Named in 4 known lawsuits, $81,500 total settlements.
Gumaneh, Muhammed vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 034763/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 30, 2019, ended November 6, 2023
$16,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 15, 2018, Plaintiff was unlawfully arrested and detained by NYPD officers, including Officer Michael Jenkins. The arrest took place in Bronx, New York. The officers entered Plaintiff's vehicle without a warrant, falsely accused Plaintiff of obstructing governmental administration, and applied excessive force by placing Plaintiff in handcuffs that were too tight. Plaintiff was detained for approximately 12 hours before being released when it was determined that Plaintiff had been wrongfully arrested, as no charges were brought against Plaintiff.
Quinones, David vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 028184/2018,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 18, 2018, ended July 25, 2019
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 21, 2018 at approximately 5:00 p.m. Plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of East 161st Street and Morris Avenue when POs Michael Jenkins, John Doe, and John Roe approached without legal justification and summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner. POs stopped Plaintiff based on a racially-motivated "stop and frisk" program. POs took Plaintiff to various police stations and subjected him to criminal processing. POs also initiated a malicious prosecution against Plaintiff. Plaintiff remained incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make numerous court appearances over an extended period of time until all charges against ...
Almestica, Juan vs City of New York
Case # 026226/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 31, 2018, ended September 14, 2018
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about May 4, 2017 Plaintiff was unlawfully touched, grabbed, handcuffed, seized, and arrested by POs Michael Jenkins, Justin Gelband, Kenia Acosta, Emmanuel Fernandez, John Doe, and John Roe with excessive force and without legal justification. Plaintiff was stopped due to a racially-motivated "stop and frisk" policy. POs falsely accused Plaintiff of committing a crime, arrested him, and transported him to the station where he was criminally processed. POs caused a malicious prosecution to be initiated against Plaintiff, whose life was therefore interfered with for an extended period of time until all charges were eventually terminated in Plaintiff's favor. As a result of this incident Plaintiff suffered ...
Frias, Marino vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 301682/2014,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 4, 2014, ended February 16, 2016
$10,000 Settlement
