Named in 3 known lawsuits, $207,500 total settlements.
Mccray, Jamel vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 813944/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 19, 2021, ended March 25, 2022
$7,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 16, 2018, at approximately 3:00 PM near 518 Willis Avenue, Bronx, Plaintiff Jamel McCray was waiting for his daughter to return while smoking a cigarette when Defendant Officers Harrynson Lopez and John or Jane Does 1-10 approached him, questioned him, and began to illegally search through his pockets without his consent or any basis. Defendant officers pulled contraband from their own persons and falsely attributed its possession to Plaintiff, accusing him of possession of a controlled substance. Defendant officers grabbed Plaintiff, physically restrained him while violently contorting his arms back, then affixed handcuffs excessively tightly, causing injuries to Plaintiff's back, neck, arms, hands,...
F.,h an Infant Bymng Cruz, Yomari vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 032733/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 6, 2019, ended December 14, 2023
$125,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 20, 2017, at approximately 7:00 PM, in the vicinity of East 167th Street and Third Avenue, Clark Playground, Bronx, NY, child Plaintiff and another child engaged in a verbal altercation, but no physical fight occurred. Later, when Plaintiff and Plaintiff's family were walking through the park, the same child approached and attempted to strike Plaintiff with a closed fist. Despite observing the altercation, an NYPD officer did not restrain the aggressor but instead shoved Plaintiff to the ground and stomped on her knee, causing serious injury. The officer's actions were malicious and intentional.
Becoate, Johann Sebastin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 020352/2019,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 14, 2019, ended April 1, 2020
$75,000 Settlement