Named in 2 known lawsuits, $25,000 total settlements.
Holley, Anthony vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 23CV05982,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 22, 2023
Complaint
Description: On December 22, 2019, POS arrested Plaintiff without cause on 164 Street and Jamaica Avenue with charging “fraudulent accosting,” “possession of a gambling device,” “promoting gambling in the second degree,” and “Loitering.” When Plaintiff was on the way to meet his brother, he saw people running from the area and ran for his safety. Nevertheless, POS forcibly tackled Plaintiff and tightly handcuffed Plaintiff with his hands placed behind his back, causing him to experience pain and numbness. POs did not find any contraband from unlawful search. POs refused Plaintiff’s requests to provide him with medical care or attention. Because the POs falsely provided information, the Plaintiff was falsely prosecuted. On D...
Williams, Marvin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV05714,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 12, 2014, ended April 11, 2015
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 27, 2013, NYPD plaintiff was unlawfully arrested by NYPD officers from the 40th Precinct, including Sgt. Shirley Perez Romero, Sgt. Eduardo Silva, Sgt. Christopher Douse, and P.O. Roy Rodriguez. The officers stopped plaintiff while he was lawfully driving and performed an intoxilyzer test which they then proceeded to claim was innaccurate. The officers then handcuffed plaintiff without cause, and over the next several hours, they transported him to several precincts to perform another intoxilyzer all while he remained tightly handcuffed. He was eventually taken to Bronx Central Booking for arraignment. He was falsely charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and other offenses, and he had ...