Named in 3 known lawsuits, $550,000 total settlements.
Collins, Jerome vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 153060/2023,
Supreme Court - New York, April 4, 2023, ended May 17, 2024
$300,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On 12/7/22, at approximately, 7:30 p.m., Plaintiff Jerome Collins was lawfully in the vicinity of 2484 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., New York, NY and doing nothing illegal, improper or acting suspicious in anyway. Absent an arrest
warrant or probable cause unnamed defendant NYPD officers approached stopped, searched, summarily grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained Plaintiff in an aggressive and excessive manner. Defendant officers took plaintiff to the police station to have his fingerprints and photographs to be taken without his consent and in accordance with police procedures for the arrest of criminals and held him on various criminal charges at various police stations, correctional facilities and at...
Jalloh, Mamadou vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 155588/2022,
Supreme Court - New York, July 7, 2022
Complaint
Description: On or about January 18, 2017, in New York City, plaintiff Mamadou Jalloh was physically attacked by Gregory Hamilton, who reached for a gun during the altercation and accidentally shot himself. Subsequently, on or about January 27, 2017, NYPD Detective Jesus Capo and Officer Jesse Pulice, along with other officers, initiated a prosecution against Jalloh, falsely accusing him of Attempted Murder and Assault. The lawsuit alleges that the officers knowingly conveyed false information, withheld exculpatory evidence, and misrepresented facts, leading to Jalloh’s wrongful prosecution. Jalloh spent 20 months incarcerated and endured a four-year legal battle, with all charges dismissed in September 2021. As a result, h...
Tunau, Bashir vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 160677/2018,
Supreme Court - New York, November 27, 2018, ended December 29, 2021
$250,000 Settlement