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.
Further details on conclusions.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $3,000 total settlements.
Kemelmacher, Nicholas vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 155424/2021,
Supreme Court - New York, June 15, 2021
Complaint
Description: On July 24th, 2020, plaintiff Nicholas Kemelmacher was lawfully present at or about Foley Square (nearest its intersection with Centre and Worth Street) in Manhattan when the defendants (NYPD Police Officers Dennis Ustelimov and John Does) approached the plaintiff. The defendants began assaulting and battering the plaintiff by punching him, striking him with a baton, slamming him to the ground, putting their knees on the plaintiff while he was on the ground, and forcefully placing the plaintiff in handcuffs. The defendants did not have probable cause, reasonable grounds, an arrest warrant, or justification to arrest the plaintiff. The defendant then took the plaintiff to the 17th Police Precinct, where he was ...
Watson-Dean, Michael Depriest vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV06894,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 13, 2018, ended August 8, 2019
$3,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 5, 2016, plaintiff was shot in the arm and was subsequently in need of medical assistance. Defendant police officers instead arrested and handcuffed plaintiff without provocation or justification. Defendant officers did ultimately call an ambulance and transported plaintiff to the hospital where he remained handcuffed. Plaintiff was subsequently taken to the precinct, where he continued to request medical assistance. After another visit to the hospital, plaintiff was taken to central booking where the DA office declined to prosecute. Plaintiff was in custody for over 24 hours.