Named in 10 known lawsuits, $242,500 total settlements.
Smith-Ruffin, Rayshaun vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 512272/2022,
Supreme Court - Kings, May 2, 2022
Complaint
Description: On December 16, 2020 at approximately 6AM, PO Tiffany Martinez, Eric Delman, Patrick Craig, and other officers including Cuoco, Isabelle, Patel, Albarracin, Perico, Feely, Gale, Abrams, Garcia, Seery, Avent, Valentin, Barry, Malone, Boehm, and Fagan illegally entered the Plaintiff's home without a warrant. They demanded the plaintiff to get on the ground and dragged them out from underneath his bed. They then forced the plaintiff to stand by grapping his arms and then slammed him onto the ground without legal authority to do so before forcing him up again. The officers violently physically restrained the plaintiff by contorting his arms behind him and utilizing handcuffs that were excessively tight. Despite the...
Forde, Ricardo vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 508232/2021,
Supreme Court - Kings, May 4, 2021
Complaint
Description: On April 7, 2020, while outside his grandmother's apartment at 266 Rochester Avenue in Kings, NY, the plaintiff was unlawfully approached, searched, assaulted, battered, arrested, and excessively detained by defendants, including Patrick Craig and John Does 1-4, without legal justification. The plaintiff, along with his grandmother and three minor relatives, was chased by the defendants into the building and his Godmother's apartment, which the defendants forcibly entered by breaking a wall. They slammed the plaintiff to the floor, pressed a gun to his head, and handcuffed him while the family watched. He was then searched inappropriately, with the defendants grabbing his private parts without explanation. The ...
Alexandre, Jakheem, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 507295/2018,
Supreme Court - Kings, April 17, 2018, ended August 5, 2025
$105,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about July 29, 2017, JAHKEEM ALEXANDRE and CARA ALEXANDRE (Plaintiffs) were unlawfully, willfully and knowingly assaulted and battered by Police Officer PATRICK CRAIG, UMAR KHITAB, ALEX VIERA and JOHN DOES (Defendants).
The Plaintiffs were falsely arrested and imprisoned without justification or probable cause. The Defendants then created and submitted an erroneous police report in an effort to cover up the unlawful arrest and initiated a prosecution in bad faith.
The assault resulted in severe injuries, including physical pain, mental anguish, and psychological trauma. and the actions of the defendants were malicious, willful and grossly negligent.
There is also the broader issue of negligent hiring ...
Ainsley, Jermaine vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV00165,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 22, 2018, ended August 24, 2018
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers banged on the front and back doors of a barber shop and then entered with guns drawn and pulled the Plaintiff to the ground and stepped on his back. Plaintiff was searched and then transported to the precinct and questioned about "who had the gun" and was falsely accused of tossing a weapon and marijuana. Bail was set and the Plaintiff was sent to Rikers Island where charges were later dismissed.
Kenton, Marland, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 511248/2017,
Supreme Court - Kings, June 19, 2017
Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about the evening of November 8, 2016, plaintiffs were legally in plaintiff Kenton's barbershop when NYPD officers Craig, Rosiello, Feeley Cuevas and John/Jane Does forcibly entered the barbershop and ordered all occupant to get on the ground. While detaining them in the shop for approximately 25 minutes, defendants searched the shop. They were arrested, with the officers employed grossly disproportional and excessive force against plaintiffs Williams and Robbs in effecting the arrest, and then transported to the 77th Precinct, where they were detained for an additional approximately 18-20 hours. Kenton, Williams and Grant were transported to Central Booking. Kenton spent 7 hours there before being re...
Welcome, Nicole vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV00111,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 12, 2016, ended October 5, 2016
$7,500 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers forcibly entered Plaintiff's mothers apartment to execute a search warrant against Plaintiff's boyfriend. Officers arrested, Plaintiff, her boyfriend, he sister, and her brother's girlfriend. Officers allegedly found marijuana in the girlfriend's coat pocket and an air pistol and ammunition in plaintiff's brother's bedroom. Plaintiff was taken to the 77th Precinct and charged with possession of ammunition and an air pistol. Charges were later dismissed.
Jackson, Kimani vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV01006,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 23, 2015, ended January 26, 2016
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 6, 2013 , at 11:50 pm, plaintiff was near the intersection of Utica Avenue and Sterling Place in Brooklyn NY. Plaintiff was not committing any crime nor violating any laws. Defendant officers detained plaintiff and ordered her to place her hands on a car in order to search her. Plaintiff complied with that order, defendants searched plaintiff by patting above her clothes and inside her pockets. Defendants demanded plaintiff's I.D , she tried to produce her I.D Defendants threw plaintiff's I.D. to the ground and arrested her. Plaintiff did not resist arrest. Plaintiff was taken to the precinct and then to Kings County Criminal Court. Plaintiff was charged with littering, obstruction of government...
Bey, Kamaal, et al. vs Police Officer Viera, Alex, et al.
Case # 14CV04519,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 28, 2014, ended February 13, 2015
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Order of Dismissal (Settlement),
Videos of Incident from Civil Atty
Description: On October 3, 2012, Plaintiffs were lawfully present in their car with their friend in a parking lot of the Albany Houses in Brooklyn when defendant NYPD officers Alex Viera, Patrick Craig, Denis O'Mahoney, and others approached the vehicle and began interrogating plaintiffs, without reasonable suspicion to believe plaintiffs had committed any crime or offense. Plaintiffs were taken from the car and placed under arrest, and Plaintiffs' persons and the vehicle were searched without Plaintiffs' consent or any other lawful basis. No contraband or evidence of criminal activity was discovered in the unlawful search. Plaintiffs were taken to a police precinct where defendant officers falsely informed employees of the...
Johnson, Erick vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01381,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 20, 2014, ended July 18, 2014
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: On October 3, 2012, Plaintiff and two friends were in a vehicle outside Albany Houses NYCHA Housing Brooklyn when they were approached by NYPD officers Omahoney and Viera. The officers asked one of the passengers to show him what was in his bag, and Plaintiff began to film the interaction which provoked the officers to become more aggressive and demand that everyone get out of the car. After briefly protesting on the basis that they had not been committing a crime, Plaintiff was removed from the car and arrested. Plaintiff was handcuffed in an unnecessarily painful and restrictive way, and the car was searched with no contraband to be found. Plaintiff was charged with Obstructing Governmental Administration and...
Rodriguez, Eric vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 028239/2011,
Supreme Court - Kings, December 16, 2011, ended October 13, 2015
$22,500 Settlement