Named in 8 known lawsuits, $219,000 total settlements.
Harrell, Lawrence vs City of New York et al.
Case # 500006/2026,
Supreme Court - Kings, February 25, 2026
Johnson, Malik vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 543056/2025,
Supreme Court - Kings, December 30, 2025
Marcial, Nicholas vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 24CV03158,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 13, 2024, ended November 10, 2025
$45,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 10, 2023, Plaintiff was the lawful front passenger in a vehicle stopped by Defendants Officer Galindo-Sanchez, Officer Cruz, Officer Crichlow, Officer Grullon, Officer Howe, Officer, Jalbrzykowski, Officer Ordonez, Officer Peterson, Officer Scalici, and Defendant Does #1 - 5. One of the defendants ordered all occupants to exit the vehicle. Defendant Crichlow and one other defendant searched Plaintiff at the scene of this stop and determined he was not in possession of any weapons, nor was he alleged to have committed a crime. Despite this, Plaintiff was taken to NYPD's 90th Precinct. Defendants Cruz, Crichlow, Scalici, Howe, and Grullon searched Plaintiff's person and property again on at least two ...
King, Venice & King, Marcus vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 23CV09096,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 16, 2024, ended August 26, 2024
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about September 10, 2022, Plaintiffs, husband and wife, were having a date night when Defendant Officers Tyler A Howe, Ashley Ordonez, Michael A. Chrichlow, Faisal N. Elwan, Joanna B. Barletta, and John Doe and Jane Doe #1-6 ran up to Plaintiffs and forcibly grabbed them. Plaintiffs inquired as to what was going on, but Defendants ignored them, and proceeded to push, beat, hit, kick, and punch Plaintiffs. Defendants then pinned Plaintiff Husband down and arrested him. He pleaded Defendants to loosen the handcuffs but Defendants refused. Once at the precinct, Plaintiff Husband requested treatment for his injuries but Defendants refused. Eventually, Defendants transferred Plaintiff Husband to the hospital a...
Morgan, Shoughan vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 530584/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, October 23, 2023, ended February 23, 2026
$21,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 8 2021, NYPD Officer Michael Crinchlow, Volkan Maden, and John or Jane Doe approached the Plaintiff in unmarked vehicles while he was on his dirt bike without probable cause. The Officers assaulted and battered the Plaintiff by forcing their cars to come into direct contact with the Plaintiff on his bike several times before shooting taser projectiles into the Plaintiff’s body. This caused electrocution to the Plaintiff's head and body, the shock of which forced him into a metal grate. The Officers then exited their vehicle and continued to batter the Plaintiff by kicking him in his stomach multiple times. The Officers then subjected him to an unlawful search before applying excessively tight handc...
Torres, Bryan, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 505538/2022,
Supreme Court - Kings, February 25, 2022, ended March 19, 2024
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 9, 2020, PO Michael Crichlow and ten other police officers illegally stopped, seized, searched, battered, assaulted, detained and arrested the plaintiffs, Bryan Torres and Christian Torres, when they were in Bryan Torres' vehicle in the vicinity of the intersection of Broadway and Wallabout Street in Kings County. The defendants pulled both plaintiffs out of the vehicle as Christian Torres began to record the police officers' conduct on his personal phone. The defendants then illegally searched the vehicle and handcuffed the plaintiffs. They then transported the plaintiffs to the 90th precinct. The plaintiffs were then fingerprinted, photographed and strip-searched and then released after five to six h...
Briggs, Lealton vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 501987/2022,
Supreme Court - Kings, February 8, 2022
Complaint
Description: On October 19, 2019, Plaintiff was sleeping at his residence where defendant officers kicked in the door and asked him to lay on the ground. That moment Plaintiff mother was in the bathroom. They handcuffed Plaintiff and his mother. Upon arrest they left him outside of his apartment and search the premises. The Officers could not find any illegal contraband. Later Plaintiff was transported to 90th Police Precinct where he was searched, photographed and fingerprinted. He remained at the 90th Police Precinct for approximately 12 hours before being transported to Central Bookings. Defendant officers subsequently manufactured false statement in to the DA’s Office that Plaintiff has possessed a firearm. Based on the...
Diaz, Jose, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 501168/2021,
Supreme Court - Kings, January 21, 2021, ended October 19, 2023
$88,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about April 17, 2020, Leotaud Guerra, the Plaintiff, was on his way to a local store in Bronx, when he was wrongfully stopped, arrested and handcuffed by Defendants officers Elvin Pichardo, Ramon Garcia and John Doe. Plaintiff was arrested and transported to the 46th precinct, where he was strip searched, and placed into a cell for several hours. Plaintiff was then transported to Bronx County Central Booking. At no time Plaintiff was found in possession of a controlled substance. On April 18, 2020, Plaintiff was arraigned and charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Subtance in the Seventh Degree and other charges. Plaintiff was released but he was requested to return for court appearances unti...