Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Mount Vernon Arrest, Rejects Claims Against City and County

White Plains, NY — A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit filed by a Mount Vernon man who claimed he was wrongly arrested and mistreated by police and county agencies, ruling that his allegations did not meet the legal standard required to proceed. The decision ends the case against the city and Westchester County defendants.

U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel granted motions to dismiss filed by the City of Mount Vernon and multiple Westchester County entities, ...