Conclusion Meanings:
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
Further details on conclusion definitions.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $252,501 total settlements.
Davis, Kareem vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV02754,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 24, 2016, ended September 5, 2018
$250,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers pulled over Plaintiff's car and falsely claimed that he failed to use a turn signal and hid a pistol under the passenger seat. Plaintiff was pulled out of the car, Officer Sparks put a gun to his head and threatened to shoot him, and then assaulted him. Plaintiff was taken to the 107th Precinct and charged with criminal possession of a weapon, attempted robbery in the first degree, and resisting arrest, which he was acquitted of after a jury trial.
Ford, Robert vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV02046,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 9, 2016, ended March 22, 2017
$2,501 Settlement
Complaint,
First Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was at his girlfriend's apartment when Defendant Officers rushed in, struck plaintiff in the head with a shield, dragged him to the living room, and handcuffed him. The Defendant Officers searched the home for hours looking for guns but did not recover any. They strip searched Plaintiff in his bathroom and then arrested him and took him to the precinct. Plaintiff was charged with a knife recovered from the kitchen drawer in the apartment, small bag of marijuana found inside the couch, and violating an order of protection that had ever existed. A grand jury voted to dismiss all the charges