Named in 5 known lawsuits, $456,432 total settlements.
Garcia, Lidia vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 820580/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 24, 2024, ended October 16, 2025
$65,000 Settlement
Mondelus, Marielle, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 807867/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 19, 2023, ended September 6, 2024
$185,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 4, 2023, Plaintiffs were lawfully present in public and doing nothing illegal, improper, or acting suspicious in any way when they were stopped and frisked solely due to her race. Despite having no legal justification, NYPD Officer Jarren Smalls and Officers John Doe and John Roe stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained Plaintiffs in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiffs were arraigned and maliciously prosecuted with crimes. After being required to make numerous court appearances, all charges against Plaintiffs were terminated in their favor.
Guzman, Luis vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 806631/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 27, 2023, ended November 21, 2025
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 20, 2021, police officer Jarren Smalls and others stopped Plaintiff at the intersection of Briggs Avenue and 194th Street without probable cause or reasonable suspicion. The officers, including Smalls, then grabbed Plaintiff violently and searched Plaintiff. Despite not finding any contraband on Plaintiff, the officers falsely accused Plaintiff of committing criminal offenses, arrested Plaintiff, and applied excessively tight handcuffs to Plaintiff's wrist. Plaintiff was transported to the 52nd Precinct where he was detained for approximately 16 hours before being transported to Central Booking. Plaintiff was then detained for another 14 hours at Central Booking before being released after his arraign...
Almanzar, Radelki vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 808966/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 15, 2022, ended December 5, 2022
$151,432 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 19, 2020, Defendants Smalls DOE and ROE approached and arrested plaintiff without just cause. Upon arresting, Defendants Smalls, DOE and ROE took plaintiff to a police station in the county of Bronx and entered him on the records as under arrest. The plaintiff was held on various criminal charges at various police stations. While in the custody of the defendants, the plaintiff was intentionally touched, pushed, assaulted, battered, violated, strip searched, humiliated, photographed and handcuffed by the defendants. Plaintiff remained incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make numerous court appearances over an extended period of time until all charges against him were terminated favorab...
Garwood, Ronaldo vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 812025/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 3, 2021, ended March 9, 2022
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 6, 2021, defendant POs approached plaintiff and summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered and detained him when he was lawfully in the vicinity of Grace Avenue and Edenwald Avenue. Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search while in the custody of defendants. Plaintiff remained incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make numerous court appearances over an extended period until all charges against him were terminated favorably.