Named in 2 known lawsuits, $30,750 total settlements.
Finch, Charity vs Rivera, Angel, et al.
Case # 15CV01715,
U.S. District Court - District CT, December 18, 2015, ended October 31, 2017
$750 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 8, 2014, Bridgeport police officer arrested Charity Finch on a fucitive from justice warrant. She had previously been arrested and provided release upon her own recognizance ("ROR") order to appear in court. Despite the ROR order, the information was not properly entered into the NCIC and the order to detain Finch was not properly removed. Finch showed Rivera the paperwork to demonstrate the ROR order, but Rivera ignored her and refused to verify the information with the Bronx DA. Rivera then contacted NYPD officer Nadege Rosembert, who confirmed the arrest without informing Rivera of the ROR order.
On December 9, 2014, Finch was arraigned in the Bridgeport court, and on December 10, the Bridgepo...
Potter, Sean vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV08439,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 29, 2014, ended May 14, 2015
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 17, 2013, Plaintiff was working in a small Deli in Manhattan when Defendant Officers entered the Deli to arrest a customer in the store. Plaintiff remained behind the counter but wanted to capture the violent arrest on camera so he reached for another employee's phone. When Plaintiff held up the phone Defendant Officer saw it and placed him under arrest. After approximately 24 hours in custody Plaintiff was released and after several court appearances charges were dismissed.
