Crews v. County of Nassau

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

JOSEPH F. BIANCO, District Judge:

Plaintiff Raheem Crews (“plaintiff’) was arrested, detained, and prosecuted for a robbery he did not commit. After plaintiffs arrest, the lead detective on the case, defendant Nicholas Lemma (“Det. Lemma”), learned that plaintiff had been in jail at the time of the robbery (for an unrelated incident), but Det. Lemma kept this information to himself. Thereafter, plaintiff spent almost four additional months in jail before his alibi was confirmed, and the indictment against him was dismissed.

Now plaintiff, individually and as parent of…