Named in 4 known lawsuits, $90,000 total settlements.
Thompson, Carl O. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 001415/2015,
Supreme Court - Kings, February 12, 2015
Bey, Kamaal, et al. vs Police Officer Viera, Alex, et al.
Case # 14CV04519,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 28, 2014, ended February 13, 2015
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Order of Dismissal (Settlement),
Videos of Incident from Civil Atty
Description: On October 3, 2012, Plaintiffs were lawfully present in their car with their friend in a parking lot of the Albany Houses in Brooklyn when defendant NYPD officers Alex Viera, Patrick Craig, Denis O'Mahoney, and others approached the vehicle and began interrogating plaintiffs, without reasonable suspicion to believe plaintiffs had committed any crime or offense. Plaintiffs were taken from the car and placed under arrest, and Plaintiffs' persons and the vehicle were searched without Plaintiffs' consent or any other lawful basis. No contraband or evidence of criminal activity was discovered in the unlawful search. Plaintiffs were taken to a police precinct where defendant officers falsely informed employees of the...
Cedeno, Darryl vs P.O. O'mahoney, Denis, et al.
Case # 13CV04754,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 28, 2014, ended April 9, 2014
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 28, 2012, at approximately 10:00 p.m., plaintiff was walking with friends near 713 Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. While speaking with his mother, who had driven by in her car, defendant police officers ordered plaintiff's mother to move her car. As she attempted to park, the defendant officers again loudly ordered her to move the car. When plaintiff explained that she was parking, a defendant officer said to plaintiff, in sum, "fucking cocksucker," drew his gun, and pointed it at the plaintiff. Subsequently, plaintiff was assaulted by multiple defendant officers; some held him down while others struck him with closed fists and batons to his head, legs, and groin area.
Plaintiff was then...
Johnson, Erick vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01381,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 20, 2014, ended July 18, 2014
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: On October 3, 2012, Plaintiff and two friends were in a vehicle outside Albany Houses NYCHA Housing Brooklyn when they were approached by NYPD officers Omahoney and Viera. The officers asked one of the passengers to show him what was in his bag, and Plaintiff began to film the interaction which provoked the officers to become more aggressive and demand that everyone get out of the car. After briefly protesting on the basis that they had not been committing a crime, Plaintiff was removed from the car and arrested. Plaintiff was handcuffed in an unnecessarily painful and restrictive way, and the car was searched with no contraband to be found. Plaintiff was charged with Obstructing Governmental Administration and...