Named in 6 known lawsuits, $70,000 total settlements.
Perry, Christopher Jr. & Perry, Christopher vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 162289/2024,
Supreme Court - New York, December 30, 2024
Complaint
Description: On June 16, 2024, plaintiffs were lawfully present in the vicinity of Lenox Avenue and West 119th Street, County of New York. POs Ashfaqur Rahman, Sohral Peerzada, Walter Mancilla, Arun Prashad, Matthew Grieve, Damien Weber, and unnamed POs, without probable cause, an arrest warrant, or any legal justification, stopped, seized, searched, and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs were then falsely and maliciously prosecuted and required to make numerous court appearances, until all charges against them were terminated favorably. Plaintiffs sustained physical and emotional pain and injuries as a result of this incident.
Goodwin, Billie vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 820282/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 12, 2024
Complaint
Description: On or about June 8, 2023, Defendant Police Officer John Doe, without just cause or provocation, intentionally and falsely accused Plaintiff, Billie Goodwin, ("Plaintiff") of having committed the crime of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree and lesser charges. Defendant DOE wrongfully touched, grabbed, handcuffed and seized Plaintiff in an excessive manner about his person, causing Plaintiff physical pain and mental suffering. Defendants intentionally placed Plaintiff under arrest without just cause or provocation and with reckless and negligent disregard for the truth. A criminal complaint was issued at the directive of the Defendants. Plaintiff was detained and released on his own...
Curry, Modom vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 152511/2024,
Supreme Court - New York, March 26, 2024
Complaint
Description: On March 30, 2023, at approximately 5:15 P.M., Mr. Curry was lawfully present outside of 126 West 112th Street in the County of New York when Defendant Police officers Officers Sean Sloman and Walters Mancilla along with unidentified officers unlawfully stopped, questioned, searched, assaulted, battered and falsely arrested Mr. Curry without probable cause or legal justification. Despite not having an objective reason to accuse Mr. Curry of committing a crime or violating the law in any way, the defendant police officers handcuffed Mr. Curry and took him into custody at the 28th Precinct. At the precinct, the defendant officers performed a body cavity search of Mr. Curry. When the search did not yield any drugs...
Griffin, Anthony vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 158006/2021,
Supreme Court - New York, August 31, 2021
Complaint
Description: On May 30, 2020, plaintiff and some other people were gathered on the street in observance of the recent passing of a friend when officers Mancilla, Garcia, Hummel, Sloman, and John Does 1-2 blocked off both ends of the street, under the belief that Plaintiff and others were engaging in a protest. Defendants and other members of the NYPD kettled the people on the street and then aggressively began telling them to leave that location. Defendants and other members of the NYPD, after kettling people at this location, also began assaulting people at this location with no justification or excuse. In so doing, the Defendants and other members of the NYPD prevented people from complying with their unlawful orders, the...
Bennett, Khiry vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 150135/2021,
Supreme Court - New York, January 7, 2021
Complaint
Description: On May 30, 2020, at approximately 11:00 p.m., Plaintiff was lawfully standing in
the vicinity of 234 West 114th Street when the defendant police officers approached Plaintiff without reasonable suspicion or probable cause. Plaintiff had been attending a memorial for a friend when dozens of NYPD officers showed up. Without provocation, defendant officers forcibly grabbed Plaintiff threw him on the ground, and began pushing punching, and kicking the plaintiff in the body causing Plaintiff to suffer serious physical injuries. At no time before being stopped did the Defendants have reasonable suspicion or probable cause to believe that Plaintiff had committed a crime. Plaintiff did not resist. Defendant Officers se...
Reynolds, Devere vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 159499/2020,
Supreme Court - New York, November 10, 2020, ended October 9, 2024
$70,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 30, 2020, at approximately 11:30pm, Plaintiff was lawfully present in the vicinity of 234 West 114th street in New York, New York, when the Defendant NYPD Officers, including Officers Walter Mancilla, Mark Hummel, Francisco Garcia, and other unnamed officers unlawfully stopped, questioned, assaulted, battered, frisked, and falsely arrested Plaintiff without legal justification. Plaintiff was attending a peaceful memorial for his friends when dozens of NYPD officers arrived. The officers pushed Plaintiff to the ground for no reason, and punched him in the face when he attempted to stand up. The officers then tackled Plaintiff, smashing his head into the ground and causing serious physical injury. The Defe...