Named in 6 known lawsuits, $208,000 total settlements.
Thompson, Brian vs City of Ny
Case # 153948/2022,
Supreme Court - New York, October 13, 2022
Complaint
Description: On December 3, 2020, while lawfully present as a guest at 220W 133rd Street, the plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, questioned, battered, assaulted, and excessively arrested without legal justification by defendant officers. The defendants entered the premises seeking a target other than the plaintiff. Despite not being the target of the search warrant and not guilty of the alleged offenses, the plaintiff was taken into custody on false allegations of controlled substance possession and brought to an NYPD precinct. There, the plaintiff was subjected to a humiliating, warrantless, and unlawful manual cavity search, which yielded no illegal items. The defendants also unlawfully searched the plaintiff's cellphone, ...
Uceta, Benny vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 154037/2021,
Supreme Court - New York, May 11, 2021
Complaint
Description: On August 12, 2018, plaintiff was lawfully walking in the vicinity of 66 Vermilyea, NY, NY, when several unidentified New York City Police Officers, including Defendants McIntyre and Jiminez. Defendants unlawfully searched plaintiff, without a lawful basis to do so, then assaulted, battered and used excessive force on plaintiff, threw to the ground, punched and otherwise beat him, causing injuries to his face, mouth and teeth requiring treatment at a local hospital. Defendants placed plaintiff into handcuffs and under arrest. Plaintiff was taken to a local hospital, then to the police precinct. At the precinct defendants falsely informed the Manhattan DA they observed plaintiff commit various offenses. Plaintif...
Cole, Delante vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 157813/2020,
Supreme Court - New York, September 30, 2020, ended October 17, 2024
$165,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about April 28, 2019 at approximately 7 pm in the area of Audobon Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue, NY County, NY, plaintiff was on his way home from visiting a friend when he was stopped, handcuffed and arrested by Defendants Police officer Yeraldy Bonifacio, Police officer Rashied McIntyre, and officers John Doe. Defendants did not have the right to approach, stop or search Plaintiff and they acted with actual malice toward Plaintiff. Plaintiff was also verbally abused. Plaintiff was arrested and taken to a NY police precinct and held there with other male prisoners and was strip searched and then taken to the NY county criminal court. Plaintiff was arraigned on April 29, 2019 and charged with criminal posse...
Ballance, Melissa A. vs City of New York
Case # 158002/2020,
Supreme Court - New York, September 29, 2020
Complaint
Description: On November 27, 2019, Plaintiff Mellisa Ballance with lawfully in an apartment when Defendants Detective Ariel Eusebio, Detective Rashied McIntyre, Officer Yeraldy Bonifacio, Sergeant Frederic Ortiz, Officer Anthony Cassase, Captain Raul Maisonet, Officer John Katehis, Detective Rafael Mooscoso, Detective James Burpoe, Detective Gary Perez, Officer Justin McKnight, and Officer Carlos Ramos entered the apartment with tactical SWAT-style police equipment and shields. Plaintiff was stuck and cut with a ballistic shield, pushed onto furniture and the floor, and left in excessively tight handcuffs for an excessive period of time. As a result, Plaintiff sustained serious injury.
Mont, Shannon, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV08770,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 26, 2019, ended August 24, 2020
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 12, 2017 Plaintiffs Shannon Mott and Dionesy Vargas were appraoched and arrested without cause by Det. Michael Dye, Lt. Thomas Fabrizi, Sgt James Gerrity and/or Jean Fransisco on suspicion of possession or sale of marijuana. At the 30th precinct plaintiffs were subject to a strip search. Plaintiffs were held for 24 hours. In January 2018 the narcotics charges against both Plaintiffs were dismissed.
Colon, Serafin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV01597,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 20, 2013, ended October 22, 2014
$8,000 Settlement