Conclusion Meanings:
'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
Further details on conclusions.
Named in 3 known lawsuits, $182,500 total settlements.
Suggs, Shameek vs City of Ny et al.
Case # 510836/2020,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 8, 2022, ended September 27, 2022
$32,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 26, 2017, at approximately 8:30 p.m., the defendant police officers allegedly executed a search warrant inside of plaintiff’s friend’s apartment located at 233 Sands Street, Apt. 3K, Brooklyn, New York. Upon entering the apartment, the defendant police officer asked plaintiff if he lived at the apartment and plaintiff showed the defendant officers his identification indicating he did not reside in the apartment, nevertheless defendant police unlawfully handcuffed plaintiff and arrested him. Plaintiff was then transported against his will to the 84th precinct where he was searched, photographed, fingerprinted, and detained in a
filthy holding cell for many hours. Thereafter, the defendant police office...
Burton, Eduardo vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV06677,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 24, 2019, ended February 14, 2021
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 27, 2018, NYPD officers, including Stephen Daly, Matthew Vahey, Patrick Barry, Lenno Hendricks, Shawn Soler, Kenneth Paek, Daniel Keane, Dennis Mogelnicki, Eric Miller, and “John” Richardson, forcibly entered an apartment in which plaintiffs were staying. Officers entered the bedroom, pointed guns at plaintiffs, and handcuffed them. The officers were then joined by NYPD officers John Uske, Captain John Breslin, Sergeant David Cheesewright, Leonard Clarke, Andrew Kamna, Lawrende Hotaling, Kellan O’Neill, Gerard Fenton, and Christopher Griffith. Although the officers knew that plaintiffs did not reside at the apartment and that they were not the target of the search warrant, they continued plaintiffs'...
Hennegan, Nicole vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV03193,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 12, 2017, ended June 3, 2021
$125,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 5, 2016, twelve police officers in plain clothes, including defendants Officer Grandstaff, Detective Hotaling, Sergeant Cheesewright, and Officer Kamna, ran into plaintiff's apartment while the door was open. Defendants told plaintiff that they had a search warrant, but refused to produce one when plaintiff asked to see it. Defendants ordered plaintiff and her 10 children to leave the apartment at 3:00pm and did not allow them to return until midnight, denying them access to food, water and bathroom relief. Defendant officers searched every room of the apartment and damaged plaintiff's bathroom door frame and lock.
Plaintiff's son was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm after defendants fou...