Named in 4 known lawsuits, $257,500 total settlements.
Lovell, Latroya vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 158634/2017,
Supreme Court - New York, November 6, 2017, ended November 19, 2024
$200,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 23, 2015, the plaintiff, Latroya Lovell, and her 1-year old son were robbed by two masked men at gunpoint when they were about to enter the door of her then-boyfriend's apartment in New York, and ransacked the apartment. The robbers stole the plaintiff's phone and wallet. After the robbers left, the plaintiff borrowed a neighbor's phone to call 911, after which the defendants arrived and met the plaintiff in the hallway outside the apartment. The plaintiff informed the defendants that she had been robbed. When the defendants asked for consent to enter and search the apartment, the plaintiff informed that she didn't consent because she could not consent since she did not live or own the apartment. Th...
Johnson, Deandre vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 153417/2015,
Supreme Court - New York, August 3, 2015, ended April 16, 2018
$7,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about January 7, 2014, Plaintiff was informed that his father had been shot by unidentified perpetrators while trying to enter his apartment so he went to the scene and informed Defendant Police Officers John Does #1-10 that he was his son. Defendant Police Officers John Does #1-10 and Detective Richard Pengel offered to drive Plaintiff to the hospital to see his father, but instead transported him to the 25th Precinct and detained him, all the while refusing to provide updates on his father's condition. Defendants also struck Plaintiff. Plaintiff was interrogated about other crimes that had occurred nearby, and was not allowed to leave. Defendant police officers handcuffed Plaintiff to a metal bar in the...
Lawrence, Adrian vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 153291/2013,
Supreme Court - New York, June 4, 2013, ended November 30, 2015
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 14, 2012, plaintiff was unlawfully pulled over by defendants while driving his vehicle at 152nd St and 8th Ave, NY, NY. Defendants approached the vehicle, and ordered plaintiff and a passenger to exit the vehicle. Plaintiff and passenger were ordered to put their hands in the air and not to move. Plaintiff complied. Defendants ordered plaintiff to the rear of his vehicle, and searched him. Defendants handcuffed, arrested and transported plaintiff to the 32nd precinct. Plaintiff was forced into a bathroom and strip-searched. Defendants provided false information to the DA to induce the DA to file an accusatory instrument against plaintiff. Plaintiff was placed in a holding cell for 12 hours. On Januar...
Williams, Jimmy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 11CV05202,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 3, 2011, ended July 1, 2013
Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Complaint