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MAN GETS $1 MIL FOR FALSE BUST
NY Post ^ | 1/24
Posted on 01/24/2005 4:21:41 PM PST
MAN GETS $1 MIL FOR FALSE BUST
By DENISE BUFFA
January 24, 2005 -- A Bronx jury has awarded $1.1 million to a man who said he was falsely arrested and charged with DWI after his neighbor — a policewoman — called for backup during a dispute over a parking spot. "I'm so happy. It finally came to a close for me," Severino Perez told The Post.
The six jurors reached the verdict after a 10-day trial at Bronx Supreme Court in which Perez, 51, claimed Police Officer Carol Healy radioed in a "10-13" — an officer needing assistance — during an argument over the spot in front of her Throgs Neck home in 1996.
Perez, who lived across the street from Healy, had parked his car in front of her house, prompting her to object. After the two exchanged heated words, Healy called for help and 14 officers responded to the scene, said Perez's lawyer, Wayne Wilansky. Hours later, Perez was charged with DWI.
A jury considering the criminal charge found him not guilty just months after the incident.
"His [criminal] trial ended in acquittal," Wilansky said.
"The [civil] jury, through their verdict, let the city know that off-duty officers cannot bully their neighbors," he added.
MAN GETS $1 MIL FOR FALSE BUST
NY Post ^ | 1/24
Posted on 01/24/2005 4:21:41 PM PST
MAN GETS $1 MIL FOR FALSE BUST
By DENISE BUFFA
January 24, 2005 -- A Bronx jury has awarded $1.1 million to a man who said he was falsely arrested and charged with DWI after his neighbor — a policewoman — called for backup during a dispute over a parking spot. "I'm so happy. It finally came to a close for me," Severino Perez told The Post.
The six jurors reached the verdict after a 10-day trial at Bronx Supreme Court in which Perez, 51, claimed Police Officer Carol Healy radioed in a "10-13" — an officer needing assistance — during an argument over the spot in front of her Throgs Neck home in 1996.
Perez, who lived across the street from Healy, had parked his car in front of her house, prompting her to object. After the two exchanged heated words, Healy called for help and 14 officers responded to the scene, said Perez's lawyer, Wayne Wilansky. Hours later, Perez was charged with DWI.
A jury considering the criminal charge found him not guilty just months after the incident.
"His [criminal] trial ended in acquittal," Wilansky said.
"The [civil] jury, through their verdict, let the city know that off-duty officers cannot bully their neighbors," he added.
