Postal Worker Glen Grays Plans To Sue City For False Arrest, Civil Rights Violations

Glen Grays, the postal worker who was arrested by cops last March and later had his charges dropped, is now planning on suing the city according to his attorney, Kenneth Ramseur.

Grays and Ramseur held a press conference alongside Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams at 11am on June 6 at 271 Cadman Plaza West to announce that a notice of claim had been filed, the first step in bringing a lawsuit against the city as a result of the incident on March 17, which was caught on tape and widely viewed on the internet.

“The police involved in this situation did not have probable cause to arrest him in any form or fashion,” said Ramsleur, who added that “there’s no dispute — it’s been seen by 8 million people.”

“Their intention was to humiliate and embarrass him,” added Ramsleur.

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams talked about how the postman is a “symbol of stability” and decried that “you find yourself starting the day delivering mail and end the day sitting in jail”

Ramseur says police did not have probable cause to arrest Grays. Moreover, Grays’ lawsuit will allege wrongful arrest, false imprisonment, negligent hiring and supervision, as well as a §1983 civil rights claim.

Grays has roots in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Gray’s mother lives in Fort Greene in middle-income housing and Grays and his family worship at Clinton Hill’s Brown Memorial Baptist Church.