McLaughin and attorney Debra Cohen had alleged that the NYPD intentionally destroyed evidence in the case. They charged that cops intentionally moved key items, such as the knife Bah wielded, into a flood-prone NYPD warehouse only days before Hurricane Sandy. The items were lost in the storm. Judge Kevin Castel cleared the city of destroying evidence -- but he was infuriated when other items thought to be missing surfaced in the midst of trial.