August 13, 2024

Queens Daily Eagle reports on civil settlements of firm clients Rohan Bolt and Gary Johnson

The Queens Daily Eagle published an article, entitled, “Police misconduct in Queens drives ballooning cost of settlements,” that discusses the recent cases of firm clients Rohan Bolt and Gary Johnson, as well as their co-defendant, George Bell. According to the article, “The settlements rank as the second, third and fourth largest police misconduct payouts of the past seven years in New York City.”

The article notes that police “officers and prosecutors had evidence at the time of Bell, Bolt and Johnson’s trial that suggested that a gang known as Speedstick was behind the murders,” but “none of the evidence was ever shared in court, and the three Queens men were each sentenced to life in prison.” The article further notes that, after this misconduct came to light and the three men were exonerated, the “two assistant district attorneys who had originally prosecuted the case, Brad Leventhal and Charles Testagrossa, both resigned from their respective positions.”

You can read the article here.