Named in 4 known lawsuits, $90,000 total settlements.
Moreau, Cartier vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 817719/2022,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 6, 2022
Complaint
Description: On August 31, 2021, the plaintiff was arrested by police officers Danielle Martinez and Vanessa Solis. The plaintiff's Ex had come to the plaintiff's apartment two hours earlier and destroyed property at the apartment and stole some personal belongings of the plaintiff. Subsequently, the Ex returned with the aforementioned police officers complaining that the plaintiff had assaulted her and the police officers arrested the plaintiff. The plaintiff was then brought to the 44th precinct and strip-searched and refused to provide supplies to the plaintiff even though she was on her period. After a few hours, the plaintiff had a panic attack and had to be taken to the hospital, where she was shackled and handcuffed ...
Sharize, Shamah vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 033628/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 16, 2020
Complaint
Description: On August 18, 2019, police officers Nicholas Torrisi and Joseph Feger falsely arrested Shamah Sharize under the supervision of Lieutenant Gerardo Decaro near East 226th st. and Barnes Ave. of Bronx. NYPD employees Stephon Stephens and Anthony Moodie fabricated evidence leading to the false arrest. They were driving at a dangerously high speed and crashed into Sharize's car that was stopping at a stop sign. When the police officers arrived, Stephens and Moodie falsely claimed that they were being attacked with a weapon by Sharize. During the conversation between the police officers and Stephens and Moodie, however, they continuously showed lack of detail of incident and changed details of their description of th...
Moise, Patricia vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 032794/2019,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 31, 2019, ended May 15, 2023
$60,000 Settlement
Aponte, Tyerel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 021128/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 7, 2018, ended April 10, 2019
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 1, 2017, police officers Nicolas Torrisi, Alfonso Cautillo and other unknown police officers, touched, grabbed, handcuffed and seized the Plaintiff, in an excessive manner without reason, causing him physical pain (injuries not specified). The officers approached the Plaintiff with their loaded firearms, outstretched limbs and other objects which they used to strike and restrain the Plaintiff. The officers then arrested the Plaintiff and took him into custody to a police station in the County of Bronx and there charged him with crimes (not specified). The Plaintiff was thereafter held in custody over the course of three (3) days or approximately sixty (60) hours until he was released. The Plaintiff h...
