Conclusion Meanings:
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'Within NYPD Guidelines': The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
Further details on conclusions.
Henry, Maisha vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 528166/2021,
Supreme Court - Kings, November 4, 2021
Complaint
Description: On October 27, 2018, at the intersection of Ashland Place and Dekalb Avenue in Brooklyn, Defendant Officers Nathaniel Lester and Jonathan Cruz forcibly detained Plaintiff without a warrant or probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe that Plaintiff had committed a crime. Plaintiff was forcibly seized, assaulted, and battered. Defendant Officers Lester and Cruz arrested Plaintiff and Plaintiff was held in custody at the Precinct and eventually at Riker's Island Correctional Facility. On October 28, 2018, the Defendant Officers caused a criminal prosecution of Plaintiff to be initiated, charging Plaintiff with crimes of which they were innocent. In support of the criminal prosecution, Defendant Officer Le...