Named in 3 known lawsuits, $45,000 total settlements.
Santino, Shannon vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 533968/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, November 20, 2023
Complaint
Description: On January 13, 2021, Plaintiff was at 5882 16th Avenue, Kings County, NY, to voluntarily surrender after being illegally coerced by Defendant officers, including Coyle and Kashinsky. Without probable cause, reasonable suspicion, a valid search warrant, or legal justification, and due to her race and ethnicity, Plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, detained, battered, assaulted, seized, searched, and falsely arrested by the Defendant officers. A week prior, Defendant Kashinsky investigated a complaint by Plaintiff's former significant other, contacted Plaintiff, and illegally demanded her voluntary surrender. Plaintiff denied the allegations. Defendant officers falsely accused Plaintiff of assault without probable c...
Nathaniel, Brandon, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV00256,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 21, 2016, ended November 6, 2017
Zero Disposition
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
Description: On November 14, 2014, plaintiffs Brandon Nathaniel and Hassan Sheftall, accompanied by Sheftall's 2-year-old son, were traveling in a vehicle driven by Nathaniel in Brooklyn. Plaintiffs are African American. POs John Does 1–3, not in uniform and driving in an unmarked patrol car, began following plaintiffs' vehicle (though they were not responding to any dispatched call). The officers turned on their signal lights to stop plaintiffs' vehicle, stopped their car, and approached plaintiffs' car with guns drawn, asking plaintiffs to produce ID. Plaintiffs complied, and the officers ordered them to get out of their vehicle. The officers forced them against the vehicle and forcibly patted them down, including their g...
Arroyo, Roberto vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV00917,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 23, 2015, ended March 13, 2018
$45,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Second Amended Complaint,
Third Amended Complaint
Description: Defendants Medina and Perez approached plaintiff and told him that he was seen drinking in front of a building. Officers then threw him to the ground, pepper sprayed him, searched him, arrested him, and took him to a precinct and hospital. Plaintiff was charged with resisting arrest, dis con, and consumption of alcohol, which were later ACD'd. On a second incident, Defendants Ostrander and Polanco approached plaintiff and told him that he was seen drinking in front of a building. Officers then threw him to the ground, pepper sprayed him, searched him, arrested him, and took him to a precinct. Plaintiff was charged with resisting arrest and consumption of alcohol, which were later dismissed.