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.
'Substantiated': The alleged conduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.
Hincapie, Johnny vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV03432,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 2, 2018, ended December 7, 2022
$12,875,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 3, 1990, Plaintiff Johnny Hincapie was falsely arrested for a felony murder that occurred the previous day in midtown Manhattan. At the time of his arrest, Plaintiff had a verbal IQ of 88 (impaired level) and was diagnosed with perceptual problems that made him susceptible to suggestibility. On September 2 1990, Plaintiff Johnny Hincapie took the subway from Queens to the subway station at 53rd Street and 7th Avenue in Midtown Manhattan with a group of teenagers headed to a DJ party at Roseland Ballroom. As the group, including Plaintiff, exited the subway station to street level, some of the teenagers targeted a tourist family, the Watkins, for a mugging in the subway. Two of the teens were armed ...