Named in 3 known lawsuits, $995,000 total settlements.
Feliciano, Tommy vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 503148/2022,
Supreme Court - Kings, February 3, 2022
Complaint
Description: On May 14, 2020, Plaintiff was lawfully driving in Brooklyn when he was pulled over by officers. The officers searched plaintiff's vehicle and falsely claimed to have recovered a firearm in Plaintiff's possession. Defendants then falsely arrested and maliciously prosecuted plaintiff of gun possession charged. As a result Plaintiff was held until August 18,2020 with charges dismissed on November 23, 2020.
Hepburn, Oswald vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV04158,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 29, 2021, ended November 26, 2025
$975,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 2, 2020, Plaintiff Oswald Hepburn was standing outside his sister's residence when NYPD officers were called to a nearby location to disperse a crowd. After Plaintiff's sister complained about the treatment of people in the crowd within earshot of NYPD officers from her doorway, Defendant Officers Lt. Bobo, Sgt. Musa, PO Aponte, and John Doe 1-4 rushed towards the home. Plaintiff was standing outside, and Lt. Bobo immediately grabbed him. Lt. Bobo, Sgt. Musa, PO Aponte, PO Chekalin, and John Doe 1-4 then forcefully threw Plaintiff on the ground, and then Sgt. Musa tased Plaintiff on the neck. Officers kept Plaintiff's arms pinned behind his back and brutally assaulted him. In an attempt to dissuade the o...
Toomer, Andrew vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 509534/2017,
Supreme Court - Kings, May 19, 2017, ended May 4, 2020
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about February 23, 2016, at approximately 9:30PM, the plaintiff, Andrew Toomer, was arrested by the defendants at Rockaway Avenue subway station in Brooklyn, New York. The defendants used their hands, feet and weapons such as collapsible batons to beat the plaintiff's head and body, and the plaintiff suffered serious and significant wounds that required hospitalization as a result. The plaintiff did not resist arrest, and there was no legal cause to seize, assault and batter the plaintiff.