Named in 3 known lawsuits, $30,000 total settlements.
Murrell, Tysheen vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 723196/2024,
Supreme Court - Queens, December 19, 2024
Complaint
Description: On September 7, 2023, Plaintiff was unlawfully arrested, assaulted, and battered by Defendant Officers Brendan Langenfeld, Michael Renzulli, and other unnamed officers, without probable cause or justification. At the time, Plaintiff was attending a barbecue when an individual arrived on a Moped. Due to recovering from knee surgery and experiencing difficulty standing, Plaintiff received permission from the individual to sit on the Moped while the individual went to a nearby store. Defendants then approached and arrested Plaintiff for possession of a stolen Moped, despite Plaintiff having neither stolen it nor any knowledge that it was stolen. Plaintiff was charged with several crimes, including Grand Larceny, b...
Mcrae, Donnovan, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 711534/2022,
Supreme Court - Queens, June 7, 2022
Complaint
Description: On August 5, 2021, P.O. improperly detained Plaintiff at Linden Boulevard between Farmers Boulevard and 190th Street, Queens. P.O. wrongfully and falsely arrested and accused Plaintiff of a crime. P.O. imprisoned the Plaintiff with full force of arms, then forcibly and violated, seized, and laid hold of and compelled the Plaintiff to go with P.O. RORBERTY to be detained and imprisoned at the 113th Precinct and at Central Booking after that.
Howell, Damion vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 724894/2020,
Supreme Court - Queens, December 22, 2020, ended February 11, 2022
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about January 25, 2019, at approximately between 3:48 a.m. and 4:01 a.m. in the County of Queens, City, and State of New York, plaintiff Howell was lawfully driving in the vicinity of 135th Ave. and Laurelton Parkway and had not committed any traffic violations and/or equipment infractions, when he was pulled over by defendant NYPD officers Robert Sabella, Lawrence Sloan, and/or other unnamed officers. The officers asked for identification and ordered Plaintiff out of the vehicle. Without legal justification, they searched his persons. They ordered him back into his vehicle, then returned and ordered him out for a second time, this time arresting him and handcuffing him tightly behind his back. Plaintiff ...