Conclusion Meanings:
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $70,000 total settlements.
Woolard, Tarnisha as Adm of Emile, Christin, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 527157/2025,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 14, 2025
Baez, Bryan vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 500274/2021,
Supreme Court - Kings, January 6, 2021, ended January 26, 2023
$70,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 2nd, 2020, at approximately 8:00 p.m., Plaintiff was lawfully present in the vicinity of Dean Street and 4th Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, when the defendant police officer Brian Mejia-Morel and others (together the "defendants") unlawfully stopped, questioned, assaulted, battered, frisked and falsely arrested plaintiff without probable cause or legal justification. Plaintiff was alone and waiting for an uber to take him home. While he was walking and waiting a crowd of people began running in all directions around him the defendants approached him. Plaintiff was struck in the back of the head with a baton by a defendant. This startled plaintiff and he tried to run when he was struck by another defendan...