{"active":true,"first_name":"Leva","last_name":"Gevargiz","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"NARCBBXN","assignment_date":"2026-05-20","id":"944"},"shield_no":615,"taxid":"944590","complaint_ids":[202503926,200814144],"command_history":[{"command":"044 PCT","id":"44pct"},{"command":"NARCBBX"}],"appt_date":"2007-07-09","shield_no_history":[19999],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Garwood, Clestroy vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2025-07-30","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"816034/2025E","court":"Supreme Court - New York"},{"name":"Garwood, Clestroy vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2025-07-30","disposition_date":"2026-04-27","payout_amount":40000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"816034/2025E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx"},{"name":"Mayo, Giovonnie vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2025-06-17","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"25CV03303","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","documents":[{"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.532585/gov.uscourts.nyed.532585.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70523318/mayo-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Garwood, Clestroy vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-01-02","disposition_date":"2025-01-08","payout_amount":40000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"820687/2023E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"The complaint alleges that on August 16, 2023, Clestroy Garwood was lawfully present near Jerome Avenue and West 183rd Street in the Bronx when he was approached by Detectives Lustica, Gevargiz, and unidentified officers (John Doe and John Roe) without any legal justification, including the absence of probable cause or an arrest warrant. The officers, acting on fraudulent information, allegedly stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, and detained Garwood in an aggressive and excessive manner. Despite not engaging in any illegal or suspicious activity, Garwood was arrested, arraigned, and falsely prosecuted for a crime he did not commit. As a result, he was incarcerated for over 24 hours and had to attend multiple court appearances before the charges were dismissed. The incident caused Garwood significant physical and emotional pain, and he claims that the officers acted recklessly and maliciously. Additionally, the complaint points to broader failures by the City and NYPD in the hiring, training, and supervision of the involved officers and highlights systemic abuses under the City's \"Stop and Frisk\" policies. Garwood seeks damages for the violation of his constitutional rights and for the harm he endured.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=k6s6A71J0MfWtHyswha2nQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Ford, Mikail vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-07-27","disposition_date":"2024-09-06","payout_amount":45000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"811459/2023E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On February 24, 2023, Mr. Ford was lawfully in the vicinity of Valentine Avenue and East 194th Street in the Bronx. Without an arrest warrant, probable cause, or any legal justification, the Defendant officers stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained Mr. Ford in an excessive manner. Ultimately, Mr. Ford was arraigned after his arrest and maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime. Mr. Ford remained incarcerated for over twenty-four hours and was required to make numerous court appearances over an extended period of time.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=DvEWzwPxUE1bTZr1V62VWQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Molina, Kevin vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2022-10-18","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"815417/2022","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Gevargiz, Leva","summary":"On June 13, 2022, Plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of 207 Mount Hope Place in Bronx County, doing nothing illegal, improper, or acting suspicious in any way. At approximately 5:00 p.m., Defendant Officer Radzinski, Gevargiz, Doe, and Roe approached Plaintiff and stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner. Defendant officers acted based on fraud, perjury, and misrepresentations. Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search while in the custody of Defendant officers.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=qQXdn8TYmffTCo_PLUS_dk1Jiqw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Goodridge, Rashone vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-11-01","disposition_date":"2024-12-02","payout_amount":17500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"814567/2021E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On March 10, 2021, at approximately 3:00 p.m. in the vicinity of the intersection of East 197th Street and Decatur Ave in Bronx County, Plaintiff Rashone Goodridge was speaking with a friend when Defendant NYPD Police Officers, including John Mcgee and Leva Gevargiz, accused him of making a sale of marijuana to an undercover officer, and was arrested. \n\nPlaintiff brings claims of: free speech retaliation, unlawful search and seizure, false arrest and false imprisonment, assault and battery, excessive force, malicious prosecution, malicious abuse of process, denial of right to fair trial, biased based profiling, deprivation of rights and denial of equal protection, conspiracy to interfere with civil rights and failure to prevent the conspiracy, failure to intervene, fabrication of evidence, negligent hiring, training, retention, and supervision, violation of victims of violent crime protection act, and municipal \"Monell\" liability.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=jr4SNbVR5oevap3D0GUHXg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Martinez, Anderson vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-10-06","disposition_date":"2023-06-08","payout_amount":20000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"031422/2020E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Gevargiz, Leva","summary":"On November 18, 2017, Anderson Martinez was stopped by NYPD Detectives Rafael Pimentel, Matthew Lombardo, Leva Gevargiz, Terrence Blumenberg, and other unidentified officers near 11 West Fordham Road in the Bronx. Officers allegedly tackled Mr. Martinez to the ground without cause, drove their knees into his back, and searched him in full view of bystanders. Mr. Martinez was falsely accused of drug-related offenses and detained for three days before charges were dismissed. He alleges that he was targeted due to his Hispanic ethnicity, suffered physical and emotional injuries, and was maliciously prosecuted, with officers allegedly fabricating evidence to justify the arrest.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=ttryCFQHr9qOWcez4IdqWw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Dennis, Jamal vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-11-25","disposition_date":"2022-11-03","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"033292/2019E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Gevargiz, Leva","summary":"On or about August 11, 2018, Plaintiff was inside his home when he observed a female on the sidewalk outside his residence, speaking with multiple people and making what appeared to be drug sales. Plaintiff recognized the female to be his neighbor and went outside to request that she not sell drugs in front of Plaintiff’s home. Within seconds, P.O.s including Detective Levar Gevargiz, stopped, handcuffed, and arrested Plaintiff. Plaintiff was taken to the precinct where he was subjected to a strip search and held for several hours. The following day, Plaintiff was arraigned and falsely charged with acts regarding the sale of drugs. Plaintiff made several court appearances between August 12, 2018 and August 6, 2019 until the matter was adjourned in contemplation of dismissal.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=Pxc1DNqPtyEpOTv/rpvOQQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Echevarria, Brian vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-06-28","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"027150/2019E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Gevargiz, Leva","summary":"On March 2, 2019, defendants Detective Leva Gevargiz and NYPD officer arrested plaintiff for criminal sale of marijuana and relating offenses without sufficient cause. At the time of plaintiff's arrest, Detective Gavargiz was acting as an undercover police officer (#348). On June 12, 2019, the case against Plaintiff was dismissed by the Bronx County District Attorney.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=NJcVi0DEdkYXuCTYqJ3R3g==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Adams, Pamela vs Det. Gevargiz, John Doe, et al.","start_date":"2019-02-07","disposition_date":"2020-04-06","payout_amount":45000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"021472/2019E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Gevargiz, Leva","summary":"On February 14 ,2018, officers Leva Gevargiz, John Doe, and John Roe falsely arrested Pamela Adams near 2406 University place of Bronx who was properly at the location. The officers, without a warrant or a justifiable cause, approached, stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted and arrested Adams in an excessive manner. Specifically, the officers beat Adams on multiple parts of her body. At no time did the officers have a justifiable cause to arrest Adams. While being detained for over 24 hours, Adams was subject to strip search and malicious prosecution by the officers, but all charges against her terminated favorably. \nOn February 14, 2018, the same officers approached, stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, and arrested Gabriel Velez also near 2406 University of place of Bronx. At no time did Velez possess a weapon and at no time did the officers have a warrant or a justifiable cause to arrest Velez using excessive force. The officers beat Velez on multiple parts of his body including his head and neck. Despite Velez's innocence, the officers maliciously prosecuted Velez, but after being detained for over 24 hours, all charges ageist him terminated favorably for Velez. As a result of the officers' malicious, reckless, deliberate, intentional, and negligent conducts, Adams and Velez suffered from permanent physical pain and injury on multiple parts of their bodies, and emotional pain and injury, scorn, ridicule, embarrassment, and reputational harm and will need to continue to incur medical expenses.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=0V4fJ7SNrauq5JiWQwea2Q==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Stewart, Jeffery vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-10-31","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"027837/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Gevargiz, Leva","summary":"On April 8, 2017, at approximately 2:00 p.m., Jeffery Stewart was lawfully present near 1903 Andrews Avenue, Bronx, New York, when he was stopped, questioned, frisked, searched, and falsely arrested by New York City police officers, including Officers Joseph Ruggieri and Leva Gevargiz. The officers, without probable cause, tightly handcuffed Stewart, causing pain and injury to his wrists and hands. Stewart was detained for approximately 24 hours at the 46th Precinct and Bronx Central Booking before being arraigned and released. The charges, including Criminal Sale of Marijuana and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana, were dismissed and sealed on April 9, 2018.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=0q2hfC_PLUS_9nA4Rf3UABGDDWg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Montalvo, Danielle vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-09-28","disposition_date":"2016-11-08","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"303896/2015","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Gevargiz, Leva"},{"name":"Garcia, Israel vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-05-28","disposition_date":"2016-06-14","payout_amount":37500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"302187/2015","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Gevargiz, Leva"},{"name":"Graham, Anthony an Infant By Mng Reyes, Evelyn vs City","start_date":"2015-02-10","disposition_date":"2019-08-06","payout_amount":15000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"350013/2015","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Gevargiz, Leva"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"payroll":{"salary":"119980","regular":"115753","overtime":"48030","other":"22858","total":"186642"},"id":"4X8T","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/4X8T"}