Conclusion Meanings:
'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
Further details on conclusions.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $15,000 total settlements.
Smith, Frankie vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 513302/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, June 1, 2023
Complaint
Description: On May 3, 2020, at 4 pm, the Plaintiff was lawfully outside socializing with several friends in the vicinity of 482 Monroe Street in Brooklyn when several officers approached the Plaintiff and his friends and handed them free face masks to protect themselves against COVID letting them know they could continue socializing. Several minutes later the defendant officers approached the Plaintiff and his friends, unlawfully asking them to produce their identification and ordered them to disperse. The Plaintiff told the officers that other officers had just allowed them to remain in the area and socialize and there was no reason to force them to provide identification. The officers aggressively continued to demand ide...
Barrett, Ashley vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 504039/2022,
Supreme Court - Kings, February 16, 2022, ended March 25, 2024
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 4, 2020, Plaintiff was a passenger of a vehicle when Police Officers Jake Pom Hoina, Monkia Szwakop, Davianna Edwards, Kevin Beasley and John or Jane Doe 1-10 conducted an illegal search of the stopped vehicle and each occupant, including Plaintiff. Though the search yielded no contraband, the officers arrested Plaintiff and illegally interrogated her in violation of her Miranda Rights. While arresting Plaintiff, the officers grabbed her body and extremities before violently contorting her arms behind her back and affixing handcuffs in an excessively tight fashion. Plaintiff's request to have the handcuffs loosened were ignored; rather, the officers sadistically and intentionally squeezed the handc...