Named in 5 known lawsuits.
Knight, Tahje vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 810019/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 29, 2023
Complaint
Description: For years, NYPD officers of the 40th Precinct and Public Service Area unlawfully targeted Plaintiff and attempted to prosecute Plaintiff without probable cause.
On, March 12, 2021, plaintiff Tahje Knight was lawfully in the vicinity of East 125th Street in the Bronx when he was unlawfully approached, frisked, arrested and detained by defendant officers James Weck, Eric Dym, Michael Visintin, Jayther Liriano, Michael Kontorovich, Jose Tejada, and Nestor Amarantepolanco. When defendant officers stopped and frisked plaintiff and obtained no contraband, instead of releasing plaintiff, plaintiff was cuffed and detained to search for evidence of a crime.
Plaintiff was then falsely charged by defendant officer We...
Perez, Gabriel, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 804083/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 14, 2023
Complaint
Description: On January 15, 2021, three Plaintiffs were illegally stopped, seized and searched, battered and assaulted, detained, and arrested, by and/or at the direction of POs Michael Visintin, John Joyce, and John or Jane Doe 1-10 (the names John and Jane Doe are fictitious, as the true names of these officers were unknown at the time of the complaint). The actions included putting metal handcuffs too tightly on Plaintiffs’ arms, which resulted in loss of feeling, redness, and swelling. The officers fabricated false and fictitious evidence and information, which they forwarded to prosecutors. The criminal proceedings were irrefutably terminated in favor of Plaintiffs when all adverse charges were dismissed and sealed on ...
Phillip, Todd vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 818203/2022,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 20, 2022
Complaint
Description: On December 26, 2019, Plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped by police. Plaintiff and the driver were ordered out of the vehicle and complied. As Plaintiff exited the vehicle, officers grabbed Plaintiff's arms and forcibly placed him in handcuffs. The police then searched the vehicle without probable cause and did not find any evidence of illegal activity. The officers then placed Plaintiff and the driver under arrest for possession of a weapon despite the lack of probable cause. Plaintiff was taken to the precinct and booked. All charges against him were subsequently dismissed.
Knight, Tahje, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 802343/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 15, 2022
Complaint
Description: On November 14, 2020, Plaintiffs gathered for a memorial vigil in front of the St. Mary's Houses in the Bronx to commemorate the birthday of a loved one who passed away. Without warning or cause, a marked police car pulled up and three of the Defendants jumped from the vehicle. Completely unprovoked, the officers ran over and punched Plaintiff Shakespeare, who was a minor at the time, directly in the face, and proceeded to viciously assault him. Then multiple additional officers arrived, and the Individual Defendants began assaulting Plaintiffs without cause or justification. Plaintiffs were then detained and arrested by the Individual Defendants without probable cause and transported to PSA 7. The Individual D...
Creighton, Tyrone vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 804708/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 22, 2021
Complaint
Description: On or about June 6, 2016, Plaintiff was driving home from the 43 Pct where he had gone to report the vandalism of his vehicle. The police told him he had to return to the location of the vandalism and make the report from that location. Upon departing the precinct and returning home, he was followed and shot by persons in another vehicle. While the plaintiff was driving away from his pursuers, in an attempt to avoid being shot, his vehicle came to a stop, when it mounted/struck the curb. Then, Dependents NYPD officers, including PO Michael Heinz and Rosalind Jaime, who happened to be in the area observed the interaction, in part, between the plaintiff and the persons in the other vehicle. Plaintiff informed the...
