Named in 11 known lawsuits, $846,125 total settlements.
Cross, Anthony Aka Mitchell, Philip vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 810308/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 9, 2024
Complaint
Description: On April 15, 2023, Plaintiff was wrongfully arrested, detained with excessive force and imprisoned without any right or grounds therefore. Plaintiff was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition. The complaint does not elaborate as to facts around the excessive force or where and how the Plaintiff was arrested. The complaint does mention a precinct in the County of the Bronx as well as Central Booking located in the Bronx.
Farrison, Johna vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 809506/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 18, 2024
Complaint
Description: On December 18, 2021, Ms. Farrison was falsely arrested in the vicinity of 422 E. 161st Street in the Bronx by Defendant Police Officers Joseph Canale, Christopher Boyce and several unknown police offices. The Defendant Police Officers did not possess probable cause to arrest the plaintiff and intentionally provided false information to justify their invalid arrest and to have Ms. Farrison prosecuted for various felonies. In the course of the arrest, Defendant Police Officers used excessive force and assaulted and battered Ms. Farrison. While in police custody at the precinct, Ms. Farrison was stripped searched twice with a visual cavity inspection. All charges against Ms. Farrsion were dismissed in her favor.
Riley, Taikal vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 811655/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 11, 2024, ended January 24, 2025
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about June 16, 2021, Defendants, including, Police Officer Christopher Radzinski and John Does were arresting Plaintiff's cousin to determine why his cousin was being arrested, at which point they arrested and handcuffed Plaintiff. Plaintiff did not engage in any criminal conduct, obstruct any governmental administration, or interfere with the arrest of his cousin. Once arrested, Plaintiff was transported to the 42nd precinct. Defendant Police Officer Christopher Boyce claimed that he inspected the police car prior to placing Plaintiff into the car and it contained no controlled substances, however, Defendant Boyce never inspected the car. Defendant Police Officer Will Rodriguez claims that Plaintiff was ...
Boyd, Devontae vs Cityo F Ny, et al.
Case # 815066/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 3, 2023, ended October 10, 2025
$50,000 Settlement
Knight, Tahje, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 802343/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 15, 2022
Complaint
Description: On November 14, 2020, Plaintiffs gathered for a memorial vigil in front of the St. Mary's Houses in the Bronx to commemorate the birthday of a loved one who passed away. Without warning or cause, a marked police car pulled up and three of the Defendants jumped from the vehicle. Completely unprovoked, the officers ran over and punched Plaintiff Shakespeare, who was a minor at the time, directly in the face, and proceeded to viciously assault him. Then multiple additional officers arrived, and the Individual Defendants began assaulting Plaintiffs without cause or justification. Plaintiffs were then detained and arrested by the Individual Defendants without probable cause and transported to PSA 7. The Individual D...
Jallah, Mohammed vs City of Ny
Case # 816231/2021,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 29, 2021, ended December 20, 2022
$91,125 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 2, 2020, Plaintiff was approached by P.O.s including Officers Victor Carrasquillo and Christopher Boyce while doing nothing unlawful and was stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained. Plaintiff incarcerated for over 24 hours, subjected to a strip search, and prosecuted on false charges. All charges against Plaintiff were terminated favorably.
Correa, Aljustice vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 805208/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 20, 2021
Complaint
Description: On January 14, 2020, while lawfully conversing with friends at 484 East 139th Street in Bronx, NY, the plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, questioned, searched, battered, assaulted, arrested, and excessively detained by defendants, including Suarez, Boyce, and John Does, without legal justification. The plaintiff was on the sidewalk talking to friends in a red Ford Expedition when defendants approached in an unmarked van, forcefully pushed the plaintiff onto the vehicle, directed the owner to open the back door, and then pushed the plaintiff into the back seat. They falsely accused the plaintiff of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third, fifth, and seventh degrees. After the arrest, the plaint...
Lee, Lester vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 803157/2021,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 8, 2021, ended December 22, 2022
$475,000 Settlement
Thompson, Tyrell, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 026068/2020,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 23, 2020, ended November 5, 2021
$92,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 17, 2019 at approximately 10:00 p.m. in the vicinity of 2635 Third Avenue Plaintiffs Thompson, White, Perkins, and Myers were lawfully present when POs Christop Boyce, Carlos Gomez, John Doe, and John Roe, without legal justification, approached them, grabbed with excessive force, handcuffed, and arrested Plaintiffs as part of an improper stop-and-frisk scheme. Plaintiff White was subject to a strip search. Plaintiffs were taken to a police station, processed, and held at various locations until their release approximately 24 hours later. A malicious prosecution was undertaken against Plaintiffs. All charges were dismissed in favor of the Plaintiffs.
Gonzalez, Marcus, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 022392/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 20, 2020, ended December 20, 2021
$75,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 3, 2019, Plaintiffs Marcus Gonzalez, Wilmer Velasquez, and Reginald Law were on the street when Defendant P.O.s Christophe Boyce, John Doe, and John Roe stopped and searched them without cause. The officers assaulted plaintiffs and beat them all over their bodies. Plaintiffs were detained and taken to a police station in the Bronx. Plaintiffs were subjected to an unjustified strip search while in the custody of defendants. Plaintiffs were charged with a crime, arraigned, and incarcerated for over 24 hours. All charges against all plaintiffs were terminated favorably.
Smith, Michael vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 034724/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 13, 2019, ended February 1, 2021
$12,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about July 30, 2019, at approximately 10:00 p.m., in the vicinity of East 137th Street and St. Ann's Avenue, Bronx, New York, Plaintiff was approached by police officers Christopher Boyce and others. These officers stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained Plaintiff solely on the basis of Plaintiff's race without an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause, or any legal justification. They subjected Plaintiff to a strip search and detained Plaintiff for over 24 hours. The officers acted with fraud, perjury, and misrepresentation. Plaintiff was subsequently falsely charged with a crime, maliciously prosecuted, and forced to make numerous court appearances before all charges were...
