Named in 6 known lawsuits, $215,000 total settlements.
Patterson, James A., et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV03972,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 27, 2020, ended June 14, 2024
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 23, 2019, Defendant NYPD Officers executed a no-knock warrant by breaking down the front door of Plaintiff's home with a battering ram. Defendant Officers entered the home with guns drawn, entered Plaintiff's bedroom and pointed the guns at Plaintiffs and their children and ordered them to 'get down.' Defendant Officer pushed Plaintiff face down on the floor, tightly handcuffed him and forcibly removed him from the bedroom and put him into a police vehicle. Officers kept the gun pointed at Plaintiff's spouse who was in her underwear and their children. Plaintiff's spouse was searched including her scalp and hair bonnet and was not allowed to put on her clothes or to dress her children until after the sea...
Williams, Richard vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV02560,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 11, 2020, ended January 31, 2023
$85,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about the morning of September 18, 2018, Plaintiff was asleep in his single-family residence that he shared with other people. Plaintiff woke in his bedroom when he heard noise in the hallway and Defendant NYPD Officer Vahey entered dressed in SWAT gear and holding a battering ram. Defendant Vahey struck Plaintiff in the forehead with the ram, handcuffed Plaintiff, and arrested him. Plaintiff was taken to the 81st Precinct and was then charged with possessing an illegal imitation pistol that Defendant O'Brien falsely testified was found in Plaintiff's bedroom when it was actually discovered in a different part of the house. Plaintiff was released on his own recognizance and all charges were eventually dis...
Burton, Eduardo vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV06677,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 24, 2019, ended February 14, 2021
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 27, 2018, NYPD officers, including Stephen Daly, Matthew Vahey, Patrick Barry, Lenno Hendricks, Shawn Soler, Kenneth Paek, Daniel Keane, Dennis Mogelnicki, Eric Miller, and “John” Richardson, forcibly entered an apartment in which plaintiffs were staying. Officers entered the bedroom, pointed guns at plaintiffs, and handcuffed them. The officers were then joined by NYPD officers John Uske, Captain John Breslin, Sergeant David Cheesewright, Leonard Clarke, Andrew Kamna, Lawrende Hotaling, Kellan O’Neill, Gerard Fenton, and Christopher Griffith. Although the officers knew that plaintiffs did not reside at the apartment and that they were not the target of the search warrant, they continued plaintiffs'...
Young, Tyrone, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV05552,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 5, 2018
Complaint
Description: Beginning on or about March 4, 2018, Plaintiffs including their two children were subject to numerous illegal unreasonable and unwarranted searches of their home conducted with excessive force by NYPD Officers. At about 6 a.m. on March 4, 2018, Defendants rammed down the door of Plaintiffs' home with rifles pointed with laser sights and yelling and searing at Plaintiffs to get on the floor. When Plaintiff asked for a warrant none was provided. Plaintiff's teenage child, a black boy, was placed in handcuffs. The officers pillaged the apartment for 45 minutes leaving it ransacked. One officer took a brass sword hanging from the wall saying he just liked it. Additional 911 calls have prompted Police officers to vi...
Conde, Miguel Administrator of The Estate of Mario Sanabria, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 024544/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 24, 2018
Prekas, Marko vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV05744,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 14, 2014, ended October 30, 2015
$75,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Second Amended Complaint
Description: On March 13, 2012, ten NYPD officers executed a search warrant at 311 Gordon Street, Staten Island, but unlawfully entered and searched Marko Prekas' separate basement apartment, not covered by the warrant. Michael Driscoll And Robert Patelli, entered Prekas’ apartment with firearms. Prekas was awakened by an officer pointing guns at him. When PREKAS stood up out of his bed, a defendant officer pressed his firearm against Prekas’ chest and a defendant officer, believed to be Robert Patelli, handcuffed Prekas without cause. Defendants Matthew Edelman, Donald Stewart, Luis Torino, William Russo, Kevin Sills, Matthew Bilotti, Michael Zak, and Dennis Maira, entered the location and searched both the first floor and...