Christopher E. Ward

Lawsuits

Named in 4 known lawsuits, $1,147,500 total settlements.

Torres, Tyrin & Bradley, Daquan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV06719, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 6, 2016, ended September 27, 2017
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On March 11, 2015, at or between approximately 8:30 and 9:00 PM, Plaintiff Tyrin Torres and Plaintiff Daquan Bradley were present in a vehicle near Mermaid Avenue and West 16 Street in Brooklyn. The plaintiffs were pulled from their vehicle and promptly arrested by Defendant Officers Siokas, Ward, and Jonny, and possibly one John Doe. While plaintiffs were in custody, one of the defendants said to plaintiffs that he had seen them assault and rob someone. This was false. A show-up identification procedure was conducted near the scene of the arrest in which the plaintiffs, and one other person, were displayed to a man named Wilfredo Vasquez, who was the victim of the assault and robbery. Vasquez did not identify ...

Vega, Anthony vs Detective Greiner, Christopher, et al.
Case # 15CV05585, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 5, 2016, ended April 11, 2017
$27,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 23, 2015, plaintiff Vega was walking when officers in plain clothes stopped him without cause and began to search him without permission, including putting their hands into his pants pockets. An officer removed a prescription bottle of a lawfully prescribed medication and thew it to the ground, crushing it with his foot. plaintiff tried to show paperwork proving he was prescribed the medication, but officers ignored him. Officers then tightly handcuffed him and took him to the precinct. Plaintiff requested they loosen the handcuffs but officers refused. Without his medication, plaintiff, who had a preexisting medical condition, experienced pain and swelling in his hands. Officers refused to get him medi...

Johnson, Ronald vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 703775/2014, Supreme Court - Queens, July 7, 2014, ended November 28, 2017
$1,100,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about January 17, 2014, Defendants Police Officers Michael Carleo, Robert Deferrari, Jose Vasquezmiranda, John/Jane Does 4-10, and Sergeant Christopher Ward, as overseen officially by Defendant Commissioner William J. Bratton and Deputy Inspector Miltiadis Marmara, approached Plaintiff with loaded firearms, outstretched limbs, and other objects which they used to physically seize, strike, kick, and restrain Plaintiff as they wrongfully arrested him and took him to the precinct. The 113th Precinct was a particularly aggressive precinct for searching and/or seizing individuals without probable cause and using excessive force at the time. At the station, Defendants Carleo, Deferrari, Vasquezmiranda, and W...

Colon, Dario vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 023497/2012, Supreme Court - Kings, December 18, 2012, ended August 14, 2014
$20,000 Settlement