Named in 2 known lawsuits.
Mckenzie, Cecil vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV06913,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 3, 2018, ended July 7, 2021
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: The defendants Cross and Calle-Palomeque approached the Plaintiff on a train platform, without displaying their NYPD badge. When the plaintiff ran, Defendant Cross lunged at the Plaintiff and brought him down, and Defendant Calle-Palomeque handcuffed him. Detective Cross placed plaintiff in a headlock and delivered numerous blows to the plaintiff's face destroying plaintiff's eyeglasses and causing severe injuries to plaintiff's face. Defendant Zevon failed to intervene. The Defendants transferred plaintiff to the 17th Precinct where they were continually physically attacking the plaintiff. The Plaintiff was transported to the Bellevue Hospital, where physicians diagnosed bilateral nasal bone fracture and a rig...
Corso, Matthew vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV06096,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 15, 2017
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers approached Plaintiff as he was exiting the subway car, reached into his back pocket and removed a knife they falsely characterized as a gravity knife. Plaintiff was taken to TD 04 and charged with 265.01(1).