Named in 5 known lawsuits, $68,500 total settlements.
Bostic, Nathaniel vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 525616/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, January 3, 2023
Complaint
Description: The plaintiff is Nathaniel Bostic. This incident arose from facts that took place on August 10, 2020. at which time two unidentified individuals entered a commercial vehicle and removed $4,000 and two checks valued at $1,300, without authorization to remove the money. An investigation into the incident was commenced by the NYPD police officers, Defendants DETECTIVE KYLE BROWN, Tax No. 957405, DETECTIVE STEPHEN BAROUNIS, Tax No. 956414, DETECTIVE MAX ROLFFOT, Tax No. 949566, DETECTIVE JAVIER MUNOZ, Tax No. 935373. The defendants claim that, through video footage, they were able to identify plaintiff’s vehicle as the vehicle the perpetrators of the crime. The video footage viewed by defendants was not clear enou...
Westbrooks, Darrell vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 508711/2022,
Supreme Court - Kings, March 29, 2022, ended August 12, 2024
$7,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 30, 2021, Plaintiff was riding in the passenger seat of a vehicle driven by a friend to attend a friend's funeral. Without any probable cause, Defendant officers, including KYLE BROWN and MIKELJAN AGOLLI stopped the vehicle that Plaintiff was travelling in and requested his identification. Without any reason or lawful basis, Plaintiff was then handcuffed, searched, and placed at the rear of the vehicle, as per the Officers, for "being an asshole". Plaintiff was transported to the Precinct and questioned about whether he knew people selling guns. Plaintiff was forced to strip for the search, asked to squat and cough and being touched in front of numerous police officers. Plaintiff remained at the 83rd...
Williams, Kelvonne vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 501903/2021,
Supreme Court - Kings, January 26, 2021, ended September 1, 2022
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 21, 2019, defendant POs unlawfully stopped, questioned, frisked, searched, handcuffed and arrested plaintiff when he was lawfully present in the vicinity of 460 East 21st Street. Plaintiff was transported to the 70th Precinct and was searched, photographed, fingerprinted and placed in a holding cell there. On July 22, 2019, plaintiff was transported to Brooklyn Central Booking and was arraigned in Brooklyn Criminal Court and was released on his own recognizance on the same day. Defendant POs provided false information for prosecution and plaintiff was unlawfully charged with disorderly conduct. Plaintiff was forced to appear in court on 3 occasions before all charges were dismissed and sealed on May 6, ...
Benjamin, Mava, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV02069,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 7, 2020, ended January 19, 2021
$36,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 21, 2018 evening into December 22, 2018 morning, four plaintiffs were attending a holiday party hosted by a local business owner in a store. Each plaintiff was invited as a guest to the party. Close to midnight, officers arrived and detained plaintiffs and required them to provide iOn December 21, 2018, the four plaintiffs were attending a holiday party at a store. Officers arrived and wrongfully detained plaintiffs and required them to provide identification. Defendant officers, including P.O. Kyle Brown, searched plaintiffs The searches turned up negative and no outstanding warrants existed. Other officers did not intervene and stop the search. Defendant officers provided false information to the ...
Walker, Michael Tracy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV05202,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 26, 2017
Complaint
Description: While defendant was handcuffed, face down in the street, Defendant Officers repeatedly punched him in the face and assaulted him.