Cop said snowball was deadly
Bronx men get $60,000 each in
lawsuit over arrests for throwing snowball at cop
The five plaintiffs filed a $10
million suit against New York City after a cop arrested them in February 2010
for throwing a snowball. The criminal charges were later dropped after video
surfaced that contradicted the cop's tale. A city official confirmed the suit's
settlement.
BY MICHAEL J. FEENEY AND TINA
MOORE / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Five young men in the Bronx who
filed a $10 million false arrest suit against New York City after a cop
mistakenly claimed they bombarded him with snowballs settled their case
Thursday for $60,000 each, a city official said.“I’m just happy that we got
justice,” said plaintiff Anthony Aquino, 19, regarding the settlement in the Bronx
Supreme Court case. Nick Paolucci, deputy press secretary for the city’s law
department, confirmed each plaintiff got $60,000 in the deal. Sgt. Adonis
Ramirez, who pulled his gun on the group after one snowball struck him in
February 2010, had the group arrested. The charges were later dropped by the
Bronx district attorney's office after video surfaced contradicting Ramirez’
account.
