Named in 5 known lawsuits, $415,000 total settlements.
Barrett, Ashley vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 504039/2022,
Supreme Court - Kings, February 16, 2022, ended March 25, 2024
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 4, 2020, Plaintiff was a passenger of a vehicle when Police Officers Jake Pom Hoina, Monkia Szwakop, Davianna Edwards, Kevin Beasley and John or Jane Doe 1-10 conducted an illegal search of the stopped vehicle and each occupant, including Plaintiff. Though the search yielded no contraband, the officers arrested Plaintiff and illegally interrogated her in violation of her Miranda Rights. While arresting Plaintiff, the officers grabbed her body and extremities before violently contorting her arms behind her back and affixing handcuffs in an excessively tight fashion. Plaintiff's request to have the handcuffs loosened were ignored; rather, the officers sadistically and intentionally squeezed the handc...
Pagan, Anais vs City of New York
Case # 025402/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 8, 2020, ended March 30, 2023
$350,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 8, 2019 Plaintiff Anais Pagan was on the street around 8PM at night when she was subjected to an unwarranted stop and frisk by NYPD Officers Kevin Beasley and Richard Cleri and two unidentified officers. Pagan was acting in a lawful manner, but was stopped and searched potentially because of her age and/or race. Pagan was assaulted in connection with this stop and frisk, as the officers grabbed her, handcuffed her, and exerted excessive force against her. This included battering her head, neck, back, body, and limbs to such an extent that she was rendered lame and has had to seek medical attention, since the injuries prevented her from being able to conduct her normal job. Following this assault...
Freeman, Joshua vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 033168/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 7, 2019, ended August 13, 2020
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 8, 2019, in the vicinity of 1691 Fulton Avenue, defendant police officers Beasley, Altieri, Doe, Roe without cause or warrant, stopped, searched, handcuffed and arrested the plaintiff with excessive force. The plaintiff was strip searched while in custody and remained incarcerated for over 24 hours. All charges against the plaintiff was ultimately dismissed.
Fermin, Andres vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 025947/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 18, 2018
Complaint
Description: On November 9, 2016, while lawfully inside his apartment, defendant NYPD officers unlawfully entered and searched plaintiff's residence without probable cause or any lawful justification. At no time was any contraband recovered from plaintiff or from any location within either his custody or control. Plaintiff did not commit any crime, nor did the defendants have any probable cause to believe that had done so.
Defendant NYPD officers transmitted false misleading and incomplete information to the Bronx DAs Office in order to induce the initiation of prosecution. At the Grand Jury, they falsely stated that plaintiff had been in possession of weapons and drugs which they had allegedly recovered from his apartm...
Nelson, Cuame vs P.O. Wahab, Andre, et al.
Case # 14CV03013,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 13, 2014, ended November 24, 2014
$20,000 Settlement
First Amended Complaint
