Named in 4 known lawsuits, $75,000 total settlements.
Aaron, Adria vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 806181/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 20, 2023
Complaint
Description: On October 21, 2021, Defendant Officers, including Lopez-Capellan and Spinola, approached Plaintiff with outstretched limbs immediately before forcefully grabbing and holding Plaintiff’s arms and body. Defendants then illegally seized, detained, and questioned Plaintiff regarding criminal activity without probable cause. Defendants unlawfully searched Plaintiff’s person and possessions, before violently contorting Plaintiff’s arms behind her back and handcuffing her in an excessively tight manner. Defendants then engaged in the fabrication of incriminatory evidence forwarded to prosecutors, namely, false and fictitious reports that Plaintiff was observed to take a cellular phone from the hands of another indivi...
Franklin, David, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV03815,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 18, 2020, ended January 12, 2021
$65,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 20, 2017, plaintiffs were driving when NYPD officers, including Brian Doherty, John Telesca, Tiffany Mobley, Thomas O’Connell, Vincenzo Spinola, Cullen, and Joel Ayala, stopped them without cause. The officers were wearing civilian clothing and did not provide a reason for stopping the vehicle. The plaintiffs were ordered to get out of the car and were then handcuffed and transported to the 52nd Precinct. At the precinct, one of the plaintiffs was assaulted by a prisoner in the presence of NYPD officers, who failed to intervene. Plaintiffs were falsely charged with criminal possession of a weapon. Officer O’Connell signed a false complaint with the intent to prosecute plaintiffs for crimes he knew they d...
Capellan, Victor vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 021692/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 11, 2020
Complaint
Description: On January 25, 2019, around 4:00 A.M., while plaintiff Victor Capellan was lawfully inside 2547 Aqueduct Ave, Apt No ST1, Bronx. Defendants entered the apartment illegally and without a search warrant. Firearms were pointed at Plaintiff, he was placed in tight handcuffs, and was criminally processed. Plaintiff was charged with various crimes and was eventually released on February 13, 2019. After multiple court hearings, Plaintiff had all charges against him dropped on September 23, 2019.
Parris, James vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV07934,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 20, 2013, ended June 19, 2014
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 9, 2012, Plaintiff was walking with some acquaintances in the Bronx when an unmarked police car pulled up and two plainclothes Jon Does of the NYPD approached Plaintiff, thought to be Defendant Walsh and Sergeant James Arneth. Defendant Walsh told them to "get on the wall" in sum and substance, and proceeded to search Plaintiff and his acquaintances. The officers did not provide Plaintiff with justification for the stop and search when he asked twice. The officers found a small folding pocketknife in Plaintiff's pocket, which was a legal, non-gravity knife, two inches in length. Plaintiff was placed in excessively tight handcuffs and asked "why do you have to be an asshole?" by Defendant Walsh before ...