{"active":false,"first_name":"William","last_name":"Miller","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"040 PCT","assignment_date":"2019-11-11","id":"40pct"},"shield_no":3280,"ended_date":"2022-04-05","taxid":"930740","complaint_ids":[201806550,201504898,201111430,201005108,200901805,200709480],"command_history":[{"command":"PBBX TF"},{"command":"NARCBBX"},{"command":"047 PCT","id":"47pct"}],"appt_date":"2002-07-01","middle_initial":"M","shield_no_history":[9629,153],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Cullins, Desmond vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-02-03","disposition_date":"2023-02-28","payout_amount":22500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"800440/2022E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On October 20, 2021, without legal justification, Defendants, P.O. STEPHEN BARRY, P.O. BENITO CRUZ, and SERGEANT WILLIAM MILLER handcuffed plaintiff DESMOND CULLINS and threatened him with the possible use of firearms and the use of physical force. Plaintiff was then wrongfully arrested and imprisoned until the dismissal of his charges on or about September 20, 2021.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=L7Tzi1sUVcjLKLt6X_PLUS_Us9g==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Mcneill, James vs City of Ny, et Al,","start_date":"2021-10-26","disposition_date":"2022-05-27","payout_amount":45000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"814529/2021E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On October 20, 2020, at approximately, 8:30 p.m., the Plaintiff, James McNeill was\nlawfully in the vicinity of East 135th Street and Cypress Avenue, County of the Bronx, City and State of New York and doing nothing illegal, improper or acting suspicious in anyway, when the Defendants, NYPD Police Officers Stephen Barry (shield #17142), Benito Cruz (shield #1486), Sergeant William Miller (shield #3280) , and P.O. Jon Doe and John Roe (identities unknown), absent an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable suspicion or any legal justification, approached\nMr. McNeill for no reason, and  stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted and detained him in an excessive manner. The Defendants then transported Mr. McNeill to a police station in the County of the Bronx , where he was subjected  to a strip search, arraigned, and falsely and maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime. As a result of the Defendants' actions, Mr. McNeill sustained physical and emotional pain and injuries. Mr. McNeill remained incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make numerous court appearances over an extended period of time until all charges against him were terminated favorably.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240712180215/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=USYQL1D1pjpTz5oFbXPhUQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Gadsden, Sean vs P.O. Lizardo, Jose, et al.","start_date":"2019-03-04","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"034166/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Miller, William M.","summary":"The plaintiffs were inside a house when the certain police officers including POs Jose Lizardo, Peter Schulz, Tashida Wilson, Sean Destefano, Joseph Burckhard, Terence Blumenberg, Claude Mede and Detectives James Simpson, William Miller and Javier Aponte, entered the house unlawfully despite the fact that the plaintiffs informed the POs that it was not their apartment. The defendants then illegally strip-searched the plaintiff and both plaintiffs were then unlawfully handcuffed, arrested and transported against their will to the 47th Precinct where they were searched, photographed, fingerprinted and detained in a filthy holding cell for many hours. The plaintiffs were then taken to Bronx Central Booking. All charges were ultimately dismissed on October 18, 2016.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=m8O53/_PLUS_IVz5Mgg_PLUS_gsVvwXA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Townes, Joanne vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-12-20","disposition_date":"2017-09-11","payout_amount":42201,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV08543","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Miller, William M.","summary":"The plaintiff was in the car with a friend when the defendant officers approached the vehicle in plain clothes with their weapons drawn. The plaintiff  was handcuffed extremely tight and was patted down. Nothing illegal was found. The plaintiff was then taken to the 44th Precinct and then Bronx Central Booking. The plaintiff was charged with Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, Criminal Possession of  Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, and Criminal Possession of a controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree. The charges were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.464804/gov.uscourts.nysd.464804.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13348424/townes-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Giraldez, Miguel vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-09-03","disposition_date":"2025-01-10","payout_amount":1850000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"024875/2015E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Miller, William M.","summary":"On June 5, 2014 Plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of an intersection when POs William Miller, Victor Defense, John Doe, and John Roe stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, and battered Plaintiff without legal justification. Plaintiff was brought into custody, strip searched, and remained in unlawful custody for over 24 hours. POs refused to provide medical attention despite it being obvious necessary. Plaintiff was maliciously prosecuted. Plaintiff sustained physical and emotional pain and injuries, loss of liberty, emotional distress, and humiliation as a result of this incident.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=URlidxo/hluGhK0WTtedhA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Ampofo, Charles vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-02-13","disposition_date":"2017-07-11","payout_amount":15000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"300598/2015","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Miller, William M."},{"name":"Gainey, Johnny vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-10-10","disposition_date":"2014-07-02","payout_amount":24501,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV07102","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Miller, William M.","summary":"On April 26, 2013, Plaintiff was lawfully on the street. Several members of the NYPD, including Defendants Detective Joseph Scialabba, Sergeant Aaron Edwards, Detective Jerry Wolvers, and Detective William Miller, ran toward Plaintiff. They threw Plaintiff to the ground, slammed Plaintiff's face into the ground, pushed knees into Plaintiff's head and back, punched and kicked Plaintiff, handcuffed Plaintiff unreasonably tight, spit in Plaintiff's face, and illegally strip-searched Plaintiff on the street with his pants and underwear pulled down to his knees. Defendants did not find anything illegal on Plaintiff's person. Defendants arrested Plaintiff without probable cause and took Plaintiff to the 49th Precinct, where they illegally strip-searched Plaintiff a second time, and then to Jacobi Medical Center. Meanwhile, Defendants, acting in concert, falsely charged Plaintiffthe with the sale and possession of narcotics, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct. Defendants eventually took Plaintiff to Bronx Central Booking. Meanwhile, Defendants, acting in concert, misrepresented to prosecutors that Plaintiff sold and possessed narcotics, resisted arrest, and was disorderly. The District Attorney's Office declined to prosecute Plaintiff, and Plaintiff was released on April 27, 2013.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.418416/gov.uscourts.nysd.418416.5.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13055498/gainey-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"id":"3FXZ","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/3FXZ"}