Named in 5 known lawsuits, $272,000 total settlements.
Gomez, Fernando vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 022315/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 20, 2020, ended April 19, 2021
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On 6/12/18, in the vicinity of 1535 Walton Avenue, Defendants SKEHILL, CORLETTE, DOE, and ROE illegally stopped searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained Plaintiff in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiff was not doing anything illegal and had no knowledge of illegal activity or contraband in the vicinity in question. Defendants illegally arrested Plaintiff. Defendants then transferred plaintiff to a Police Precinct. Defendants forced Plaintiff to be fingerprinted and photographed in accordance with police procedures. Plaintiff, at some point, would be strip searched. Plaintiff would be held at various police stations, correctional facilities, and at the Courthouse located at 215 East 161st S...
Davis, Jamel, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 023704/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 25, 2018
Complaint
Description: On or about January 28, 2017, in the vicinity of 1789 Webster Ave, Bronx, NY, defendant NYPD officers Skehill, Rugova and John Does 1-4, search, detained, arrested, and took to their precinct plaintiffs despite having no probable cause, solely for the purpose of interrogating them at said precinct, where, after 12 hours of detention, they were issued a summons for disorderly conduct. During the course of said arrest, defendants utilized excessive force upon plaintiffs' chests, bodies and limbs, causing pain and mental suffering.
Mcgrier, Markuise vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 026848/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 13, 2018, ended March 4, 2020
$129,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 17, 2018, while lawfully near Webster Avenue and East 176th Street in the Bronx, NY, the plaintiff was unlawfully approached, stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, arrested, and detained by the defendants, including Skehill, Doe, and Roe, in an aggressive and excessive manner without legal justification and solely because of his race. At the time, the plaintiff was doing nothing illegal or improper when several officers from Bronx Narcotics approached him. The plaintiff was grabbed, seized, frisked, searched, and then arrested. Following the arrest, he was taken to the 40th Precinct, where he was fingerprinted, photographed, and strip-searched. He was arraigned and subsequently falsely and...
Jackson, Dytrel, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV04987,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 11, 2015, ended June 30, 2017
$85,500 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
Description: Defendant Police Officers entered residence where plaintiffs' were visiting each other at the home of a plaintiff. Defendant Police Officers verbally assaulted and handcuffed plaintiffs. Defendant officers then searched the residence, causing damage to the residence and its contents. Defendant Police Officers then transported plaintiffs to the 46th precinct. Several of the plaintiffs were physically assaulted at the precinct (physical/taser/chokehold) and several of the plaintiffs were subjugated to strip searches. Plaintiffs were accused with being involved in a shooting. Plaintiffs were transported to Bronx Central Booking where they were questioned. The Bronx County District Attorney's Office declined to pro...
Watson, Derrick vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 303167/2015,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 3, 2015, ended August 29, 2017
$7,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about July 18, 2016, plaintiff was eating at a table at a correction center, where he was a pre-trial detainee, when a nearby incident occurred that did not involve the plaintiff in any manner. Defendants John and Jane Does, who were supervisors, captains and officers of the correctional facility, responded to the incident by using a chemical agent. However, these officers were insufficiently trained on deploying chemical agents and thus sprayed it in and negligent and reckless manner, without regard to who was involved in the incident and the innocent bystanders the spray was affecting, including the plaintiff. Upon his exposure to the chemical spray, the plaintiff was in pain and requested medical trea...
