Named in 8 known lawsuits, $269,504 total settlements.
Taylor, Desiree, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV05710,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 2, 2018, ended June 5, 2019
$6,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 23, 2015, Detective Sophia Carson, Detective Edward Mejia, Detective Edward Chichotky, and P.O. Afzal Ali forcibly entered a building in which plaintiffs were present and forced them to get on the floor. Each of the plaintiffs were handcuffed and transported to the 77th Precinct. While plaintiffs were in custody, Detective Carson falsely reported to the District Attorney that plaintiffs had possessed illegal drugs. Further, when one of the plaintiffs advised Detective Chichotky that she was experiencing shortness of breath, plaintiff was denied proper medical assistance.
Cotton, Ronald, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 511141/2018,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 21, 2018
Payne, Markisha, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV00717,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 15, 2017, ended August 9, 2018
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiffs were located inside their home when a group of police officers came into the apartment with weapons drawn. Officers pointed the weapons at two young children, and searched the apartment. When Plaintiff Markish Payne asked to see a warrant, she was told to "shut the fuck up". Officers arrested Markisha and the two young children. When they were released at arraignment, they returned home to find that officers had urinated all over the walls and the floor of the bathroom. Furniture and photographs and other belongings had also been destroyed.
Dixon, John, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV06271,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 23, 2016, ended January 10, 2018
$90,002 Settlement
Complaint
Description: The plaintiffs were asleep in their home when they woke to the defendant officers forcibly entering their home. The apartment was searched and the plaintiffs were handcuffed and taken to a nearby precinct. Nothing illegal was found in the apartment but the plaintiffs were still charged with possession of a controlled substance. The charges were later dismissed.
Johnson, Joan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV03295,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 27, 2016, ended May 10, 2017
$5,000 Settlement
Complaint,
First Amended Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers forcibly entered Plaintiff's home, searched her apartment, and arrested her. Plaintiff was driven around for hours, denied medical attention, and then brought to a local precinct where she was given a DAT for Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th degree and Use of drug paraphernalia in the 2nd Degree. The DA Declined to prosecute the charges.
Reynolds, Lisa vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV02631,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 7, 2016, ended July 21, 2017
$3,500 Settlement
Complaint,
First Amended Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers physically forced their way into a bar/club, handcuffed and searched Plaintiff, took her to a precinct, and gave her a DAT for ß 220.03, which the DA declined to prosecute.
Cayemittes, Emmanuel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV02364,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 28, 2015
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers approached, searched, and assaulted Plaintiff resulting in an orbital wall fracture and multiple hematomas. Plaintiff falsely charged with 215.40(2) Attempted tampering with physical evidence and 205.30 Resisting Arrest, which resulted in ACD.
Smith, Natasha, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV05841,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 8, 2014, ended February 10, 2015
$140,002 Settlement
Complaint
Description: All Plaintiffs were sleeping in the residence of Plaintiffs 1 and 2 when defendant officers forcibly entered the premises. The officers were searching for a resident who had lived in the apartment prior to Plaintiffs 1 and 2. Police officer Carson was responsible for procuring the search warrant. Plaintiffs were all searched and handcuffed. The premises were searched, and the plaintiff were then sent to a NYPD station house. While the DA declined to prosecute plaintiff 3, defendant Officer Carson criminal possession of a controlled substance, one misdemeanor count of using drug paraphernalia, and one non-criminal charge of unlawful possession of marijuana under NY Penal Law ß 221.05, punishable only by fine. De...