Named in 2 known lawsuits, $77,500 total settlements.
Newton, Anson vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 505827/2014,
Supreme Court - Kings, June 30, 2014, ended November 7, 2014
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about April 4, 2013, the Plaintiff was in the hallway of the apartment building where he lived when the Defendant NYPD officers Mendes and Dennis approached him and asked for identification. Plaintiff provided his identification and opened the door to his apartment to show the Defendants that he lived there. When Plaintiff opened the door, the Defendants entered Plaintiff's apartment without permission or a warrant. The Defendants then placed Plaintiff under arrest and handcuffed Plaintiff's arms tightly behind his back, causing bruising and numbness to his wrists and hands. Plaintiff was transported to a nearby precinct and charged with Consumption of Alcohol in Public and Resisting Arrest. At no time th...
Brown, Darsheen vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01154,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 26, 2014, ended August 17, 2015
$60,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 4, 2013, at about 7:00pm, at plaintiff’s residence, 1070 East New York Avenue, # 7F, Brooklyn, NY 11212, Police Officers Adrian Mendes and John and Jane Does 1-4, arrested plaintiff Darsheen Brown without probable cause. Plaintiff had no criminal record or prior arrest history, and suffered from asthma attacks and sickle-cell anemia and has been hospitalized several times for these conditions. While present in Plaintiff's apartment having responded to a domestic disturbance call unrelated to the arrest, Officer Mendes asked plaintiff’s sister, Jalilia Ellis, a developmentally disabled 4 year-old girl, whether her older brother had touched her inappropriately. Ellis did not understand the question or ...
