Named in 6 known lawsuits, $102,500 total settlements.
Owolabi, Obafemi vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV03860,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 2, 2015, ended March 28, 2016
$1,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was physically assaulted and searched without consent by defendant officers and placed under arrest. Plaintiff was taken back to the precinct and accused of selling marijuana. All charges against the plaintiff were dismissed.
Brown, Ronald vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 008225/2015,
Supreme Court - Kings, July 2, 2015, ended May 5, 2020
Administrative Closing
Haskins, Terrel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV02016,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 15, 2015
Complaint
Southerland, Antonio vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV06111,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 24, 2014, ended July 27, 2015
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: At approximately 4:30 p.m. on July 19, 2013, plaintiff Antonio Southerland was lawfully in the vicinity of 2881 West 24th Street in Brooklyn, NY.
Mr. Southerland, who was in his car with his two year-old daughter, had stopped in front of a barbershop. Mr. Southerland heard a police officer yell, “There he is.” Multiple police officers, including Detective Kibel and Detective Christopher Ottomanelli , forcibly pulled plaintiff from his car. Plaintiff’s daughter, terrified, screamed and cried. Mr. Southerland was placed in a police van having no idea why he was being arrested. Plaintiff possessed no contraband and committed no crime. At the precinct, the officers falsely informed employees of the Kings County Dis...
Williams, Lakeisha, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV05296,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 10, 2013, ended August 20, 2014
$68,500 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: On October 18, 2012, plaintiffs Lakeisha Williams, Christine Morely, and Ramee Ayesh were unlawfully stopped, searched, and arrested by NYPD officers, including Police Officers Richard Bevers, John Rivera, and Detective Ottomanelli, in Brooklyn, New York. Plaintiff Williams had a valid prescription and had just picked up her medications from a pharmacy. She joined her friends, plaintiffs Morely and Ayesh in their car, but were later pulled over by the defendant officers, who forcibly and without consent searched plaintiffs and their vehicle. Despite the valid prescriptions, all three plaintiffs were arrested and charged with possession and sale of controlled substances. Plaintiffs Williams and Ayesh were bo...
Brown v. City of New York et al
Case # 12CV02677,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$17,500 Settlement
12-cv-02677-BMC stip.pdf,
12-cv-02677-BMC.pdf