James F. Kelly

Badge #3479, White Male, 49
Sergeant at Narcotics Borough Bronx since March 2024, active
Service started July 1998, made $191,000 last year, Tax #921458

Substantiated Allegations:
Abuse of Authority: Stop
Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search

Lawsuit settlements:
$24,000   Marcus, Derrick vs City of New York, et al., 2014 SDNY SDNY 14CV03296
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Complaints

7 Complaints
11 Allegations
2 Substantiated
2 Substantiated (Charges)
3 Complaint Withdrawn
3 Exonerated
3 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #201904625, May 2019
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Questioned immigration status
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 34
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #201301406, February 2013
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
Complainant: Black Male, 31
CCRB Conclusion: Complaint Withdrawn
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
Complainant: Black Male, 31
CCRB Conclusion: Complaint Withdrawn
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Black Male, 31
CCRB Conclusion: Complaint Withdrawn
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Complaint #201301715, February 2013
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #201304550, January 2013
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
Complainant: Black Male, 25
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #200812640, August 2008
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
Complainant: Black Male, 24
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
Complainant: Black Male, 24
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Penalty: Instructions
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Complaint #200703537, March 2007
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
Complainant: Black Male, 39
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #200310022, December 2003
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Asian Female, 57
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
Complainant: Asian Female, 57
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #201904625, May 2019
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Questioned immigration status Hispanic Male, 34 Exonerated
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Complaint #201301406, February 2013
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Stop Black Male, 31 Complaint Withdrawn
Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Black Male, 31 Complaint Withdrawn
Discourtesy: Word Black Male, 31 Complaint Withdrawn
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Complaint #201301715, February 2013
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #201304550, January 2013
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Black Male, 25 Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #200812640, August 2008
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Black Male, 24 Substantiated (Charges)
Abuse of Authority: Stop Black Male, 24 Substantiated (Charges)
Penalty: Instructions
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Complaint #200703537, March 2007
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Question Black Male, 39 Exonerated
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Complaint #200310022, December 2003
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Word Asian Female, 57 Unsubstantiated
Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Asian Female, 57 Exonerated
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Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - the alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Substantiated': The alleged conduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

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Lawsuits

Named in 3 known lawsuits, $24,000 total settlements.

Honsaker, Laura as Png of V.,a. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV03217, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 3, 2016
Complaint
Description: In front of the Hotel Sheridan parking lot, Plaintiff was unlawfully handcuffed and arrested by Defendant Officers. She spent nine hours in the 43rd precinct and was then transferred to Rikers. After receiving medical examinations there, Plaintiff was told that she was pregnant and if she did not take a Methadone treatment she would lose her fetus. She was released from custody on February 26, 2015. Plaintiff's infant was born 7 weeks prematurely and with a Methadone addiction due to the forced Methadone treatment.

Munoz, Nehmias vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV06628, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 19, 2014, ended March 21, 2017
Settlement
Complaint, First Amended Complaint
Description: On September 13, 2011, Plaintiff was placed under arrest laying on his stomach with his hands handcuffed behind his back. Plaintiff used no physical force against POs Reid, Jones, Flynn, and Kelly. The POs began assaulting and battering Plaintiff without provocation or justification. They caused serious injuries to his body including two fractured ribs, a cut near his left eye that required stitches, and a cut on his right arm that also required stitches.

Marcus, Derrick vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV03296, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 28, 2014, ended May 26, 2016
$24,000 Settlement
Complaint, First Amended Complaint
Description: On February 7, 2013, at approximately 1:00 p.m., plaintiff was lawfully in his Bronx apartment when NYPD Officers Eric Hernandez, Robert Reid, Wilbert Hernandez, Sergeant James Kelly, and others unlawfully entered and conducted an illegal search. The officers tightly handcuffed plaintiff, and one of the officers purposefully and violently lifted plaintiff's hands up high behind his back, fracturing both of his wrists. The officers then pushed him to the ground and kicked him while handcuffed. While he was being put into the police vehicle, an officer intentionally slammed the door on plaintiff's foot. Despite his cries of pain and requests for medical treatment, plaintiff was denied medical care and remaine...