Andreas C. Sargent

Lawsuits

Named in 3 known lawsuits, $138,500 total settlements.

Cummings, Qudir, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 521085/2021, Supreme Court - Kings, August 17, 2021, ended November 18, 2024
$58,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 12, 2020, Plaintiffs Qudir Cummings and Jamaul Gomes were sitting in Plaintiff Gomes’ vehicle, which was parked in a legal parking spot in the vicinity of 1531 Carroll Street when Defendant police officers unlawfully stopped, questioned, searched, and falsely arrested Plaintiffs without probable cause or legal justification. Plaintiffs had been sitting in the parking lot with the vehicle idling for approximately two minutes when they observed approximately six unmarked police vehicles pull into the parking lot. Approximately fifteen Defendant Police officers got out of the vehicles, approached Plaintiffs’ car and began banging on the windows and shouting at Plaintiffs with their weapons drawn. Defen...

Joseph, Jarreth vs Police Lieutenant Bute, Mauvin, et al.
Case # 16CV02004, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 2, 2016, ended April 18, 2019
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 15, 2014, Defendant Lt. Mauvin Bute and additional Defendant officers forcibly entered Plaintiff's home. They frisked Plaintiff, threatening & cursing at him, removed him to the hallway outside his apartment, handcuffed him, and searched his apartment. During this search, officers removed $8000 from Plaintiff's home. Plaintiff was then transferred to the 67th Precinct, where Defendant Bute & other Defendant officers repeatedly struck & kicked Plaintiff on his head and body. Based on false statements by Bute, Defendant PO Andreas Sargent, & others, Plaintiff was criminally prosecuted; this criminal case was terminated in his favor and dismissed on April 17, 2015.

Louis, Herick vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01148, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 27, 2014, ended December 22, 2014
$65,000 Settlement
Complaint, First Amended Complaint, Stipulation
Description: On June 15, 2012, PO Andreas Sargent and Lieutenant Mauvin Bute were present near the scene of arrest in an unmarked NYPD vehicle. Then, without any reasonable basis or probable cause for doing so, police officers approached, stopped, searched and detained Plaintiff. The search yielded no evidence of any guns, drugs, or contraband, but the officers nevertheless arrested Plaintiff. Sergeant Rich arrived at the scene and supervised the arrest. Plaintiff did not know why he was being arrested, but while it was happening he overheard on the officers’ police radios that other members of the NYPD were apprehending, or had apprehended, other individuals in the area for gun possession, which Plaintiff would eventually ...