Named in 3 known lawsuits, $87,500 total settlements.
Butler, Marquise vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 720190/2022,
Supreme Court - Queens, October 4, 2022, ended April 10, 2026
$75,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 16, 2019, the plaintiff was falsely arrested in Queens, NY. While at a friend's home, about four police officers arrived in an SUV, handcuffed the plaintiff, and brought him to the 105th precinct. After several hours, Detectives Lopez and Blake from the 103rd precinct arrived and questioned the plaintiff about a robbery and assault that had occurred a week earlier. Despite the plaintiff denying involvement and the evidence being largely speculative, he was charged with first-degree assault, first-degree robbery, and second-degree robbery—serious felonies with lengthy sentences. Additionally, a wanted poster of the plaintiff was publicly posted on the precinct's Facebook page. Defendant Sergeant Georg...
Howell, Quentin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV00579,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 10, 2013, ended November 12, 2014
$5,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 26, 2010, POs Raul Muniz, Michael Buglione, George Duffy, and John and Jane Doe 1-5 (the names John and Jane Doe are fictitious, as the true names of these officers were unknown at the time of the complaint), without permission or a validly executed search warrant, entered Plaintiff’s residential building, allegedly looking for a weapon. The police officers falsely claimed that they had found contraband in the apartment, and arrested Plaintiff. Plaintiff was taken to the precinct, where he was strip searched. Plaintiff was eventually taken to Rikers Island, before he was released after six days in custody. Plaintiff’s criminal case was dismissed on February 22, 2011.
Perez, Jeffrey Anthony vs City of New York, et A.
Case # 007971/2012,
Supreme Court - Kings, April 16, 2012, ended August 31, 2015
$7,500 Settlement