Brooklyn man files federal civil rights lawsuit over liquor store arrest caught on video

Timothy Brown says he'll never be the same again after this April 14th arrest. To date, he filed a federal lawsuit saying that these detectives had no legal reason to arrest him. The suit says they were looking for a man in a white shirt and green shorts. Brown was dressed similar. He says he was there to buy wine. The suit laying out how detectives punched him drove him headfirst into a wine display and dragged him through broken glass. It says neither of them had on body camera or radios. Look at, look at this. Brown's lawyer says Brown broke his nose, needed 25 stitches, and was diagnosed with PTSD. I hear certain noises, it frightens me. And his lawyer asks the city for $100 million back in April. He also says the board that investigates police complaints aims to finish cases in 90 days, but delays can leave officers without discipline. That video supplies all the proof in the world. Now, in response to our inquiry, the NYPD says it broke up the team and put both detectives on modified duty. It launched a separate 90-day review of drug operations and says it would spell out when detectives should turn on their body cameras during arrests. Something has to be done. and the system has to change And Brown is asking for a jury trial. His federal suit names the city, those detectives, and their supervisors. It also questions how the NYPD handles earlier complaints against those detectives. In Lower Manhattan, EJ Robinson, News 12.