Donna Cipley of Levittown, who was falsely arrested on March 12, 2019 by Nassau County Police and charged with Felony Assault on a police officer and resisting arrest, had those charges dismissed.
She sued the officers responsible for her false arrest and, on December 6, 2024, a Federal Jury of seven men and one woman awarded Ms. Cipley $2 million for false arrest and punitive damages against two Nassau County Detectives.
“This is a long-awaited vindication of this grandmother’s rights. Finally, after attacking her in her own home, parading her before cameras in handcuffs and charging her with crimes she did not commit, she has seen just a small bit of justice,” said Frederick K. Brewington, her attorney.
The trial lasted one week and was tried in the Federal District Court in Central Islip by Mr. Brewington and Albert D. Manuel, Esq., before the Hon. Joan Azrack.