{"active":false,"first_name":"Kenneth","last_name":"Spaeth","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"061 DET","assignment_date":"2023-12-04","id":"61det"},"shield_no":2591,"ended_date":"2024-01-02","taxid":"923200","complaint_ids":[202300803,201501384,201306418,201213370,200500771],"command_history":[{"command":"063 PCT","id":"63pct"},{"command":"063 DET","id":"63det"}],"appt_date":"1998-08-31","middle_initial":"A","shield_no_history":[31300,2557],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Scott, Duquan vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-01-11","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"511502/2015","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Spaeth, Kenneth A.","summary":"On or about August 13, 2012, Plaintiff's mother organzied a summer BBQ in the courtyard of their apartment complex in 5903 Glenwood Road in Brooklyn. 30 people attended the BBQ and they enjoyed good food and company. At approximately 9 pm Shilevia Shaw who lived in the apartment approached Plaintiff's mother and screamed at her in an aggressive manner. Shaw appeared intoxicated and people requested her to clam down. Plaintiff saw what was happeneing and stepped in to try to diffuse the situation and asked Shaw to clam down. Shaw got upset and verbally lashed out at Plaintiff and then walked away.  Plaintiff left the the BBQ before it ended because he was tired and went home. People stayed at the BBQ in the vicinity of 5806 Farragut Road and socialized until 2 am on August 14, 2012 when a gunshot was fired in the air by an unidentified person. Plaintiff was in his apartment when the gunshot was fired and was sleeping so he did not witness what was happening. Someone called 911 and reported the incident, an identified the perpetrator as a m\"ale black wearing a white shirt and hawaiian shorts, particularly distinctive clothing attire\". Plaintiff was not wearing clothing similar to that description but rather a black tank top/ t shirt and grey jogging sweatpants. Defendants, NYPD officers came to the area after the call and looked for the perpetrator and took statements from people. Shaw started screaming at people and was intoxicated but the police asked her for information and Shaw described the argument she had with Plaintiff's mother and Plaintiff and falesely told the argument to the officers as if it had just happened and she falsely told them that the verbal argument led to a gun being fired. Other witnesses told the officers that Shaw got into a verbal fight with Plaintiff and his mother but that it ended peacefully. Defendant officers did an investigation and arrested Plaintiff over a month after the incident on September 19, 2012 even though they knew that Shaw was unreliable and she was intoxicated and made false statements to the police. On September 19, 2012, defendants called Scott's home and told his mother they wanted to ask him quesitons about a shooting to which he said he was happy to answer questions. Defendants arrived at Plaintiff's apartment, asked him to step into the hallway, unlawfully searched him without probable cause, unlawfully handcuffed and falsely arrested Plaintiff. Plaintiff was detained and taken to the 63rd precinct without any knowledge of the crimes he was accused of committing or why the officers arreste him. At the princt he was unlawfully questioned without his miranda rights. Plaintiff was then taken to Brooklyn Central Booking and put in a holding cell. Plaintiff was arrested at the beginning of the school year and the detention and criminal prosecution impacted his ability to graduate high school and caused him to be expelled from school because of the amount of school he missed. Plaintiff saw a judge on September 20, 2012 and was unable to make bail and was sent to Rikers for 9 days, and then posted a bond. The malicious criminal prosecution continued for 1 year and 9 months and he had to go to criminal court on 25 separate occassions. All charges were dismissed on November 13, 2013 and all misdemeanor charges were dismissed and sealed when a jury acquitted Plaintiff of the remaining charges on February 10, 2014. Defendants also maliciously misled the District Attorney's office so they would prosecute Plaintiff for crimes he allegedly committed. Defendants actions were also part of the","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=XoPDsVzv3EDqPYc0veuznA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Welch, Kendari vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-06-12","disposition_date":"2017-03-07","payout_amount":2000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV01488","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Spaeth, Kenneth A.","summary":"Plaintiff was pulled over by Defendant Officer Depalma who accused him of driving with a suspended license even though the license had been restored. Plaintiff was arrested, taken into custody, and his case was dismissed.  The same incident happened two weeks later with Defendant officer Corrado and as a result, Plaintiff had to plead guilty to a Violation of Probation. In another unrelated incident, Plaintiff's car was seized by Defendant Officer Spatz as evidence in a shooting and has yet to be returned.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920549-Welch-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.367690/gov.uscourts.nyed.367690.12.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13343057/welch-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Jean, Vernick, et al. Obo Jean, Janice and Jean, Javely vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-03-18","disposition_date":"2014-05-29","payout_amount":38333,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV01366","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Spaeth, Kenneth A.","summary":"On March 23, 2012, two men in masks rang an outdoor buzzer to a residence in Brooklyn and were let inside. They went into the basement where an illegal lottery numbers business was being run. One of the men stayed by the exit while the other grabbed a patron and held her at gunpoint on the floor. The other man went through the operator's pockets, took his cellphone and cash, and asked where the rest of the money was. After the operator said there was no more money, he was shot in the stomach and directed to stay on the floor. The two assailants fled in different directions and the operator was taken to be treated for his injuries. The patron was questioned and identified Plaintiff as having a similar stature as one of the assailants and provided the police his contact information. Plaintiff was lawfully in his home on April 4, 2012 when defendants Detective Spaeth and two other officers took him to the precinct to have him participate in a line-up. The patron identified plaintiff whose face was uncovered because she had known him, not by his body stature. Plaintiff was incarcerated without proper basis as a result.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.340280/gov.uscourts.nyed.340280.14.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13049324/jean-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21029115-spaeth-5342dfd50dd27c4ecc58ff282b96975015fc8583","type":"brady-giglio"}],"id":"4AT","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/4AT"}