Named in 6 known lawsuits, $251,000 total settlements.
Rice, Richard & Winkfield, Jaylen vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 820665/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 18, 2024, ended September 15, 2025
$95,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 21, 2024, Plaintiffs, Richard Rice ("Rice") and Jaylen Winkfield ("Winkfield") were doing nothing illegal, improper, or acting suspicious in any way, and not in possession of any contraband on their person nor in plain view when they were approached by Defendants Detective Steven Perez, Detective Andrew Olive, Police Officers John Doe & John Roe ("Defendants")and were stopped, frisked, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained in an aggressive and excessive manner. Defendants in a hostile and/or offensive manner touched and beat the Plaintiffs, causing injuries to their head, neck, back, body and limbs (same injuries were claimed). Defendants didn't have an arrest warrant, probable cause...
Payano, Adriel vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 805760/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 18, 2023, ended May 13, 2025
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 29, 2020, Plaintiff, Adriel Payano, was driving his car when he was unlawfully stopped and pulled over by defendants, including MATTHEW
CAPOBIANCO AND ANDREW OLIVE illegally searched, seized, detained and arrested them. Defendants, including MATTHEW CAPOBIANCO, ANDREW OLIVE, JOHN OR JANE DOES, 1-10 aggressively approached, assaulted, questioned, and illegally detained the plaintiff, and was beaten with a baton. Defendants, including MATTHEW CAPOBIANCO, ANDREW OLIVE, JOHN OR JANE DOES, 1-10 then yelled and continued to aim their weapons at the plaintiff, and, causing him to experience severe humiliation, degradation, and the loss of his dignity as well as the shock of being confronted with a weapon. De...
Jambaidou, Malik vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 802510/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 16, 2023
Complaint
Description: On or about October 13, 2021, when plaintiff was sitting in a vehicle at the corner of a street, Police officer Andrew Olive, and other police officers aggressively approached, assaulted, questioned, and detained the plaintiff. The officers yelled and aim their weapons to the plaintiff. The officers never observed the plaintiff committing any crimes or violations of the law.
Bracy, Shawn vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 807960/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 2, 2022, ended September 27, 2023
$31,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 17, 2020, defendants wrongfully and falsely accused the Shawn Bracy (Plaintiff) of the crimes of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third and Fourth Degree, Criminal possession of a Controlled Possession of Marihuana in the Second and Third Degree and other charges; and detained him at the 48th Precinct. Defendants then caused the filing of criminal complaint against the plaintiff which was dismissed on August 6, 2021.
Diaw, Bassirou vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 816518/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 9, 2021
Complaint
Description: On January 5, 2021, Plaintiff Diaw Bassirou was lawfully seated in a rear of a vehicle parked in Bronx, when the defendants officers, P.O. Perez and P.O. Olive, took him out of the vehicle, searched the trunk of the vehicle, and violently handcuffed him. Defendant officers claimed they found a loaded pistol and arrested the Plaintiff without a warrant or probable cause. In fact, the Plaintiff did not owe the vehicle, and neither drove it nor had access to the locked trunk. Plaintiff was taken into custody and transported to Central booking, where he was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, and other charges. On January 6, 2021, the Plaintiff was arraigned and released but was required to return to cour...
Heyward, Nathaniel vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 805753/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 27, 2021, ended December 19, 2022
$95,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 11, 2020 Plaintiff was in the vicinity of Crotona Park North and Marmion Avenue in the Bronx when Defendant Officers, including Officer Olive, approached Plaintiff for no reason, and stopped, searched, and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiff was falsely arrested, 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 dismissed.