Named in 4 known lawsuits, $75,000 total settlements.
Guerrero, Raymond vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 812416/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 14, 2023, ended March 24, 2026
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 11, 2020, at approximately 1:00 a.m., Raymond Guerrero was standing about ten feet from his vehicle which was parked in front of 535 Havemeyer Avenue in Bronx County. At the time, three of Mr. Guerrero's friends were seated inside of the vehicle. Defendant Officer Lauren Stanton and other officers approached the vehicle. An Officer directed the backseat passenger to "put down" a bag that the passenger had been holding before directing the three individuals to exit the vehicle. Thereafter, without Mr. Guerrero's consent, the Officers searched the vehicle. The police allegedly recovered a gun from the bag the backseat passenger had been holding. Subsequently, that passenger had admitted the gun was his...
Mcclellan, William vs City of Ny
Case # 801373/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 21, 2023, ended December 26, 2024
$35,000 Settlement
Rivera, Justin vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 810497/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 10, 2021, ended August 24, 2023
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 11, 2020, at approximately 1:00 a.m., in he vicinity of 535 Havemeyer Avenue in Bronx County, Plaintiff Justin Rivera was in a vehicle with two friends when Defendant NYPD Police Officers, including Lauren Stanton, grabbed and handcuffed Plaintiff. Plaintiff was intentionally and falsely accused of committing the crime of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 2nd Degree.
Plaintiff brings claims of: false imprisonment, assault, and battery.
Wright, Hassan vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 808344/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 22, 2021
Complaint
Description: On October 11, 2020, while Plaintiff was sitting in a legally parked vehicle at parking lot, he was unlawfully apprehended and arrested by the defendants including PO Lauren Stanton. Defendants unlawfully and without cause invasively searched the plaintiff, handcuffed him, and paraded him in public. The defendants were aware that probable cause did not exist for the confinement of the plaintiff and that the confinement was without justification or excuse.
