Named in 2 known lawsuits, $82,500 total settlements.
Campbell, James vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV03661,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 8, 2019, ended July 6, 2020
$70,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: From June 2017 to August 2017, an unknown individual was captured on video surveillance stealing objects that did not belong to them. A complaining witness identified the individual as someone other than the plaintiff, and did not pick the plaintiff’s photo out of a mug shot array. The defendants (NYPD Offers) combined the theft incident as a part of a pattern robbery report and issues wanted flyer and requests for media attention between August 2017 and August 2018. The defendant’s appearance did not fit the physical description of that listed on the wanted flyers. The defendants received a tip on a suspect who matched the description, but not the plaintiff. The defendants falsely arrested the plaintiff for of...
Williams, Sharon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV09016,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 1, 2018, ended June 17, 2019
$12,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 6, 2015, plaintiff was woken up early in the morning and falsely arrested without explanation. She was then taken to the precinct where officer Gary Scollard denied her access to a phone, food, water and necessary medication. Plaintiff was then interrogated and defendant Scollard attempted to coerce a confession by threatening plaintiff. Plaintiff also had her hands and feet shackled. After spending the night in Central Booking, plaintiff was arraigned and had all charges dismissed.
