Named in 2 known lawsuits.
Roundtree, My'asha vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 811870/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 22, 2021
Complaint
Description: On May 26, 2020, Plaintiff My'Asha Roundtree's apartment was entered by Defendant NYPD Police Officers without a warrant seeking to arrest Plaintiff over allegations of misdemeanor assault. Plaintiff arranged to turn herself in two days later at the 47th Precinct. While in a holding cell, plaintiff was denied a change, food and water, and the ability to make a call to her attorney by Lanay Reyes, Winghong Lau, Rosibel Kery, First Name Unknown Nunez, and First Name Unknown Herena. Plaintiff was also thrown headfirst into the NYPD transport van.
Plaintiff brings claims of: assault and battery, negligent hiring, retention, training and supervision, failure to intervene, respondeat superior, excessive force, delib...
Mcnair, Randy Proposed Adm of Estate of Lopez, Tonie Nicole vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 505650/2019,
Supreme Court - Kings, March 26, 2019, ended January 25, 2022
Administrative Closing
Complaint
Description: On December 27, 2017, Tonie Nicole Lopez, also known as Tonie Wells, was violently attacked and killed by her estranged husband, Barry Wells, in the presence of their infant daughter, P.R., at their residence on Sterling Place in Brooklyn. Earlier that morning, a 911 call was placed reporting a domestic violence incident involving screams from Lopez's residence, but the NYPD officers dispatched to the scene, including Officers Wael Jaber and Wing Hong Lau, failed to properly investigate. They marked the call as unfounded without exiting their vehicle to inspect the premises. Lopez was later found dead, and Barry Wells was arrested for her murder. The complaint alleges gross negligence and failure to protect a k...