Conclusion Meanings:
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unable to Determine': The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
Further details on conclusions.
Named in 4 known lawsuits.
Butler, Emory vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 500839/2025,
Supreme Court - Kings, January 14, 2025
Butler, Emory vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 24CV06318,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 13, 2024, ended December 3, 2024
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On June 24, 2023, Plaintiff was at an L train subway station in Canarsie, Brooklyn, when NYPD Officer Jimmy Jeanmary allegedly began harassing him under the mistaken belief that Butler had a marijuana cigarette in his hand. Officer Jeanmary, joined by Officer Denisha Pierre, assaulted Plaintiff, striking him multiple times and slamming his head into the ground, causing him to lose consciousness. Butler was arrested and taken to a precinct instead of receiving immediate medical attention. He was booked under a false name, and his requests for medical care were ignored until he began experiencing seizures several hours later. Butler was then taken to NYU Langone hospitals, where he remained in police custody for ...
Jackson, Melquan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 515598/2018,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 2, 2018
Complaint
Description: On or about September 30, 2015, Melquan Jackson (Plaintiff) was unlawfully seized by NYPD police officers Denisha Pierre, Marcel Francis, Frank Wolf, Ricardo Otero, Adjie Headad, and David Mercado (Defendants), in a taxi in Kings County. The Defendants used excessive force to grab, handcuff, and physically restrain Plaintiff without legal cause, causing him significant physical pain and mental suffering. Defendants stopped the taxi, ordered the Plaintiff out, and conducted a search without consent or probable cause. The Plaintiff was then falsely arrested, detained for a week, and subjected to numerous unlawful strip searches.
The Defendants went on to maliciously prosecute the Plaintiff despite the absence of...
Benford, Bonnay vs Officer Pierre, Denisha, et al.
Case # 16CV05652,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 16, 2016, ended January 30, 2019
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: The plaintiff was stopped without probable cause with her mother by the defendant officers. She was then beat, spit on, and yelled at and she feared for her life. It is unspecified if she was arrested and taken to a precinct or not.