Named in 4 known lawsuits, $144,000 total settlements.
Griffin, Dewayne vs City of Ny Et. al.
Case # 23CV09072,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 1, 2024, ended May 14, 2025
$69,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Oh February 20, 2023, Plaintiff was at a street corner playing with his friend's dog when Defendant Detective Michael Simmonds was driving and struck the dog with his car, which became trapped under the car. Plaintiff assisted in freeing the dog but Defendant Simmonds was intoxicated, the smell of alcohol was prevalent on his breath, and became enraged with Plaintiff. Defendant Simmonds then put his hand on his gun and trapped Plaintiff against a window and began choking him. Defendant Officers Javier Colon, Cesia Herrera, and Navdeep Kamboj arrived and pulled Defendant Simmonds off Plaintiff. Defendant Officers Shahzad Hussain, Ryan Lambert, Mindaugas Maleckas, Michael McManus, Orest Petrychyn, Amador Rivera, ...
Larmon, Jermaine, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 521303/2018,
Supreme Court - Kings, October 24, 2018, ended May 31, 2023
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 26, 2018, Plaintiff, Jermaine Larmon, was at Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York, when Detective Michael Simmonds and Officer Abdelhai Sahel, and other officers, approached him. Without any probable cause or reasonable suspicion, the officers forcibly detained and accused Plaintiff of involvement in a recent shooting. Plaintiff denied involvement, asserting he had been on hospital premises at the time of the alleged incident. The officers disregarded Plaintiff's claims and available exculpatory evidence, including video surveillance footage and statements from Plaintiff's uncle, Wesley Cobourn, confirming his alibi.
The officers proceeded to arrest Plaintiff without a warrant, detain...
Williams, Lawrence G. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 003802/2015,
Supreme Court - Kings, March 30, 2015, ended March 25, 2016
$15,000 Settlement
Reyes, Roberto vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 022596/2014E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 9, 2014, ended July 7, 2015
$35,000 Settlement