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.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
Further details on conclusion definitions.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $13,500 total settlements.
Brown, Willie vs Police Officer Pom Seda, A., et al.
Case # 19CV02441,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 22, 2020, ended March 2, 2022
$1,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On Dec. 23, 2016, plaintiff was on the street when a verbal dispute that he was not involved in began. Officer Pom Seda and Sgt. Althaibani arrived with other officers and Seda immediately accosted plaintiff, without knowing whether or not he was involved in the dispute. Seda then began to search plaintiff and then arrested and handcuffed him. He was then questioned about an alleged weapon that was found at the scene. Plaintiff informed them he was not involved in the dispute and was not in possession of any weapon. They still subjected him to a strip search and charged him with criminal possession of a weapon. He spend approximately 30 hours in custody before the DA declined to prosecute the arrest.
Tremell, Travis vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV00092,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 9, 2014, ended July 1, 2014
$12,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about June 17, 2013, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Mr. Travis Tremell walked next door to a residential address where NYPD officers were placing his cousin under arrest, using excessive and unnecessary force. Mr. Tremell verbally protested his cousin's treatment. The officers then placed Mr. Tremell in handcuffs. While handcuffed, one of the officers sprayed pepper spray into Mr. Tremell's eyes. Mr. Tremell did not commit any crime and the officers had no probable cause to arrest him.
Mr. Tremell was taken to a nearby police precinct. The officers filed false police reports claiming that Mr. Tremell was gathered with 29 others on a sidewalk, refused to leave and bumped Police Officer Alexander Seda. The r...