Named in 5 known lawsuits, $117,500 total settlements.
Hooks, Wesley Alexander vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 100090/2021,
Supreme Court - New York, March 16, 2021
Pichardo, Yowari vs City of New York
Case # 032860/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 6, 2019, ended May 8, 2020
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 16, 2018, in the vicinity of East 198th Street and Grand Concourse, defendant officers Convery, Doe and Roe without a warrant, stopped, searched and arrested the plaintiff with excessive force. The defendant officers falsely accused the plaintiff of having committed a crime. The plaintiff was strip searched at custody and remained incarcerated for over 24 hours. All charges against the plaintiff was ultimately terminated favorably.
Pichardo, Yowari vs City of New York
Case # 022683/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 25, 2019
Mercado, Liany, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 033693/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 7, 2018, ended November 7, 2019
$80,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Before the arrest, on October 31, 2017, at approximately 6:00 p.m., three Plaintiffs were present near Jerome Avenue and East 198th Street, Bronx, New York, g nothing illegal, improper or acting suspicious in anyway.
During the arrest, Police Officers Tara Convery and Michael Pabon, along with unnamed officers, all assigned to the 52nd Precinet, approached Plaintiffs without legal cause, detained, searched, and arrested them, causing physical and emotional harm based on their race, and in order to meet arrest quotas. Officer's actions were based on fraud, perjury and misrepresentations.
After the arrest, Plaintiffs were subjected to excessive force, handcuffing, and an intrusive search. They were taken to ap...
Grant, Marcel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 032972/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 15, 2018, ended October 24, 2019
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 11, 2018, at approximately 8:00 p.m., Plaintiff was lawfully present near West 190th Street and Aqueduct Avenue, Bronx when approached by Police Officers Juan Gomez, Tara Convery, and other unnamed officers (John Doe and John Roe) from the NYPD’s 52nd Precinct. Plaintiff was not engaged in any suspicious or unlawful activity before the officers initiated contact.
Without any arrest warrant, probable cause, or reasonable suspicion, the officers detained Plaintiff, tightly handcuffed him, and conducted an aggressive search. The officers allegedly acted on fraud, perjury, and misrepresentations, leading to Plaintiff’s detentio nbased on their race, and in order to meet arrest quotas. Plaintiff was transp...