Named in 2 known lawsuits, $62,000 total settlements.
Elsherif, Ahmed vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 151742/2017,
Supreme Court - New York, February 23, 2017, ended December 5, 2017
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 23, 2016 Plaintiff called 911 to report a passenger had assaulted him. When POs (named POs are Damarr McBean, Christopher McDermott, Lt. Maria Salas, and Sgt. Wright) arrived they refused to arrest the passenger because she was a white female and Plaintiff appeared to be a Muslim or Arabic male. On or about August 16, 2016 Plaintiff arrived at the 13th Precinct to file a complaint against the passenger. Instead, POs arrested Plaintiff for attempting to follow through with the arrest of his passenger and subjected Plaintiff to a malicious prosecution, compelling Plaintiff to attend court proceedings until all charges against him were dismissed on October 11, 2016. Plaintiff was injured in mind and bo...
Johnson, Darnell vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 152858/2014,
Supreme Court - New York, March 28, 2014, ended May 21, 2014
$12,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 3, 2013, Plaintiff was at the subway station when he noticed a woman having trouble purchasing a subway Metrocard from a machine. Plaintiff, as a friendly gesture, offered a Metrocard to the woman. Thereafter, Defendant NYPD police officers assaulted and battered Plaintiff, placed handcuffs on him, and took him to Central Booking.