Keventh M. Arroyo

Lawsuits

Named in 4 known lawsuits, $89,500 total settlements.

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...

Mathis, Dontay vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 032635/2019, Supreme Court - Bronx, October 30, 2019, ended October 22, 2020
$19,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 30, 2019, as Plaintiff entered a bodega, Defendant Police Officers unlawfully stopped, questioned, frisked, searched, assaulted, battered, falsely arrested, and falsely imprisoned Plaintiff. Plaintiff did not resist arrest, but repeatedly asked what he was being arrested for, and Defendant Police Officers refused to tell him. Then, Plaintiff was imprisoned on false charges for approximately 20 hours before he was released and charges were declined. As a result, Plaintiff suffered physical, psychological, and emotional trauma.

Castillo, Edgar vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 030646/2019, Supreme Court - Bronx, September 19, 2019, ended February 5, 2020
$40,000 Settlement

Philips, Nasir vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 024419/2019E, Supreme Court - Bronx, May 14, 2019, ended December 19, 2019
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 1, 2018 at approximately 12:100AM in the vicinity of Westchester Ave. and E. 156th St. Bronx, NY, Nasir Philips was sitting with a group of friends when officers Keventh Arroyo and John Doe stopped handcuffed and arrested him, even though he was not engaging in criminal or unlawful conduct and did not possess a controlled substance. The police transported him to PSA 7 Precinct, where he was strip searched and nothing illegal was found. He was then placed in a cell with other male prisoners for several hours before being transported to Bronx County Central Booking at 215 East 161 Street, Bronx, NY. He was arraigned on September 2, 2018 and charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance i...