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.
'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.
Named in 2 known lawsuits.
Jain, Vijay vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV05442,
U.S. District Court, July 7, 2020
Complaint
Description: On July 9, 2013, plaintiff Vijay Jain was in the back room of an apartment belonging to parolee Melshawn Johnson when defendants Parole Officers Andre Logan, Ronnita Campbell, and Raynoldo Maristany executed a parole warrant seeking parolee Melshawn Johnson. Johnson opened the apartment door and was immediately arrested. The parole officers then entered the apartment and allegedly saw on the counter near plaintiff a bag containing crack cocaine. The parole officers called the NYPD, and defendant Detective Tamara Williams and other unidentified officers arrived at the apartment. Plaintiff was charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree (possession with intent to sell) and C...
Jain, Vijay vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV05442,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, July 7, 2020, ended December 22, 2021
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On April 7, 2013, plaintiff Vijay Jain was in Apartment 2C at 22 West 128th Street in upper Manhattan when parole officers executed a parole warrant seeking parolee Melshawn Johnson, the owner of the apartment, who was immediately arrested by the parole officers at the entranceway. The parole officers then entered the apartment, discovering plaintiff and his co-defendant Shavaler Johnson next to a bag allegedly containing 26 twists of crack cocaine, and then summoned assistance from the NYPD including defendant Detective Tamara Williams. The bag was neither photographed nor preserved, and plaintiff and his co-defendants were charged with criminal possession with intent to sell. Plaintiff alleges that there was ...