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.
Further details on conclusions.
Perez, Dajhoun vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 503399/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, February 1, 2023, ended February 1, 2024
$22,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 4, 2020, at a New York City Police Department Special Victims Squad location, plaintiff Dajhoun Perez was detained and arrested by detectives Rashan Austin, Elijah Austin, Pagano and by sergeant Marte. Plaintiff was placed in a lineup for a robbery that had occurred in Brooklyn on January 15, 2020, at approximately 12:30 p.m. The defendants falsely reported that the plaintiff was positively identified in the lineup and a video from the place of the robbery. Therefore, plaintiff was detained for 40 hours before arraignment. All wrongful charges against the plaintiff were dismissed.