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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
Further details on conclusions.
Ames, Darius vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 20CV11081,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 4, 2021, ended March 27, 2023
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On January 3, 2018, Plaintiff was in a building on 92-36 Merrick Boulevard in Queens, NY, when Officers Williams, Peters, Fontaine, Valle, Muller, and John or Jane Doe 1-10 stopped and searched him on the spot without warrant. The officers alleged Plaintiff had committed a prior assault, and they arrested and charged Plaintiff with one count of assault in the second degree. The officers tightly handcuffed Plaintiff so that he was in pain. At the precinct, Plaintiff was further strip searched and received a cavity inspection. He was criminally prosecuted and detained at Riker's Island for eleven months and eighteen days. Correctional officers teargassed Plaintiff and others during an unrelated altercation and Pl...