Conclusion Meanings:
'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - the alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
Further details on conclusion definitions.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $38,500 total settlements.
Williams, Damien vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV02749,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 15, 2016, ended July 15, 2017
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 24, 2015, at about 8:20 pm, plaintiff Damien Williams was walking and talking with his friend Tyiana, who was walking her dog, near the northeast corner of Eighth Avenue and West 152nd Street in Manhattan. Plaintiff and his friend observed the arrest of a man named Dexter, when an unidentified Defendant NYPD Officer Jane Doe informed the other officer-defendants that plaintiff and his friend were also involved in Dexter's conduct leading up to his arrest. One of the officer-defendants said he found a single die for playing dice near where Dexter was arrested. Plaintiff and his friend were arrested and handcuffed, and plaintiff repeatedly denied gambling. Plaintiff was charged just under 24 hours after h...
Morris, Tyiana vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV02549,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 8, 2016, ended June 27, 2017
$23,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 24, 2015, plaintiff was walking her Yorkie dog and chatting with three friends. Nearby on the sidewalk people were rolling dice. A police van pulled up and the people on the sidewalk starting running away. A police officer grabbed the plaintiff from behind. PO Rebecca Gonzalez (shield no. 19407) told plaintiff she was under arrest for gambling and handcuffed her so tightly that they cut into plaintiff's wrists. Plaintiff complained of the tightness of the handcuffs but she was ignored. Plaintiff was searched and her ID, bank card, keys, and phone were taken. She had no cash on her. Lt. Paul Predergast (tax ID no. 916467) and PO Randys Figuereo (shield no. 19407), both in plain clothes, arrested two of p...