Salas Mariel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 031604/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 12, 2018, ended March 23, 2020
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 22, 2016, at approximately 11:40 p.m., Plaintiff was near West 192nd Street and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx when approached by Detective Patrick Horkan of the 47 Detective Squad and Officer April Sheehan of the 52nd Precinct, along with other unnamed officers. These officers, acting without a warrant or legal basis, grabbed and tightly handcuffed Plaintiff, allegedly under the pretense of investigating patronizing a prostitute. The handcuffs were placed on Plaintiff's wrists so tight that Plaintiff's wrists turned red. Officer Sheehan, acting undercover, falsely implicated Plaintiff in the crime, leading to his arrest. Plaintiff testified that he knew Officer Sheehan and her female partner were acting a...