Named in 2 known lawsuits, $300,000 total settlements.
Deleon, Jeremy vs Sergeant Hennessey, Kathryn, et al.
Case # 029330/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 13, 2019, ended September 26, 2023
Administrative Closing
Complaint
Description: On August 13, 2015, at approximately 1:30 am, plaintiff was lawfully standing in the vicinity of 3rd Avenue and 136th Street, Bronx, New York when the defendant police officers, Sergeant Hennessey (Shield 4157), Officer Marchesani (Shield No. 3727), Officer Bulfamante (Shield No. 5533), Officer Barbetto (Shield No. 6815), Officer Flores (Shield No. 20183), unlawfully approached plaintiff without reasonable suspicion or probable cause. Suddenly and without any provocation or legal justification, defendant police officers forcibly grabbed plaintiff and threw him down to the ground and began punching plaintiff in the face, head, and all over his body with a baton, causing plaintiff to suffer serious physical injur...
Hernandez, Oliver, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 027773/2017E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 24, 2017, ended October 7, 2024
$300,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about October 30, 2016, Oliver Hernandez exited a taxicab and told the cab driver that he was going to grab his wallet from his girlfriend and return to pay for the ride. His girlfriend, Sandra Carino, arrived in a separate taxicab and Oliver walked over to her to get his wallet. Mr. Hernandez's cab driver yelled that Mr. Hernandez was running away without paying for the cab ride and so Officers Mariano Bulfamante, John Doe #1 and John Doe #2 ran over. Mr. Hernandez attempted to show them that he had sufficient cash in his wallet to pay, but Officer John Doe #1 went behind Mr. Hernandez and slammed him down into the sidewalk causing him to lose consciousness. Ms. Carino called out for Mr. Hernandez's moth...