Rodriguez, Andy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 031194/2017E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 26, 2018
Complaint
Description: On or about May 9, 2014, Plaintiff was unlawfully touched, grabbed, handcuffed, and seized by P.O. Wagnel Meran, Sgt. Anderson Oritz, P.O. James Garcia, and other unidentified NYPD officers, without cause or consent. They approached Plaintiff with loaded firearms, outstretched limbs, and other objects which they used to physically seize, strike, and restrain Plaintiff. The identified officers made false statements that alleged Plaintiff was in possession of a firearm, which led Plaintiff to be punched in the stomach and face, and have handcuffs put on so tight that his wrists turned red. The officers unlawfully arrested Plaintiff and took him into custody to a police station in the Bronx, where he was charged w...