Rogers, Jashon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01665,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 11, 2014, ended September 18, 2014
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 6, 2013 Plaintiff Jashon Rogers entered NYPD Transit Bureau District 12 station house with his NYPD property invoice to retrieve his apartment keys. Some time after Defendant Sergeant Epps instructed Plaintiff to wait, Defendant Officer Rayshawn Younger approached Plaintiff to review the invoice. After an exchange Defendant Younger told Plaintiff to return the following day for his keys, which Plaintiff disagreed with as they were needed to get into his home. Unprovoked and suddenly, Defendant Younger then violently assaulted the Plaintiff, striking him on the head and chest. Defendant Officers Andrew Nguyen and others helped Defendant Younger take the Plaintiff to the ground, where he was tightly c...