Named in 4 known lawsuits, $42,500 total settlements.
Pearson, Brenda vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 520509/2019,
Supreme Court - Kings, September 24, 2019, ended November 12, 2020
$12,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 4, 2016, Defendants Police Officer Michael Webber, Christopher Scanzano and other officers, all men, entered the resident of the plaintiff, Mrs. Pearson, pursuant to a search warrant. The target of the search warrant was not the plaintiff, but another person. Defendant Scanzano conducted a strip search, which was approved by defendant Webber, on the plaintiff without probable cause but they did not find anything illegal.
Clarke, Dain vs Citty of New York, et al.
Case # 507891/2019,
Supreme Court - Kings, April 11, 2019, ended January 2, 2020
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 3, 2018, Plaintiff was unlawfully handcuffed and falsely arrested by the defendant police officer without probable cause or any legal justification. Defendant police officer unable to give any reasonable cause for unlawful arrest to the plaintiff, so the plaintiff resist arrest. Plaintiff was taken to 77th Precinct, where his photograph, fingerprint was taken with out his consent and detained in a holding cell. Later plaintiff was transported to Kings Country Central Booking and placed in a holding cell. The defendant police officer provided the District Attorney Office with the false, misleading and incomplete information that plaintiff committed a crime. After 23 hours of unlawful custody, plainti...
Sterling, Julian vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV00127,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 12, 2016, ended January 26, 2017
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint,
First Amended Complaint
Description: While Plaintiff was walking down the street, defendant officers approached him with guns drawn, threw him on a wall, handcuffed him, searched him, and brought him to the 75th precinct. Plaintiff was strip-searched at the precinct and charged with sale and possession of a controlled substance, which were ACD'd.
Navedo v. The City of New York et al
Case # 517489/2017,
Supreme Court - Kings
Summons