{"active":true,"first_name":"Joseph","last_name":"Russo","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"JT T/F","assignment_date":"2021-11-15","id":"112"},"shield_no":4054,"taxid":"939390","complaint_ids":[202309090,201708798,201701615,201608675,201605179,201403741,201107177,200918555,201000482,200914834,200805062],"command_history":[{"command":"079 PCT","id":"79pct"},{"command":"WARRSEC","id":"118"}],"appt_date":"2005-07-11","middle_initial":"A","shield_no_history":[16105],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Christopher, Wayne vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-10-28","disposition_date":"2014-05-14","payout_amount":18000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV05655","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Russo, Joseph","summary":"On February 2, 2012, Defendant police officers drove up to a Brooklyn street corner, where Plaintiff stood, eating a sandwich and conversing with friends, and ordered Plaintiff to place his hands on the window of a nearby liquor store. Plaintiff peacefully complied with the officers’ orders. Defendants then handcuffed Plaintiff, slammed Plaintiff’s head onto the hood of their police car, emptied Plaintiff’s pockets, and retrieved Plaintiff’s identification and $20 in cash, all without permission or authority. At no time during or subsequent to his arrest was Plaintiff read his Miranda rights. Plaintiff was then transported to the precinct for processing, where he was informed that the reason for his arrest was because he allegedly sold drugs to Michael Harding, a friend of the Plaintiff and a man whom the Plaintiff handed a cigarette to shortly before his arrest. Plaintiff denied ever having sold Mr. Harding any drugs, and Mr. Harding corroborated Plaintiff’s story. Nevertheless, at the precinct, Plaintiff was forcefully strip-searched in an open area—that is, made to strip naked, bend over, squat, and cough in front of strangers not participating in the search—and was charged with criminal drug possession with intent to sell and criminal sale of a controlled substance—both felonies—as well as criminal possession of a controlled substance—a misdemeanor. Plaintiff did not have the means to afford bail, so he was forced to endure 14 days of incarceration at Riker’s Island. On or about February 8, 2012, the felonies were dropped, as there was no evidence to suggest Plaintiff had ever possessed or sold any narcotics. Plaintiff’s misdemeanor case remained pending for 6 additional months, after which his case was adjourned in contemplation of dismissal.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.347858/gov.uscourts.nyed.347858.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13050245/christopher-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Russo, Joseph A.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-05-03","disposition_date":"2018-03-16","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","docket":"500967/2012","name":"Archer, Corey vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":300000},{"officer_name":"Russo, Joseph A.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2007-06-13","disposition_date":"2013-09-10","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"07CV02325","name":"Adams, Beatrice, et Al vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":600000,"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5637024/adams-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Dash v. Montas et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","plaintiff_race":"Black or African American","summary":"Before the incident date, defendants were investigating a number of commercial robberies in Bedford Stuyvesant, Kings County in April 2015. On the incident date, the plaintiff was arrested, imprisoned, and later gave a false and coerced written confession. Defendant Det. Montas told the plaintiff that he would get shot unless he wrote a confession under Montas' guidance. This confession led to the plaintiff's unlawful arrest. The plaintiff was acquitted of all charges after 17 months in jail.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4925169-Dash-v-Montas-et-al"}],"docket":"17CV00515","officer_name":"Joseph A. Russo","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6359482/dash-v-montas/"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21058797-russo-939390-12-20-19-1","type":"brady-giglio"}],"payroll":{"salary":"119980","regular":"115753","overtime":"45237","other":"21372","total":"182362"},"id":"4VRM","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/4VRM"}