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Man Accuses N.Y.P.D. Detectives in Legal Filing of Brutal Assault

It also claims that the encounter was part of a larger pattern of misconduct within the Brooklyn... Last week, the department said it had also launched a three-month review of its entire...

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Man Accuses N.Y.P.D. Detectives in Legal Filing of Brutal Assault

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Man Accuses N.Y.P.D. Detectives in Legal Filing of Brutal Assault

Timothy Brown said he had been humiliated and injured after he was punched and kicked by police during a wrongful arrest that was caught on video.

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Maia Coleman

April 28, 2026,

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A man who was

beaten and mistakenly arrested

by two narcotics detectives in a Brooklyn liquor store has taken a step toward suing the Police Department over what he said was a violent assault that violated his rights.

The man, Timothy Brown, filed a notice of claim with the city comptroller’s office on Monday, two weeks after videos of the detectives punching, kicking and beating him spread widely on social media. Mr. Brown sued the city and the Police Department, including the two detectives — as well as a handful of their supervisors.

The claim marks the first step on the road to filing a lawsuit against the city.

Mr. Brown’s claim states that he was beaten and then wrongfully arrested and imprisoned, leaving him with a black eye and injuries to his leg, as well as with severe emotional distress. It also claims that the encounter was part of a larger pattern of misconduct within the Brooklyn narcotics team that carried out the arrest.

“I felt humiliated, disrespected, embarrassed, and I was brutally beaten for no reason,” Mr. Brown said at a news conference in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday, a metal cane clutched to his chest. “I will never heal from this.”

Mr. Brown was joined by his lawyer, Derek Sells, of the Cochran Firm, along with the firm’s chief executive, Mina Malik. Mr. Brown’s mother, Donna Brown, sat beside her son, wiping tears from her eyes as he spoke.

With the claim filed, a settlement could be reached between the city and Mr. Brown, or a lawsuit could follow. Mr. Sells said Mr. Brown is seeking $100 million from the city.

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