Conclusion Meanings:
'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
Further details on conclusions.
Named in 3 known lawsuits, $52,500 total settlements.
Jackson, Everett vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 509139/2015,
Supreme Court - Kings, July 27, 2015, ended December 22, 2015
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Summons/Complaint
Description: On or about September 3, 2014, at approximately 9:50 p.m., Plaintiff (an African American male) was lawfully present in the vicinity of 50 Stuyvesant Avenue in Brooklyn. Without probable cause, Plaintiff was accosted, searched, tightly placed into handcuffs, and arrested by NYPD Officer Marc Lebron and several unidentified NYPD officers. Plaintiff was transported to the precinct, where he was charged with several crimes. The officer submitted false information to the Kings County District Attorney’s Office, on the basis of which a prosecution against Plaintiff was initiated. Plaintiff spent approximately 22 hours in police custody and had to make approximately 4 court appearances. On October 29, 2014, some of t...
Alford, Deshawn vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV07096,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 10, 2014, ended April 24, 2015
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint,
First Amended Complaint
Description: On January 9, 2013, after the Plaintiff made a purchase at a corner store in the vicinity of 99 Tompkins Avenue in Brooklyn and got into a friend's car, the car was stopped by Defendant Officers. Defendant Officers Mosca, LeBron, O'Brian and Fischer then falsely accused Plaintiff of selling drugs and without reasonable suspicion dragged him out of the car and subsequently searched him and the vehicle without finding neither contraband nor evidence of any crime. Defendant Officers then placed the Plaintiff under arrest despite the lack of any probable cause. At the precinct, Defendant Officers falsely informed the District Attorney's Office that they had observed the Plaintiff selling marijuana. The video footag...
Smith v. City of New York et al
Case # 12CV02626,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$20,000 Settlement
Stipulation,
Third Amended Complaint
