Named in 4 known lawsuits, $95,000 total settlements.
Elsherif, Ahmed vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 151742/2017,
Supreme Court - New York, February 23, 2017, ended December 5, 2017
$50,000 Settlement
Bostic, Jaiquan, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV03737,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 23, 2016, ended July 17, 2018
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: The plaintiffs were enjoying a 4th of July barbecue, when defendant officers approached and began harassing plaintiffs. The officers began to arrest plaintiffs and without provocation, they beat plaintiffs repeatedly by punching them and using their batons. Plaintiffs were pepper sprayed, restrained and taken to the nearest precinct. The charges against the plaintiffs are unknown, but the criminal prosecution was terminated favorably regarding the plaintiffs.
Torres, Wilfredo vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV02362,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, July 7, 2016, ended March 31, 2021
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: NYPD Officers and landlord broke down the plaintiffs door and entered into his apartment without a warrant or other legal justification on September 28, 2015. He was detained and questioned, and his apartment was searched. Then on April 26, 2016, firefighters and EMS broke down his door again without cause and NYPD officers handcuffed the plaintiff and forcefully hospitalized him.
Johnson, Lakisha vs Police Officer Alvarracin, Jazer, et al.
Case # 13CV01039,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 1, 2013, ended May 13, 2013
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 28, 2012, PO ALVARRACIN, RODRIGUEZ, ARMISTEAD, COLBY, and JOHN DOE patrolled inside Plaintiff’s Apartment and knocked on the door to turn the Plaintiff’s music down. Even though Plaintiff turned it down, PO ALVARRACIN, RODRIGUEZ, ARMISTEAD, COLBY, and JOHN DOE forcibly entered Plaintiff’s apartment by kicking the Plaintiff’s door, Defendant PO surrounded Plaintiff, forcefully stopped, violently seized Plaintiff and Plaintiff’s music reproduction system without probable cause, arrested, and searched then recovered no contraband or other evidence of crime. However, PO ALVARRACIN, RODRIGUEZ, ARMISTEAD, COLBY, and JOHN DOE kidnapped the plaintiff to the 73rd Precinct and maliciously prosecuted configu...