Named in 6 known lawsuits, $179,000 total settlements.
Lewis, Adolph, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV01592,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 21, 2020, ended November 8, 2021
$33,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 29, 2017, police officers stopped plaintiff Adolph Lewis with guns drawn and told them they had a warrant to search his apartment. They then arrested him. Plaintiffs Latrell Lewis, Meleshia Lewis, and Melissa Lewis were arrested in the apartment by officers with guns drawn, and officers pointed a gun at Meleshia's toddler. Plaintiffs were then detained at the 67th precinct for hours and falsely charged with unlawful possession of ammunition or marijuana, even though neither had been recovered in the apartment search. Defendant Villacis falsely stated in a summons that plaintiffs posssessed ammunition and marijuana. During Adolph Lewis's arrest, the police seized his car, even though their search warran...
May-Shaw, Christopher Peyton vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV03416,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 5, 2019, ended September 3, 2020
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: Around 3:30 pm on August 10, 2016, Mr. May-Shaw was exiting the Holiday Inn with his female companion, Ms. Morris, and walking towards her rental car so he could retrieve his ID card. After getting his ID, they began walking down the street when 3-4 police officers jumped out of a vehicle with tinted windows and told them to stop walking. The officers proceeded to search Mr. May-Shaw and Ms. Morris but discovered nothing. The officers placed both individuals in handcuffs and placed them in separate unmarked cars. The officers then went to search the rental car.
Mr. May-Shaw was brought to the precinct, where officers interrogated him and claimed they found narcotics in the rental car. The officers coerced Mr....
Lyons, Pearla vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 525816/2018,
Supreme Court - Kings, March 6, 2019, ended April 18, 2019
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On September 23, 2017, defendant police officers broke into and searched plaintiff's apartment without authority. They beat plaintiff's husband repeatedly and without provocation, causing him to suffer multiple broken ribs. Plaintiff was falsely arrested and charged.
John-Huggins, Annmarie vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 515104/2018,
Supreme Court - Kings, September 19, 2018, ended November 23, 2021
$6,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 28, 2017, Plaintiff was asleep at his home in Brooklyn, when Defendant Officers, including Officer Villacis, broke down the door to her home and entered wearing masks and carrying shields, and Plaintiff screamed when an Officer pointed a gun at her. Despite Plaintiff’s initial refusal, Defendant Officers forced Plaintiff to change her clothes in front on an Officer so she could be taken to the precinct. Defendant officers never displayed a search warrant to Plaintiff. Plaintiff was handcuffed, arrested, and transported to the precinct. Plaintiff was released from custody after the DA’s office declined to prosecute her. When she returned home, she found her home demolished; her valuable property, includ...
Hogan, Robert Aka May-Shaw, Christopher Peyton vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV05591,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 1, 2017, ended February 26, 2021
$65,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 15, 2016, NYPD officers pulled over the plaintiff, falsely alleging that the vehicle he was in (not his own car, but a Porsche he was transporting from Michigan to its new owner in NY) had a forged license plate and illegally tinted windows. Officers arrested plaintiff immediately, searched him, then impounded and searched the vehicle. The one arresting officer, searching the vehicle alone, claimed to have found handgun under the driver seat in front of where plaintiff was sitting, though she had earlier made inconsistent statements about the gun's location. Plaintiff denies having any connection to or knowledge of the gun. NYPD seized plaintiff's personal property, which included electronics, accessori...
Chislom, Emanuel, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 513641/2016,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 8, 2016, ended January 12, 2018
$75,000 Settlement
