Named in 4 known lawsuits, $192,500 total settlements.
Jones, Shawndelle vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 817197/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 21, 2021, ended December 14, 2023
$60,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 24, 2020, Plaintiff was lawfully in a vehicle that was pulled over by an unmarked police vehicle driven by defendant police officers. Plaintiff was not the driver of the vehicle nor was the vehicle registered to him. Defendant officers ordered all the occupants out, then searched the vehicle and handcuffed the Plaintiff. Later Plaintiff was transported to the 41st Police precinct. At the 41st Precinct, defendant police officers searched plaintiff and took his cell phone and other property items taken from him. Plaintiff’s photograph and DNA also taken at the Precinct. Plaintiff was interrogated by defendant officer without the presence of his attorney. Later plaintiff was transported to Bronx Cent...
Fermin, Bryan vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 809448/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 12, 2021, ended February 23, 2023
$95,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On 9/12/20, on the street, POs, including Avel Dupres and Brett Heagneysciamatore, approached Plaintiff without a warrant, probable cause or any legal justification. Plaintiff was stopped, seized, searched, assaulted and detained in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiff was maliciously prosecuted. The criminal action against Plaintiff was terminated favorably,
Gorin, Kurt vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 023892/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 30, 2020, ended September 5, 2023
$12,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 22, 2018, at around 11PM, Plaintiff was inside a location when Defendant officers wrongfully touched, grabbed, punched, kicked, searched, handcuffed, seized, and subjected him to execessive force without any lawful basis. The Defendant officer’s did not have an arrest warrant or a search warrant. Plaintiff was taken to a precinct where he was processed and held until 3AM. Plaintiff was charged with Resisting Arrest, Attempted Assault in the Third Degree, and Harassment in the Second Degree. Plaintiff did not consent to being searched and did not commit any crimes, but was subjected to humiliation, pain, and great distress of mind and body.
Reyes, Nelly vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 025822/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 18, 2020, ended September 28, 2020
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 11, 2019, plaintiff was lawfully traveling as a passenger in a vehicle in the vicinity of Westchester Avenue and Vyse Avenue, when defendant police officers, without any probable cause or legal justification, pulled the vehicle over and ordered the driver and plaintiff out of the vehicle. After a body search defendants recovered a controlled substance from the driver, but not from plaintiff, and despite not committing a crime or offense, plaintiff was arrested. Plaintiff was transported to the 41st precinct, where she was detained. During the arraignment, she was charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance. All charges made against plaintiff were eventually dismissed in her favor. As a res...