Conclusion Meanings:
'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unable to Determine': The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'Within NYPD Guidelines': The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
Further details on conclusions.
Named in 5 known lawsuits, $175,000 total settlements.
Flournoy, Jason vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 154055/2024,
Supreme Court - New York, May 3, 2024, ended March 18, 2025
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 10th, 2023 at approximately 9:00 PM, plaintiff was present in the vicinity of West 141 Street and Broadway, where he was touched, grabbed, handcuffed, seized and arrested in an excessive manner by NYPD Detective Timothy Donohue and 10 other unidentified (John Doe) police officers. Plaintiff was falsely accused of having commited a crime and taken to a police station, where he was placed under arrest and forced to have his fingerprints and photographs taken.
Plaintiffs remained incarcerated for over 24 hours, after which his case was terminated favorably. Plaintiff suspects that he had been the target of racial profiling.
As a result of the foregoing, plaintiff has suffered permanent bodily injury i...
Mansour, Jaber vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 157661/2022,
Supreme Court - New York, September 9, 2022, ended May 8, 2023
$65,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 6th, 2022, Plaintiff was lawfully in Manhattan and was doing nothing illegal, improper or acting suspicious in anyway when Defendants, including TIMOTHY DONOHUE and other unknown police officers, absent an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause or any legal justification, stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive and
excessive manner.
Plaintiff was also subject to a strip search and falsely and maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime.
The criminal action against Plaintiff was terminated favorably by a dismissal.
Johnson, Pedro vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 151079/2022,
Supreme Court - New York, February 15, 2022, ended July 11, 2025
$70,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 24, 2021, plaintiff Pedro Johnson was leaving his apartment to purchase food, when defendant police officers unlawfully detained and arrested him without legal justification. While he was walking, defendant police officers exited a vehicle and approached him. They grabbed him and told him to put his hand on the van. Being handcuffed, he was tossed into the van, without probable cause. Police officers gave District Attorney false, misleading, and incomplete information that plaintiff was engaged in the possession of weapon. Plaintiff was also pepper sprayed four times in one day because of a fight between other inmates. Therefore, he suffered permanent injury and can no longer smell.
Paul, Jaquan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV06955,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 17, 2015, ended May 25, 2016
$5,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: As Plaintiff was exiting his business, Defendant Officers approached him, grabbed his arms, slammed him to the ground, and assaulted him with and asp. Plaintiff was taken to the 71st Precinct, denied medical attention, and charged him with Criminal Mischief in the Fourth Degree and Resisting Arrest.
Ortiz et al v. The City of New York et al
Case # 10CV08999,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$5,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint
Description: Ortiz was in his apt sleeping when the defendants loudly knocked on and kicked in door; defendants shouted for him to "get on the fucking floor" and took them into custody without lawful basis; took the plaintiffs to the 9th pct, while the other defendants rampaged through the plaintiff's apt (did not find any drugs etc).