Named in 3 known lawsuits.
Carthen-Melvin, Taniece vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 530792/2024,
Supreme Court - Kings, November 26, 2024
Complaint
Description: On December 18, 2024 Plaintiff was lawfully at the 79th Precinct where she arrived after learning her spouse was arrested. Plaintiff enquired as to the location of her spouse and the spouse's confiscated property. The PO at the front desk told Plaintiff her spouse was not there but Plaintiff called her spouse and heard his cell phone ringing in the precinct. Plaintiff again asked for the location of her spouse and his property. PO Robert Hunter and others then confronted Plaintiff and told her to leave because they were "sick of her mouth." Plaintiff declined to leave and was then grabbed by PO Rodney K. Hale, who struck her in the face. Plaintiff was then forcibly pulled backward down a flight of stairs. PO Ha...
Cedant, Caleb vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 502877/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, February 2, 2023
Complaint
Description: On November 15, 2021, Plaintiff CALEB CEDENT was lawfully present at or near the corner of Marcy Avenue and Hart Street, Brooklyn, NY when NYPD officers GREGORY ANTOINE, MAXIME MULLER, BERMALY NUNEZ, ROBERT HUNTER, SHUNJIE LAI, JOSE JIMENEZ, and SERGEANT DAMANY FERRIL unlawfully arrested Plaintiff causing him permanent injuries, humiliation, shame, indignity, and emotional and physical distress. The complaint lacks further details concerning the arrest. The complaint also alleges that Plaintiff was subjected to a "bad faith" prosecution when the officers submitted an erroneous police report and also states that Plaintiff was imprisoned, but does not state for how long.
Carthen, Tyrone Laval vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV06392,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 27, 2020, ended December 8, 2020
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On February 9, 2019, defendant officer Kamron Chase and Juana Ortiz stopped plaintiff for an illegal turn. As plaintiff was speaking to Chase and defendant officer Hunter, Juana entered plaintiff's car from the rear door attempted to place him in a chokehold. Chase and Hunter then grabbed plaintiff and forced him out of his car. Officers assaulted him, sexually abused him, and took him to the 79th precinct where they further sexually assaulted him and held him against his will.
Plaintiff was prosecuted based on false statements made by defendant Mark Schroeder and subjected to intimidation tactics by defendants Joe and Terry Napollitano. Two charges against him were dismissed.