Syracuse, New York

Under the settlement, Williams would receive $325,000 and Chrysler would receive $65,000. On September 9, 2016, DiPuccio and Liadka attempted to arrest Williams and Chrysler. The lawsuit alleged that the officers repeatedly punched and kicked Williams and intentionally tripped Chrysler, causing her to fall face-first onto the ground. According to the complaint, Liadka later assaulted Williams while he was handcuffed inside an ambulance and inserted a gloved finger into an open wound Chrysler sustained from the fall. As a result of the incident, Williams required jaw surgery and medical treatment for an eye socket injury, and Chrysler required stitches. Syracuse Police declined to reveal whether the officers faced any discipline for their actions.

On May 31, 2019, officers Christopher Buske and Leonard Brown pulled over Moore for playing music too loudly, and they forcibly arrested him after he refused to exit his vehicle. Moore alleged in the lawsuit that his constitutional rights were violated and that the officers punched him, pinned him to the ground with a knee on his neck, and taunted him. A video of the incident, which showed the officers pulling Moore from his car, sparked local protests and demands for police reform. While then-Police Chief Kenton Buckner cleared the officers of excessive force, he found that they both violated the Syracuse Police Department’s policy on demeanor in a traffic stop. Moore’s misdemeanor resisting arrest charge was later dropped, and he paid a $75 fine for the noise violation.

The lawsuit stemmed from an incident where Strong was later convicted of assaulting a police officer.

Maurice Crawley and Jabari Boykins will each receive $200,000, after they both had encounters with the same police officer, Officer Vallon Smith, that spurred the lawsuits. In both cases, Smith used violent and aggressive methods to harm Crawley and Boykins.