Named in 14 known lawsuits, $320,000 total settlements.
Abreu, Geridson vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 826011/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 16, 2025, ended April 1, 2026
$30,000 Settlement
Rodriguez, Garry vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 801808/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 24, 2025, ended July 1, 2025
$45,000 Settlement
Gomes, Dikeith vs City of Ny
Case # 809674/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 29, 2022, ended January 30, 2023
$60,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 11, 2021, while lawfully in the vicinity of Watson Avenue and Boynton Avenue, Bronx, NY, the Plaintiff was stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained by Defendant police officers Toribio, Vasquez, Merchan, Doe, and Roe in an excessive manner without an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause, or any legal justification, solely because of his race. The Defendant officers falsely accused the Plaintiff of committing a crime. After the arrest, the Defendant officers took the Plaintiff to a police station in Bronx, NY, where he was searched without his consent. The Plaintiff remained incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make numerous court appearances over an exte...
Colon, Jose vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 031184/2020,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 3, 2020
Colon, Jose vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 031342/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 3, 2020
Complaint
Description: On March 25, 2019 at approximately 3:11 p.m. in the area of 976 Prospect Avenue Plaintiff, a 63-year-old Hispanic male, was lawfully walking when he was confronted and assaulted by POs Irie Humphrey, Roberto Toribio, David J. Demelia, and John or Jane Doe 1-10, who targeted Plaintiff for adverse police action due to Plaintiff's race. POs forcibly struck Plaintiff with their knees to his ribs and their elbows in his back, throwing him to the floor. At no time did Plaintiff exhibit a reason to strike him, and at no time prior to Plaintiff being struck did POs identify themselves as POs. POs then conducted an illegal search of Plaintiff's person in view of bystanders. POs fabricated a false narrative that Plaintif...
Campbell, Anthony vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 028144/2020,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 30, 2020, ended September 21, 2021
$25,000 Settlement
Rosario, Felix vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 035345/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 8, 2020, ended February 1, 2021
$27,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 4, 2018, the plaintiff was unlawfully seized, searched, assaulted and arrested by certain unidentified POs including the defendant POs Anthony Disimone and Roberto Toribio without any reasonable suspicion of unlawful behaviour. The defendants struck the plaintiff with a hard object on his face before contorting his hands and forcing him to the ground causing the plaintiff serious injuries and mental pain and distress. The defendants then proceeded to punch and kick the plaintiff.
Sanders, Javon vs City of New York
Case # 034869/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 20, 2019, ended March 2, 2022
$27,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 21, 2019, Plaintiff was approached by P.O.s including Officer Roberto Toribio, while doing nothing unlawful and was stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained. As a result of the arrest, Plaintiff sustained physical and emotion pain and injuries. Plaintiff incarcerated for over 24 hours, subjected to a strip search, and prosecuted on false charges. All charges against Plaintiff were terminated favorably.
Guzman, Luis vs City of New York
Case # 031842/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 6, 2019, ended June 7, 2022
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 20, 2018, Plaintiff was walking to the subway when P.O.s including Officer Irie Humphrey, Officer Jodi M. Brown and Officer Robert Toribio approached Plaintiff and yelled at him to get against the wall. The officers violently grabbed Plaintiff from behind and forcefully slammed him against the wall. The officers punched Plaintiff in the face several times before placing him in handcuffs. The officers fabricated a narrative, alleging that Plaintiff had four bags of cocaine that Officers Brown and another undercover officer had picked up. As a result of the arrest, Plaintiff suffered bleeding from his hands and knees, bruises on his right eye and a busted lip. Plaintiff was transported to the precinct whe...
Arriaga, Juan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 027947/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 11, 2019, ended March 9, 2021
$27,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 18, 2018, Detective David Demelia, Roberto Toribio, Abdiel Anderson and other officers approached the plaintiff without an arrest warrant and reasonable cause, and stopped, searched, grabbed, handcuffed him. Defendants also conducted offensive bodily contact to the plaintiff, which caused him permanent bodily injury in and about his head, neck, body and limbs.
Duran, Julio vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 025628/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 20, 2019, ended February 6, 2020
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 10, 2018, Plaintiff, without legal justification or prior investigation conducted by Defendants, was unlawfully stopped, searched, grabbed, pushed, assaulted, battered, handcuffed, humiliated, and detained in a violent and unreasonable manner by Defendant Detective Roberto Toribio and two Defendant police officers (unknown, referred to as John Doe and John Roe). During his detainment, Plaintiff had his fingerprints and photographs taken against his will and was subjected to a strip search. Due to the violent actions of the Defendants, Plaintiff incurred physical and emotional pain and injuries, leaving him sick, sore, lame, and disabled. He sustained permanent injuries to his head, neck, back, body, an...
Martinez, Erving vs City of New York
Case # 025024/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 9, 2019, ended June 3, 2025
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about February 1, 2018, Erving Martinez was walking with a friend near Davidson Avenue and 182nd Street in the Bronx. They were heading to his friend's residence when several New York City police officers—Abdiel Anderson, Jodi Brown, Robert Jaquez, and Roberto Toribio—approached Martinez and forcibly stopped him without any legal reason. The officers threw him against a wall, searched him, and detained him, despite the absence of probable cause. Officer Brown falsely accused him of participating in a drug transaction, and Officer Toribio claimed he had dropped crack/cocaine on the ground. Martinez was arrested, held for approximately 29 hours, and charged with criminal possession and sale of a controlled ...
Drayton, Donovan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV07091,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 8, 2017
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was arrested after Defendant Officers learned that he was on parole and claimed that they saw Plaintiff holding a "twist containing a quantity of cocaine." Plaintiff was stopped without reasonable suspicion and arrested without probable cause.
Rogers, Orville vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 306807/2013,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 19, 2013