Named in 10 known lawsuits, $317,500 total settlements.
Hernandez, Joshua vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 802569/2026E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 10, 2026
Noble, Jamal vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 802074/2026E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 3, 2026
Greaves, Teren, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 25CV08717,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 28, 2025
Shaw, Lakyza vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 816266/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 4, 2025
Taffe, Zac vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 804286/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 27, 2025
Stevens, Tyreek, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 814248/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 10, 2024, ended May 8, 2025
$120,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 4, 2023, Plaintiffs Tyreek Stevens, James Roberts and John Santamaria (collectively, "Plaintiff") was in the vicinity of East 162nd Street and Courtland Avenue, Defendants POLICE OFFICER BRYAN SCHEBLEIN, POLICE OFFICER SAMMY FIGUEROA, POLICE OFFICER BENITO CRUZ, POLICE OFFICER CHAD KIRK, and unnamed POLICE OFFICER JOHN DOE/ROE, stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered and detained Plaintiff 1 in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiff attests that they battered in an offensive and hostile manner causing battery in and about his head, neck, back, body and limbs. Plaintiff attests that Defendants illegally
stopped and seized, searched and questioned based on race, and in order to meet arres...
Woods, Clarence vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 816273/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 15, 2022, ended December 20, 2024
$22,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 13, 2019, Clarence Woods (Plaintiff) was in the custody of the NYPD (Defendants) and was rear cuffed. Plaintiff was standing at the rear side of a passenger vehicle surrounded by several police officers. Defendants were assaulting plaintiff by pressing the latter’s body firmly upon a vehicle to making it difficult for Plaintiff to breathe, used a taser upon Plaintiff, as well as handcuffed Plaintiff in an excessively tight manner. Several Defendants, who did not participate in the incident, but were otherwise present and observed the violation of Plaintiff’s constitutional rights failed to intercede on Plaintiff’s behalf.
New, Maurice vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 801741/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 3, 2022
Complaint
Description: On or about June 17, 2018, plaintiff was pulled over and stopped by the defendants, including defendant officers KIRK, SCHEKER and DOEs 1-10. Defendants proceeded to question plaintiff regarding illegal activity, physically restrained and removed plaintiff by rear handcuffing him in an excessively tight fashion, which resulted in substantial pain and physical discomfort in plaintiff’s wrists. Defendants KIRK, SCHEKER and DOEs 1-10 fabricated observations about plaintiff to justify his search and seizure, including the possession of a weapon, firearm and ammunition that they each falsely purported to have observed in plain view. Defendants, incl. officers KIRK, SCHEKER and DOEs 1-10 then forcibly removed plai...
Slaughter, Issac vs City of New York
Case # 033664/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 20, 2019, ended September 29, 2021
$135,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 8, 2018 at approximately 11:00 p.m. Plaintiff was lawfully in the area of Park Avenue and East 180th Street when POs Chad Kirk, John Doe, and John Roe approached and stopped Plaintiff as part of a racially-motivated "stop and frisk" program, then summarily searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained Plaintiff in an aggressive manner without legal justification. Plaintiff was taken to a precinct where he was subjected to an unlawful strip search. Plaintiff remained incarcerated for over 24 hours. Plaintiff was arraigned after his arrest and maliciously prosecuted, requiring him to make numerous court appearances over an extended period of time until all charges against him were terminated fav...
Zied, Ritishea vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 033175/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 7, 2019, ended March 14, 2022
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 13, 2019 at 1:30 AM, Plaintiff Ritishea Zied was near Marion Avenue and East 187th Street, Bronx, when Defendants Officer Robert Wichers, Officer John Doe, Officer John Roe, Sergeant Bryan Ortiz, Officer Jonathan Gonzalez, Officer Yvonne Rosario, Officer Yaowen Liu, Officer Michael O'Connor, Officer Edin Bacovic, Officer Chad Kirk and Officer Tatiana Latorre summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, handcuffed, assaulted, battered, and detained him using excessive force. Plaintiff was taken to an unidentified precinct and to the Bronx Criminal Courthouse. While in Defendant Officer's custody, Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search and assault of her head, neck, back, body, and limbs. Plaintiff was incar...
