Arion Anthony v City of NY
Plaintiffs were unlawfully stopped by Defendant Sgt. James Lee and Officer Sangwoo Lee. Defendants falsely stated that Plaintiffs' headlamps were not operative, but it was broad daylight. Defendants arrested Plaintiff Arion Anthony alleging that he possessed a gravity knife, but it was a common folding knife.
Plaintiff Arion Anthony received $26,500 for 12 hours in custody pre-arraignment. Plaintiff Karry Calderon received $1,000 for 1 hour roadside detention.