Named in 7 known lawsuits, $537,000 total settlements.
Mentore, Joel vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 822833/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 29, 2025
Bobian, Markell vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 816428/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 7, 2025, ended February 3, 2026
$200,000 Settlement
Villalongo, Amir vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 801729/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 24, 2025, ended December 2, 2025
$65,000 Settlement
Garcia, Darwin vs City of Ny
Case # 820039/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 24, 2023, ended June 5, 2025
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 3, 2022, at 9:30 pm, within the vicinity of Weeks Avenue and East 176th Street in the County of Bronx, New York, the plaintiff was without legitimate cause, other than his age and/or race, grabbed, handcuffed, seized and arrested in an excessive manner and with excessive force by officer Darian Wesler and other unknown officers who had the plaintiff's fingerprints and photographs taken without his consent and detained him on various criminal charges at various police stations, correctional facilities and the Courthouse.
Almanzar, Radelki vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 818061/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 13, 2023, ended August 6, 2025
$200,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 24, 2023, Defendant Wesler, Defendant Kivlehan, and the unnamed Defendants unlawfully stopped and detained the Plaintiff. During the arrest the Plaintiff was subject to assault and excessive force, without any reasonable cause. The Plaintiff was subject to a 24 hour hold, and all charges have been dismissed.
Yatabari, Mahamadou, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 804081/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 13, 2023, ended September 9, 2024
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 11, 2022, Plaintiffs 1 and 2 were lawfully inside their car at an intersection in the Bronx, when POs Rowe, Wesler, Batule, and unknown POs 1-10 approached in their police vehicles, signaled Plaintiffs to pull over, and approached Plaintiffs' car on foot, weapons drawn and pointed at Plaintiffs. Upon reaching Plaintiffs' car, the POs aimed their weapons at Plaintiffs, yelling obscenities and demanding that they exit their car. The POs then dragged Plaintiffs from their vehicles and tightly handcuffed their wrists behind their back, ignoring or otherwise denying Plaintiffs' pleas to loosen them.
The POs then searched one of the Plaintiffs without cause or justification. The search yielded no contraba...
Charleman, Melinda vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 819307/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 27, 2022, ended October 8, 2025
$12,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 29, 2021, Plaintiff was lawfully present inside and driving her vehicle in Bronx, driving below the speed limit when Defendants, including KEVIN PEREIRA, JERRY CHOI, DARIAN WESLER and other unknown police officers, approached Plaintiff in their police vehicles and, using their police sirens and lights, pulled over and illegally stopped Plaintiff without probable cause or any legal justification whatsoever. Still without probable cause, they falsely accused Plaintiff to drive above the limit, request an ID and accused her of having fake/fraudulent tag. Defendants ignored Plaintiff's explanation and violently asked her to leave the car and exercised extreme unnecessary force to handcuff her. Defendants...