Named in 6 known lawsuits, $146,000 total settlements.
Figueroa, Samy vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 805944/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 14, 2025
Konate, Mamadou vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 803160/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 23, 2024
Complaint
Description: On December 31, 2021, Plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of Grand Concourse and Burnside Avenue in the Bronx and doing nothing illegal, improper or acting suspicious in any way. Without any reason, probably cause or legal justification, Defendant officers stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered and detained Plaintiff in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiff was arrested, brought to the county police station, fingerprinted and photographed, and remained incarcerated for over 24 hours. Plaintiff was falsely and maliciously prosecuted before all charges against him were terminated in his favor.
Butler, Jerimiah vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 800584/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 11, 2024, ended March 4, 2026
$18,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about August 13th, 2023, at approximately 9:30p.m., Plaintiff Jerimiah Butler was lawfully in in the vicinity of 1950 Andrews Avenue, Bronx, NY when Defendants NYPD Police Officers Daniel Demarco, John Doe, and John Roe approached him. The officers had no valid arrest warrant, probable cause, or reasonable cause to approach, stop, search, seize, touch, grab, assault, batter, violate, handcuff, and detain Plaintiff in such an aggressive, offensive, and excessive manner. However, Plaintiff knowingly and falsely believes Plaintiff committed a crime. Defendants' aggressive and excessive behavior towards the Plaintiff indicated to him that the Defendants could cause the Plaintiff imminent harm and/or commit of...
Griffith, Dijon vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 817867/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 16, 2023
Complaint
Description: On October 5, 2022, Defendant DeMarco and the unnamed Police Defendants unlawfully stopped, searched, and arrested the Plaintiff. After the arrest the Plaintiff was taken to a hospital prior to being booked. The Plaintiff was later charged with attempted assault and assault of a police officer. This matter was later dismissed.
Loran, Ryan, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 801396/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 31, 2023, ended August 25, 2025
$127,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 19, 2021, while the plaintiffs were present at a residence, defendants Police Officers Daniel Demarco, Brendan Mcmorrow, John and Jane Does 1-10 unlawfully entered the private property and conducted an illegal search of the premises without legal justification. Despite the plaintiffs not being in possession of any contraband or having committed any crime or violation of the law, the defendants arrested the plaintiffs using excessive force and transported them to the precinct. Subsequently, the plaintiffs were subjected to malicious prosecution.
Espinal, Jessenia, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 815459/2022,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 19, 2022
Complaint
Description: On November 19 2021, at approximately, 7:00 a.m., in the vicinity of 2028 Davidson Avenue, County of Bronx, NY, Defendant Police Officer Daniel Demarco, Defendant Detective Dilma Aguirre, Defendant Detective Nicholas Columbouris, Defendant Police Officer John Doe and Defendant Police Officer John Roe, absent an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause or any legal justification and based on fraud, perjury and misrepresentations, approached Plaintiff Jessenia Espinal for no reason summarily stopped, frisked, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, handcuffed and detained her in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiff was fingerprinted and photographs without her consent, strip searched and held o...