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.
Estate of Samuel, Sheldon A. By Adm of His Estate Samuel, Sheldon, Jr. vs Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, et al.
Case # 523273/2017,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 21, 2018
Complaint
Description: On February 21, 2016, plaintiff suffered a stroke while driving and therefore crashed his car. Police officers (police officer Dean Robert, police officer Molinski (first name unknown, shield No. 21578), police officer Ashley Gonzalez) came to the accident scene. Instead of helping plaintiff in this medical emergency, police officers smashed plaintiff’s car window, violently pulled him from his car, throwed him to the pavement, and punched him. The officers framed plaintiff as drunk-driving and arrested him. No ambulance was called, the officers put plaintiff at the back of the police car. Eventually plaintiff was taken to a hospital. The hospital blood test shows no alcohol. More than two weeks after the arres...