Conclusion Meanings:
'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'Within NYPD Guidelines': The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
Further details on conclusions.
Nelson, Cedric vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 532315/2024,
Supreme Court - Kings, December 3, 2024
Complaint
Description: On September 6, 2023, Plaintiff, Cedric Nelson, was about to meet up with his girlfriend when several police officers, including Defendants, POLICE OFFICER ANDREW GENAO and POLICE OFFICER JOHN GARCIA ("Defendants") without justification or provocation, and without an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause or any legal justification, Defendants for no reason, and based on fraud, perjury and misrepresentations, illegally stopped, confined, unduly restrained, falsely arrested, and
falsely imprisoned Plaintiff, in an aggressive and excessive manner, and further chased and tackled Plaintiff using excessive force. Defendants intentionally touched, assaulted, battered, violated, searched, humiliated, photogr...