{"active":true,"first_name":"Stephen","last_name":"Sheppard","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"090 DET","assignment_date":"2020-06-21","id":"90det"},"shield_no":816,"taxid":"945001","complaint_ids":[202001468,202000861,202000887,201906798,201905390,201901603,201509532,201405178,201402388,201209936,201009608,200804416],"command_history":[{"command":"073 PCT","id":"73pct"},{"command":"090 PCT","id":"90pct"}],"appt_date":"2007-07-09","age":39,"middle_initial":"R","shield_no_history":[13816,13716],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Smith, Frankie vs The City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2025-10-23","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"527952/2025","court":"Supreme Court - Kings"},{"name":"Ruffin, Milton vs The City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-05-28","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"503659/2024","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On February 5, 2021, Plaintiff was living in a shelter in Brooklyn when NYPD officers entered the shelter and unlawfully stopped, frisked, and questioned all occupants, including the Plaintiff. The officers claimed to be searching for individuals with outstanding warrants and falsely arrested the Plaintiff based on a warrant from the 1980s, which had long been inactive. Despite no probable cause, the Plaintiff was handcuffed, detained, and transported to the 90th Precinct, and later to Rikers Island, where he was held until February 18, 2021, without ever seeing a judge or receiving due process. During his detention, the Plaintiff was subjected to strip searches, contracted COVID-19, and was sprayed with a chemical agent by correction officers without justification.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=_PLUS_G4JZdCh2x477rUO8IBs_PLUS_Q==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Meeks, Kenneth vs The City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-05-20","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"503658/2024","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On February 5, 2021, the Plaintiff was living in a shelter in Brooklyn when NYPD officers entered the shelter and unlawfully stopped, frisked, and questioned all occupants, including the Plaintiff. The officers claimed they were searching for individuals with outstanding warrants. They falsely arrested the Plaintiff, alleging there was an outstanding warrant from 1984, which had been closed long ago. Despite the Plaintiff informing them he was on parole and had no warrants, the officers handcuffed and detained him. He was taken to the precinct and then Rikers Island, where he was held for two weeks without due process or a court appearance. During this time, the Plaintiff was subjected to intrusive strip searches, denied proper medical care for his diabetes, and assaulted by other prisoners. His attorney eventually secured his release.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=G5ukQuGI1_PLUS_qjryrUthKxYA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Outlaw, Curtis vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-05-28","disposition_date":"2021-08-12","payout_amount":22500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"507694/2020","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Sheppard, Stephen R.","summary":"On December 4, 2019, Plaintiff was entering his car, which was legally parked, when defendant P.O.s Steven Sheppard and John Does #1-10 approached Plaintiff's vehicle and asked for his license and registration. Plaintiff asked why they needed it, and defendants refused to answer. When Plaintiff again asked why he was being stopped, defendants opened plaintiff's car door, grabbed him by the arm, and ripped him out of the vehicle. Defendants then threw Plaintiff against his own car, dislocating his shoulder. Defendants handcuffed Plaintiff while his shoulder was dislocated and put him in a police car, though he had committed no crime and was not violating the law. At no point did plaintiff resist arrest. Plaintiff was searched by defendants and no contraband was found. \n\nDefendants transported Plaintiff to the 90th precinct. Plaintiff repeatedly asked for medical attention but Defendants ignored him. When he was un-handcuffed, Plaintiff was able to pop his shoulder back into place himself, which caused him great pain. Plaintiff was then transported to Central Booking. Defendants provided false or misleading information to the DA's office that plaintiff was obstructing governmental administration. On December 5, 2019, after 24 hours in custody, plaintiff was arraigned on this charge and released. On January 6, 2020, all criminal charges against plaintiff were dismissed in their entirety.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=9N3zoG1bNOgKWPbXfDlX4A==","type":"complaint"}]}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2022-06-23","case_no":"2022-24645","penalty":"Training","recommendation":"Training","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to make required entries in Department logs."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-05-23","case_no":"2022-24644","penalty":"A - Command Discipline","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully discourteous to an individual known to the Department."}]},{"disposition_date":"2020-07-07","case_no":"2020-22291","penalty":"Vacation days (10 days)","charges":[{"desc":"Wrongful strip search of a person known to the Department.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21056999-giglio_sheppard-945001-06-15-21","type":"brady-giglio"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22085542-seh_945001","type":"employment-history"}],"payroll":{"salary":"119980","regular":"115608","overtime":"57550","other":"21707","total":"194865"},"is_credibility":true,"id":"5487","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/5487"}