Named in 3 known lawsuits, $65,000 total settlements.
Gonzalez, Jesus vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 518046/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, June 21, 2023
Lantigua, Lorenzo vs City of New York et al.
Case # 22CV06165,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 13, 2022, ended October 6, 2023
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 20, 2021, Plaintiff was driving his vehicle when he was pulled over by Defendant PO Nicholas Angello and a John Doe defendant officer, who were in an unmarked police vehicle. Defendant Angello falsely accused Plaintiff of driving a stolen vehicle with a forged license plate and ordered him out of his vehicle before handcuffing and arresting Plaintiff. Two additional John Doe defendant officers arrived and Plaintiff was placed in the back of a marked police vehicle. Defendant Angello entered Plaintiff's vehicle, and both cars drove to the precinct, with Angello driving Plaintiff's car in an unsafe & erratic manner (hitting the undercarriage against the ground, driving through red lights & stop signs), wh...
Hernandez, Rafael vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 22CV04706,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 10, 2022, ended February 10, 2023
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 7, 2022, the Plaintiff was illegally stopped by Office Nicholas Angello, Officer Daniel Watson, and Lieutenant Henry Daverin in Brooklyn. The NYPD officers had no basis for the stop and used the pretext that Plaintiff did not have a valid license and that his windows were illegally tinted to search the vehicle at the precinct, both of which were demonstrably untrue at the time of the stop. Plaintiff was then taken to the precinct, where an unknown officer told the Plaintiff that the arrest was "bullshit" but they had to take him in and that they would likely issue a Desk Appearance Ticket.
On January 8, 2022, the Plaintiff was in custody and the arresting officers conducted an illegal search of his ...