Conclusion Meanings:
'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
Further details on conclusions.
Dash, Emanuel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV02427,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 17, 2018, ended July 17, 2018
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On April 27, 2015, P.O.s Ronald J. Montas, Christian Hoell, Newell Laird, and Willy Johnson arrived at Plaintiff’s house and arrested him without any incident. The officers were investigating a string of 4 robberies committed by a single perpetrator. Perpetrator’s DNA did not match that of the plaintiff and one witness identified someone else during a photo-array. Nonetheless, P.O. Montas forced Plaintiff to draft a confession by threatening him. P.O. Montas said he would blow Plaintiff’s brains out and tell everyone that he had attempted to steal P.O. Johnson’s weapon if he did not write out a confession. Plaintiff then wrote a confession dictated by P.O. Montas. The confession was not recorded or videotaped. ...