Named in 4 known lawsuits, $70,000 total settlements.
Wright, Omar vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 156038/2019,
Supreme Court - New York, July 2, 2019, ended May 6, 2025
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 1, 2018, plaintiff was lawfully present in the street, when defendant POs Holman, Feldman and John Does assaulted and battered him and, without a warrant or probable cause, arrested him. Defendant POs then submitted an erroneous police report in order for plaintiff to be prosecuted.
Parker, Wayne vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 152229/2019,
Supreme Court - New York, March 18, 2019, ended December 5, 2022
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 12, 2017, Plaintiff Wayne Parker was accosted, assaulted, and arrested by P.O.s Daniel Feldman and Matthew Omara. The officers injured Mr. Parker such that he could not freely move or leave the scene without informing him of why he was being placed under arrest. Mr. Parker was then confined. On July 13, Mr. Parker was released from custody and on December 4, 2017, all charges were dismissed.
Siler, Omar vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 151902/2019,
Supreme Court - New York, March 7, 2019
Complaint
Description: On June 15, 2017 Omar Siler ("Plaintiff") was on a public sidewalk when Sargeant Daniel Fellman and Police Officers John Does 1-3 ("Defendants") assaulted, accosted, battered, arrested, confined, unduly restrained, falsely arrested, falsely imprisoned. The Defendants failed to investigate the facts surrounding the arrest and wrongfully prosecuted the Plaintiff.
On November 27, 2017, all charges against Plaintiff were dismissed.
Siler, Omar vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 160465/2018,
Supreme Court - New York, November 20, 2018
Complaint
Description: On July 12, 2016, NYPD Sergeant Feldman and Officers Virella and Griffin assaulted, battered, and falsely arrested the plaintiff on a lower Manhattan sidewalk. The plaintiff was then falsely imprisoned, held at the 1st Precinct and, later, at the Manhattan Detention Complex. The NYPD maliciously prosecuted the plaintiff, who remained imprisoned for approximately three weeks. On August 17, 2017, all charges against the plaintiff were dismissed. The plaintiff suffered physical and emotional damage due to these events.
