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.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $26,500 total settlements.
Domenech, Peter vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 510568/2018,
Supreme Court - Kings, May 30, 2018, ended September 24, 2020
$7,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 15, 2017 Plaintiff was lawfully present at the intersection of 62nd Street and 8th Avenue when he was assaulted and battered by POs Byron Chow and John Does without probable cause and not the result of an appropriate arrest. Plaintiff was then falsely arrested. As a result of this incident Plaintiff suffered severe and serious injuries in and about diverse parts of the person.
Hall, Sandra vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV06324,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 17, 2017, ended September 6, 2017
$19,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: The plaintiff was in her home when the defendant officers arrived looking for her son who they were trying to arrest. She said she didn't know where he was and after they searched her home other officers arrived with her son handcuffed. She asked him if everything was okay and was immediately placed in handcuffs herself, charged with Obstructing Governmental Administration, and taken to the 66th Precinct.