Bobet, Santos vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01396,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 3, 2014, ended September 8, 2014
$22,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 28th, 2012, Plaintiff was at the subway station when he noticed NYPD officers Kelvin Prado and Maria Mendez arresting another individual. He began to videotape the arrest. One of the officers told him he needed to pay his fare or stop recording, so he paid his fare. Nevertheless, the other officer grabbed his camera, then arrested and handcuffed tightly. His video footage was deleted and he was falsely charged.