Named in 2 known lawsuits, $17,500 total settlements.
David, Ashton vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 520849/2021,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 18, 2021
Complaint
Description: On October 14, 2019, Plaintiff was inside his vehicle that was parked in the area of the intersection of Patchen Avenue and Halsey Street in Kings County, when Defendants NYPD officers Gregory Baluzy, Thomas Peters, Yuriy Demchenko, Kevin Mulhern, Vivian Gavilanes and John or Jane Doe-1-10 illegally stopped Plaintiff's vehicle. The defendants unlawfully questioned plaintiff about illegal activity without a reason and they physically restrained and removed Plaintiff by handcuffing him and putting him in substantial pain. The Defendants entered the car unlawfully and fabricated observations such as that Plaintiff possessed a forged license plate in order to justify the illegal search and seizure of Plaintiff. Def...
Sheperd, Bryan vs P.O. Peters, Thomas, et al.
Case # 14CV06427,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 30, 2014, ended June 2, 2015
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: On September 15, 2014, at an outdoor family celebration in Brooklyn, Defendant NYPD Officer Thomas Peters and Defedant NYPD Officers John and Jane Doe 1-10, without probable cause or reasonable suspicion, performed an illegal search on Plaintiff and unlawfully arrested him, after violently throwing Plaintiff to the ground, kneeing him in the face and back, and rubbing his face in the concrete. After tightly handcuffing Plaintiff, Defendants brought him to the precinct where they ignored his plea for medical treatment and refused to remove Plaintiff's handcuffs. Plaintiff was not observed by Defendants to have committed a crime nor did he resist arrest. Nevertheless, Defendants falsely informed the DA's office ...