{"active":false,"first_name":"Sean","last_name":"Ward","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"105 DET","id":"105det"},"shield_no":5533,"ended_date":"2016-02-01","taxid":"919850","complaint_ids":[200903913,200603180,200508076,200308384,200307117,9904390],"appt_date":"1997-04-15","lawsuits":[{"name":"Garcia, Tyrell vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-09-24","disposition_date":"2023-02-14","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"18CV05350","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Ward, Sean E.","summary":"On August 14, 2007, plaintiff was arrested by defendant police officers, after he had helped another man wanted as an accused murderer surrender himself to the police.  While being arrested, the plaintiff was bitten by police K-9's, pushed against a metal fence and forcefully moved back and forth sideways.  The defendant police officers overreacted to a non crime situation, deploying helicopters and K-9's, ultimately resulting in physical injuries (unspecified) to plaintiff and to a lesser extent his grandmother.  Since the arrest, plaintiff claims he has been harassed by members of the NYPD through unwarranted stops and searches.\n\nOn February 19, 2016, plaintiff was pulling out of the driveway of his aunt's house in Brooklyn when he was pulled over by an NYPD officer and asked to show his license.  Plaintiff complied and the officer apparently ran the license and came back to plaintiff's car informing him that there was an \"I card\" issued for him and that he was under arrest.  Plaintiff was taken to the precinct in Brooklyn where he was held overnight and transferred to Central Booking the next morning.  Plaintiff was then transferred to the 105th Precinct, the same precinct involved in harassing plaintiff in 2007.  Plaintiff was told he was being taken to see a \"familiar face,\" defendant detective Shawn Ward.  In 2007, both plaintiff and his grandmother had sued defendant Ward for his physically abusive actions.   Defendant Ward began interrogating plaintiff despite being told by plaintiff's counsel that he knew nothing of the \"bogus\" criminal charges against him.  Later on February 20, 2017, plaintiff was transferred to Queens Central Booking and charged with Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree, Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree (2 counts), and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree.  Plaintiff was released on his own recognizance, despite the gravity of the crimes charged.  Against plaintiff's wishes, plaintiff's counsel accepted an ACD on his behalf on March 13, 2017.  On September 13, 2017, all charges against plaintiff were dismissed.  On October 12, 2017, plaintiff moved the Court to withdraw his plea to an adjournment in contemplation of the dismissal and to restore the charges against him so he could fight them to a full dismissal on the merits.  The Court denied the motion as moot because by the time the motion could be heard the ACD had expired.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.422698/gov.uscourts.nyed.422698.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7919619/garcia-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Derrell C. Jones vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-01-04","disposition_date":"2014-04-14","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"13CV00703","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Ward, Sean","summary":"On March 12, 2012, Plaintiff was in the living room of a residence when police executed a search warrant.  A number of people fled the scene, while Plaintiff remained on site.  Officers allegedly found five handguns in bedrooms.  Plaintiff was arrested and held at the 105th Precinct.  Officers falsely swore that Plaintiff had been in possession of the firearms in both charging documents and to the grand jury.  On July 13, 2012, the court dismissed all charges, and Plaintiff was finally released from jail after four months.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.338934/gov.uscourts.nyed.338934.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5675025/jones-v-the-city-of-new-york-city/"},{"officer_name":"Ward, Sean E.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-07-26","disposition_date":"2013-11-14","court":"Supreme Court - Queens","docket":"015591/2012","name":"Fontaine, Fritz vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":3000},{"officer_name":"Ward, Sean E.","disposition":"Zero Disposition","start_date":"2010-12-17","disposition_date":"2015-06-08","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"10CV05754","name":"Giraldo, Karla vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":0,"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13138075/giraldo-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Ward, Sean E.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2008-12-10","disposition_date":"2013-06-04","court":"Supreme Court - Queens","docket":"028893/2008","name":"Moyse, Alexander vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":33000}],"id":"3TK9","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/3TK9"}