Edgar M. Guerrero

Lawsuits

Named in 6 known lawsuits, $137,500 total settlements.

Gomez, Sean vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 25CV02361, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 20, 2025
Complaint

Villegas, Mario vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 815787/2024E, Supreme Court - Bronx, October 2, 2024
Complaint
Description: On April 4, 2023, Plaintiff, Mario Villegas ("Plaintiff") was lawfully in the vicinity of St. Lawrence Avenue and Gleason Avenue, Bronx,NY and doing nothing illegal, improper or acting suspicious in any way. Detective Edgar Guerrero, Detective Tomor Berisha, Detective William Sanchez, and Police Officers John Doe and John Roe (hereinafter, the "Defendants") absent an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause or any legal justification, and based on fraud, perjury and misrepresentations, approached Plaintiff for no reason and summarily stopped, searched, grabbed assaulted, battered and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiff was arraigned after his arrest and thereafter falsely and m...

Mccoy, Bruce vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 804145/2022E, Supreme Court - Bronx, March 22, 2022, ended March 4, 2024
$7,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 26 2020, the Plaintiff was inside his legally parked vehicle when unlawfully grabbed by NYPD Officer Benjamin Hinderman, Edgar Guerrero, and John and Jane Does. The Officers ripped him from the car and placed him under arrest and proceeded to handcuff him without any explanation. They aggressively threw him into the police vehicle and repeatedly punched him in the face and neck. The Officers unlawfully transported the Plaintiff to the 44th Precinct where he remained detained for several hours before being transported to Central Bookings. The Plaintiff repeatedly requested medical attention which was denied by the Officers. While the Plaintiff was detained, the Officers initiated a malicious prosecut...

R., J. Inf By Mng Martinez, Karla vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 035909/2020E, Supreme Court - Bronx, December 31, 2020, ended June 23, 2022
$60,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 14, 2020, Plaintiff, a minor, was lawfully on the street when he was approached by officers without cause. Officers proceeded to grab, handcuff, and arrest Plaintiff in excessive manner based on false allegations that Plaintiff was committing a crime. Plaintiff was then transported to the precinct and remained there for 24 hours. All charges against Plaintiff were subsequently dismissed.

Hall, Daiquan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 029976/2020E, Supreme Court - Bronx, September 8, 2020, ended December 21, 2021
$45,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 23, 2019, Plaintiff was lawfully crossing the street in the crosswalk when he was approached by officers. The officer falsely accused Plaintiff of spitting, which Plaintiff denied. Officers then arrested Plaintiff without cause. Plaintiff was transported to the precinct and charged with resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration, and disorderly conduct. All charges were subsequently dismissed. On July 24, 2019, the day after Plaintiff's original arrest, Plaintiff returned to the precinct in order to retrieve his property which had been confiscated the previous day. Another individual was at the precinct retrieving their property and became irate. As a result, an officer told both the othe...

Comas, Anthony vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 022822/2019E, Supreme Court - Bronx, March 18, 2019, ended December 2, 2019
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 10, 2018 at 3:35PM in the vicinity of Wheeler Avenue and East 174 Street, Bronx, NY, the Plaintiff, Anthony Comas was in a car driven by Rafael Tertulien. Officer Edgar Guerrerro and Police Officer John Does stopped the car, even though Tertulien committed no traffic violations and ordered them to exit the vehicle. The police searched the vehicle without permission and found 1 brass knuckle, 1 billy club, and 13 Percocet pills. The police were informed that those objects belonged to Tertullien and the Plaintiff was never in possession of any illegal objects, but the officers handcuffed and arrested him regardless. The Plaintiff was placed in a cell with other male prisoners in the 43rd Precinct in t...