Once inside, they proceeded to search the other two apartments in the building, even though the disturbance was limited to the second-floor apartment. In that apartment, they discovered a gun and drugs. The tenant was arrested.<\/p>\n
But so was Drummond.<\/p>\n
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The police charged him with criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a controlled substance and other charges relating to items from the tenant\u2019s apartment. In court documents, Drummond accuses the officers of\u00a0\u201cknowingly, intentionally, willfully, and maliciously\u201d<\/em>\u00a0arresting him\u201cwithout probable cause.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The NYPD also accused Drummond of being a squatter, rather than a tenant in the building. He asked them to contact his girlfriend, and offered her contact information. He said the cops refused.<\/p>\n While inside the third floor apartment, the plaintiff said the police seized his property, including televisions, video game consoles, cell phones and cash. He was not provided a property voucher for any of the items, and can therefore not reclaim them, the lawsuit claims.<\/p>\n They also seized Drummond\u2019s dog, despite his pleas to call his girlfriend to come get the dog since he was being arrested, the documents said.<\/p>\n Instead, the officers took the dog to the pound, where they informed the staff that the unaltered male was a stray.<\/p>\n \u201cBecause the dog was considered a \u2018stray\u2019 at the representation of the Defendant police officers, the pound neutered the dog,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0according to the documents.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Plaintiff did not wish to neuter his dog.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n In May, Drummond was acquitted of all the charges from the September incident.<\/p>\n He is claiming\u00a0\u201closs of property, loss of enjoyment to life, loss of liberty, emotional distress, mental anguish, embarrassment and humiliation, shame indignity, damage to reputation, and deprivation of his constitutional rights\u201d<\/em>\u00a0in the suit. He is asking for $1 million in compensatory damages, $1 million in punitive damages and attorney’s fees.<\/p>\n