{"id":213674,"date":"2026-04-29T04:40:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T04:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/213674\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T04:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T04:40:22","slug":"brooklyn-man-injured-during-violent-wrongful-arrest-plans-to-sue-nypd-for-100-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/213674\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn man injured during violent wrongful arrest plans to sue NYPD for $100 million"},"content":{"rendered":"

The man who was injured when he was wrongfully arrested inside a Brooklyn liquor store on April 14<\/a> plans to sue the New York City Police Department<\/a> for $100 million.<\/p>\n

Timothy Brown was arrested by two NYPD detectives who mistook him for a drug suspect<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, Brown’s attorneys have filed a notice of claim with the city.<\/p>\n

Lawsuit alleges pattern of misconduct<\/p>\n

The attorneys said Brown suffered a permanent injury his leg and has to use a cane.<\/p>\n

“I’m not walking straight. I still have headaches,” Brown said. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The $100 million isn’t just to cover those losses. It includes punitive damages, too.<\/p>\n

The newly filed notice of claim targets not just the detectives, but also supervisors. It argues Brown’s arrest<\/a> was part of a broader pattern of alleged misconduct.<\/p>\n

The filing points to another case CBS News New York reported on. Exclusive video we obtained shows another man, Ronald Maxwell, being taken into custody that day<\/a>. He said he was not charged.<\/p>\n

“We want to take everything from those police officers, just like they took the dignity away from Mr. Brown,” attorney Derek Sells said.<\/p>\n

The attorney said they want to severely punish the NYPD so this doesn’t happen again.<\/p>\n

Detectives’ disciplinary history<\/p>\n

The filing publicly identifies the two detectives it says were involved.<\/p>\n

CBS News New York pulled the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) history for each.<\/p>\n

Det. Volkan Maden had 12 complaints, dating to 2016. Of those, five were substantiated, including abuse of authority.<\/p>\n

The other detective, Michael Algerio, had eight complaints dating to 2013. One complaint was substantiated. That complaint was also for abuse of authority.<\/p>\n

CBS News New York shared the CCRB complaints with Darrin Porcher, a former NYPD lieutenant.<\/p>\n

“It’s conduct that should be spotlighted,” he said. “Meaning there should’ve been some level of supervisory component that should’ve at least reviewed and made an assessment as to — should we keep these officers in the same capacity they’re in or should we transfer them to a non-enforcement capacity?<\/p>\n

The NYPD declined to comment on pending litigation, but the agency said the two detectives involved, along with a sergeant, have been placed on desk duty<\/a> and stripped of guns.<\/p>\n

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch has called the video of Brown’s arrest “deeply disturbing.” \u00a0<\/p>\n

CBS News New York has been told the narcotics team involved in Brown’s arrest has been disbanded, and the NYPD is doing a 90-day review of the entire unit.<\/p>\n

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