Named in 13 known lawsuits, $177,500 total settlements.
Ford, Mikail vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 826010/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 16, 2025
Keyes, Fernando vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 818727/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 19, 2024, ended July 31, 2025
$7,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about September 17, 2024, at approximately 6:00 p.m., PO Lindquist and other NYPD officers approached the Plaintiff lawfully present on a Bronx street and touched, grabbed, handcuffed, seized and arrested him with excessive force and no legal justification. They transported him to a police station and held him on various criminal charges at various police stations, correctional facilities and at the Courthouse. The criminal action against the Plaintiff was terminated favorably, but his life was interfered with. Plaintiff sustained serious bodily injuries for which he was compelled to seek medical care and which prevented him from attending to his usual occupation and duties.
The illegal stop and seizure...
Sanchez, Alexis vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 814972/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 28, 2023, ended November 20, 2024
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about April 11, 2023 at approximately 8:00pm, NYPD Officers James Lindquist, Tyler Hanson, Jose Cepeda, and two other officers forcefully searched Alexis Sanchez without a search warrant or probable cause. The officers then falsely arrested Mr. Sanchez without an arrest warrant, probable cause, or reasonable cause. While Mr. Sanchez was in custody, the officers also conducted an unlawful strip search without any legal justification and processed Mr. Sanchez in a physically excessive manner. Additionally, Mr. Sanchez was forced to be fingerprinted and photographed against his will during his false arrest. Mr. Sanchez was ultimately incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make a number of court a...
Franco, Jorge, et Al vs City of Ny
Case # 807837/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 24, 2022
Complaint
Description: On April 27, 2021, the Defendants MARK AEIRA, JAMES LINDQUIST, JAMES O'BRIEN, GREGORY SCOTT, ARIEL GUZMAN, ROBERT GLENN. MARK PREIRA and other unknown Police Officers stopped, frisked, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained the Plaintiffs in an aggressive and excessive manner and without probable cause or any other legal justification. These illegal stops and searches were based solely on the basis of age and race whereas the Plaintiffs were lawfully present at the vicinity and were not tenants or owners of the apartment and no contraband was present in plain view. Resulting of these violent arrets, Plaintiffs suffered great and permanent bodily injuries. Plaintiffs were then falsely accused of...
Graham, Shamaree vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV10655,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 23, 2021, ended August 20, 2023
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 12, 2021, the Plaintiff while driving was cut off by the POs, stopped and searched, and later released without any charges. Later, the Plaintiff went to the precinct to complain against the POs, when the officers at the precinct fabricated summons and traffic violations. The false charges issued against Plaintiff by the Defendant Officers were dismissed
Peguero, Joshua, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 801433/2021,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 9, 2021, ended January 3, 2023
$45,000 Settlement
Vazquez, Angel vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 801446/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 9, 2021, ended January 11, 2023
Administrative Closing
Vazquez, Jason vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 801457/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 9, 2021, ended January 11, 2023
Administrative Closing
Vazquez, Noel vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 801469/2021,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 9, 2021, ended January 11, 2023
Administrative Closing
Pizarro, Lakita vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 027734/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 16, 2019
Complaint
Description: On June 30, 2017 at approximately 11:30 p.m. POs Christopher Hansen, Brian Doherty, James Lindquist, Thomas O'Connell, Edgar Rivera, John Telesca, and John Does 1-4 unlawfully stopped Plaintiff in front of her apartment and unlawfully stopped, questioned, frisked, searched, seized, falsely arrested, and falsely imprisoned Plaintiff. POs did this solely to pressure Plaintiff into providing information regarding her brother who was involved in narcotics sales, not because they reasonably believed Plaintiff had committed a crime. POs then unlawfully entered and search Plaintiff's apartment. Plaintiff was unlawfully handcuffed and taken to the 52nd Precinct where she was criminally processed and held for several ho...
Rogers, Krishaun vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 22638/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 21, 2019, ended January 24, 2020
$60,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 19, 2018 at approximately 11:00 P.M., Plaintiff Krishaun Rogers was walking down the street when three NYPD officers P.O. James A Lindquist, P.O. Gina Mestre, and Sergeant Oktrova Amadeo began chasing Rogers down the street. One officer yelled stop before I shoot to which Rogers stopped running. He was then assaulted by all three officers and brought to the precinct where he was detained until June 23, 2018.
Perez, Harry vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 028657/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 26, 2018, ended April 16, 2019
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 11, 2017, Plaintiff Perez was on the street when Police Officers Timothy Burke, James Lindquist, and two unnamed officers without cause or suspicion approached him and searched him. While searching him, the officers assaulted and battered him which left him with permanent injuries; he was then arrested and detained. While in custody for over 24 hours, Plaintiff Perez was strip searched.
Christian, Shawaan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 028052/2017E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 7, 2017, ended September 14, 2021
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On July 21, 2015 at approximately 6:45 p.m., in the vicinity of 2524 Creston Avenue in the Bronx, Plaintiff Shawaan Christain was wrongfully arrested in an excessive manner that cause physical pain and mental suffering by Police Officer James Lindquist (Shield #6307), Police Officer Steven Marksberry of the 52nd Precinct, and other unidentified officers. Plaintiff was held for seven months before being released, during which plaintiff was never put in a line-up or identified by any complainant as an individual who violated any laws against the complainant.