Named in 3 known lawsuits.
Benjamin, Jeffery vs P.o Alwin, Ritchie
Case # 001756/2020,
Supreme Court - Kings, July 26, 2021
Saunders, William vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 002577/2016,
Supreme Court - Kings, April 19, 2016
Settlement
Saunders, William vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 002877/2016,
Supreme Court - Kings, April 19, 2016
Complaint
Description: On July 24, 2013, plaintiff was a passenger in the front seat of a car in Brooklyn. Defendant NYPD Officers Garcia, Kessba, and Ritchie stopped the vehicle and ordered plaintiff to exit the vehicle. When plaintiff complied, defendant Garcia searched him without probable cause or reasonable suspicion. Defendants did not find anything, and plaintiff objected to further searching. Defendant Garcia then struck plaintiff, knocking him to the ground.
When defendants picked plaintiff up off the ground, they also picked up a firearm which had not been on plaintiffs person. Nevertheless, defendants arrested plaintiff, swore out a false complaint, and gave false testimony to charge defendant with criminal possession of ...