Named in 2 known lawsuits, $110,000 total settlements.
Jackson, Sylvio vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 800771/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 1, 2022
Complaint
Description: On August 27, 2018, the Mr. Sylvio Jackson (Plaintiff) was aggressively approached by Stephen Oswald, Diony Fernandez and John or Jane Doe 1-10 (Defendants) and unlawfully stopped the Plaintiff by grabbing his bodies and limbs despite possessing no legal basis to do so and without possessing any credible evidence regarding the commission of any crime or offense, including Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, or any related charges. The defendants proceeded to physically restrain Plaintiff while violently contorting his arms behind his back before finally affixing metal handcuffs to Plaintiff’s wrists in an excessively tight fashion, which caused Plaintiff to sustain substantial physical pain and injur...
Salas, Juan C. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 021595/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 12, 2018, ended June 6, 2022
$110,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 18, 2017, Plaintiff Juan Salas was at 513 Concord Avenue, Bronx, in the 2nd floor theater, when Defendant Officers Oswald, Fernandez, and John Does assaulted and battered Plaintiff. Defendant officers falsely arrested Plaintiff, as part of a policy that encourages unlawful stops, unlawful searches, false arrests, and the fabrication of evidence and perjury.