Named in 9 known lawsuits, $376,500 total settlements.
Blount, Michael vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 028124/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 16, 2019, ended July 14, 2020
$82,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about April 9, 2017, police officers Christop Montera, Jose Santiago, John Doe and John Roe falsely arrested Michael Blount base on his race. Blunt was properly near 1420 Grand Concourse of Bronx and was not raisin any suspicions. The officers, however, stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted-including beating him- and arrested Blount aggressively despite not having a warrant and knowing that they had no justifiable cause of doing so. At no time did Blount consent to the arrest. The officers then falsely and maliciously prosecuted Blount despite knowing the wrongness of their conducts. After being detained for over 24 hours, Blount's case terminated. As a consequence, Blount was subject to scorn, ridicule, ...
Vargas, Minazchi vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 027981/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 12, 2018, ended July 18, 2023
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about April 17, 2017, plaintiff was lawfully present in the street when defendant POs Gomez and Doe 1-2 approached her with their loaded firearms, and other objects, which they used to strike, seize and restrain plaintiff. Defendant POs then, without probable cause or an arrest warrant, placed plaintiff under arrest and charged her with (unknown) crimes she was innocent of. Plaintiff was held in custody for two days. The case against her was later dismissed.
Dixon, Marvin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 026315/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 5, 2018, ended April 6, 2020
$82,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 9, 2017 at approximately 3:30 a.m. PO Montera, Santiago, Doe, and Roe absent a warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause, or any legal justification, searched, assaulted, and wrongfully detained plaintiff in an aggressive and excessive manner on the basis of fraud, perjury, and misrepresentations while plaintiff was on the street not acting in any suspicious manner. While in custody, plaintiff was strip searched without any legal reason and caused to have this fingerprints and photographs taken without his consent and in accordance with police procedures for arrested criminals. After his arrest, plaintiff was arraigned and falsely and maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime. Plaintiff remained i...
Christmas, Melvin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 024177/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 15, 2018, ended February 25, 2019
$85,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 8th, 2017, Plaintiff was approached and stopped in the street without probable cause. Defendant Officers Santiago, Roe, and Doe then unlawfully searched and detained Plaintiff using excessive force in an aggressive manner that resulted in physical and emotional injuries. Plaintiff was then subject to a strip search while in Defendants' custody without any justification and held for over 24 hours before his charges were dropped.
Holloway, Malik vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 021763/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 13, 2018, ended June 15, 2021
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about February 8, 2017, at approximately 6:30 P.M., Malik Holloway was near 2609 Briggs Avenue, Bronx, New York, when Police Officer Jose Santiago, along with Officers John and James Doe, detained and arrested him. The arrest was based on allegations that Holloway possessed a weapon located inside a nearby room. Holloway did not possess the weapon and could not have had any connection to the room in question. Following the arrest, he was confined without any knowledge of a warrant or proper legal authority. Holloway was subjected to false accusations, leading to his arrest and subsequent prosecution. All criminal charges against him were later dismissed on July 12, 2017, after a period of unjust prosecuti...
Meador, John vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV05080,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, July 18, 2017, ended July 6, 2020
$5,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about August 17, 2016, at approximately 3pm, Officers Brandon Gembecki, Jose Santiago, and Adam Landesberg knocked on John Meador's door. Mr. Meador asked to see a search warrant, the officers refused, and Mr. Meador said they could not enter. The officers placed their hands on their guns and entered without Mr. Meador's consent. Mr. Meador was confined to one room in his apartment while the officers searched the premises. At the conclusion of the search, the officers seized a broken plastic air gun and a toy cap gun. Mr. Meador requested a voucher for the seized property and the officers refused and left. Mr. Meador went to the precinct to retrieve his property and was told that there was no record of th...
Abdallah, Haytham vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 509160/2015,
Supreme Court - Kings, July 27, 2015, ended November 20, 2015
$11,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 11, 2014, Haytham Abdallah ("Plaintiff") was in a car with his two cousins Mr. Issam Hamadan and Ms. Manal Hamadam. Plaintiff was in the front passenger seat of his cousin, Issam Hamadan's uncle's car. The car was previously damaged in an unrelated event, and the license plate was visible and legible on the windshield. Mr. Hamadan exited the car to enter a store on 3rd avenue and to avoid receiving a citation, Plaintiff moved into the driver's seat, however, he never drove the car. When the NYPD pulled up to the parked vehicle, they told Plaintiff to move the car, but didnt because he doesnt know how to drive shift. The police officers said a racial comment and took the phone out of plaintiff's ha...
Nollah, George, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 12CV03394,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 12, 2012, ended May 1, 2013
$45,000 Settlement
Green, Arnold vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 11CV05472,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 14, 2011, ended March 25, 2013
$10,500 Settlement