{"active":true,"first_name":"Basil","last_name":"Lawes","race":"Black","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"HWY 05","assignment_date":"2026-02-23","id":"259"},"shield_no":407,"taxid":"963601","complaint_ids":[202105940],"command_history":[{"command":"HWY STS","id":"804"},{"command":"061 PCT","id":"61pct"}],"appt_date":"2017-04-12","middle_initial":"L","lawsuits":[{"name":"B., O. an Infant By His M/n/g Hind, Chriette vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2025-02-13","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"504712/2025","court":"Supreme Court - Kings"},{"name":"Amirdjanyan, Zaven, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-09-09","disposition_date":"2024-06-03","payout_amount":49500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"521771/2022","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On July 22, 2019, at approximately 11:00 p.m., in the vicinity of Irwin Street between Shore Boulevard and Oriental Boulevard in Kings County, Plaintiffs Zaven Amirdjanyan, David Frost and Ernest Khazardijan were illegally stopped, seized, searched, battered, assaulted, detained, and arrested by Defendant NYPD Police Officers, including George Kushmakov, Joseph Buttigheri, and Basil Lawes. Plaintiffs were transported to the 61st Precinct and illegally detained for between 22 and 26 hours before being released. \n\nPlaintiffs bring claims of: activity retaliation, first amendment 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 due process, denial of rights to fair trial and due process, violation of victims of violent crime protection act, conspiracy to interfere with civil rights and failure to prevent the conspiracy, failure to intervene, negligent hiring, training, retention and supervision, and municipal \"Monell\" liability.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=Mi9KfraIZyYUJSXD6mZr9g==","type":"complaint"}]}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2022-08-16","case_no":"2022-24999","penalty":"Pre-trial suspension days (27 days), vacation days (11 days)","charges":[{"desc":"Failed to activate body-worn camera.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Failed to make proper notifications.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Failed to make required entries in Department logs.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Failed to render police services.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"}]}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/59W3-basil-lawes.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"31889","other":"24968","total":"165368"},"id":"59W3","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/59W3"}