{"active":false,"first_name":"John","last_name":"Zorrilla","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"TB DT04","assignment_date":"2019-10-14","id":"TB4"},"shield_no":3069,"ended_date":"2023-11-03","taxid":"933511","complaint_ids":[202206273,202204460,202104505,202104887,202104027,202203727,202003090,202002734,202002014,202001757,201509988,201507072,201412522,201402854,201306582,200806786],"command_history":[{"command":"PSA 7","id":"PSA7"}],"appt_date":"2003-07-01","age":45,"middle_initial":"A","shield_no_history":[22991,1049],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Ali, Dariel vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-03-29","disposition_date":"2022-08-26","payout_amount":75000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"152299/2022","court":"Supreme Court - New York","summary":"On July 31, 2021, defendant POs were involved with an emotionally disturbed individual and defendant PO Zorrilla came through the turnstile and grabbed, pushed and removed disturbed plaintiff from inside the subway area when plaintiff was inside the subway station at Essex and Delancy Streets. Defendant Zorrilla ordered the plaintiff to vacate the station. Plaintiff complied. Once outside the station, the EMS Worker put the emotionally disturbed person in the vehicle. At that point, defendant Zorrilla rushed at plaintiff, grabbed him and violently threw him to the ground. Defendants Rivera and Nunez were present and failed to intercede or stop, and instead assisted defendant Zorrilla. The defendant POs used physical force and arrested and injured plaintiff, placing him in handcuffs and purposely stepping on and breaking his glasses. The plaintiff was charged with resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and obstruction of governmental administration. All criminal charges against plaintiff were dismissed on December 15, 2021.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=TJ5vxe_PLUS_j7pG1UIs4DR9Yfg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Chapman, Mark vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-03-28","disposition_date":"2024-01-10","payout_amount":75000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"152241/2022","court":"Supreme Court - New York","summary":"On July 31, 2021, Plaintiff was at a subway station when he saw Officers Zorilla, Reyes, and Rivera, in plaint clothes, yelling obscenities while surrounding a man who they had pepper sprayed, and was sitting on the floor on the paid side of the turnstiles. Plaintiff asked Defendant Sgt. Zorrilla why he was surrounding the man and what he was going to do to him. Plaintiff then began recording the Defendants via his cell phone. Zorrilla would not allow Plaintiff to access the train. Zorrilla then grabbed a female entering the subway and  dragged her through the emergency exit door and shoved her into Plaintiff.  Without provocation or basis, Defendant Zorilla pepper sprayed Plaintiff at close range in his face. Plaintiff’s eyes and face immediately began burning. Defendant Reyes grabbed Plaintiff and Defendant Zorilla pulled his legs causing his head to slam into the ground. Defendants then turned Plaintiff on to his stomach and handcuffed him. Plaintiff yelled to the Defendants that he could not breathe and feared he would die.  Defendants ignored Plaintiff’s cry for help then removed Plaintiff’s wallet from his back pocket. Defendants stole $850 in cash from Plaintiff’s wallet and replaced it with a wrinkled and illegible pink document that appeared to be a criminal summons. Plaintiff struggled to breathe, was dizzy, in pain and scared for his life as Defendants pressed their knees into Plaintiff’s back. While Plaintiff was still on the ground, he began to seize, and emergency medical technicians were called to respond to what now became a medical emergency. Defendant Zorrilla refused to remove the handcuffs on Plaintiff and Plaintiff heard EMTs at the scene begging Defendant Zorrilla to remove the cuffs so that they could administer aid to Plaintiff. On August 1, 2021, upon his release from the hospital, Plaintiff reported the incident to a local precinct. The Sergeant on duty informed Plaintiff they were aware of the allegations against Defendant Sgt. Zorrilla and that videos of the assault that night had gone viral on social media. The false charges against Plaintiff were later dismissed in their entirety in favor of Plaintiff.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=DzZVZM1qC1EuFHIQF/ft_PLUS_w==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Blount, Mack vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-04-23","disposition_date":"2018-08-07","payout_amount":10000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"022264/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Zorrilla, John A.","summary":"On 03/4/2015, plaintiff Marvin David was frisked while in his friend's apartment building by multiple police officers who searched him without probable cause. No drugs or money were recovered from plaintiff. Officers asked for plaintiff's identification. Plaintiff complied. He was then arrested for unlawfully entering the building despite the fact that he was there to meet his friend. He was arrested, and had to appear in court on three occasions before the charges were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=al8AUbUsIiwgCSEUf7MODw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Nkansah, Antwi vs Police Department, Nyc","start_date":"2017-04-11","disposition_date":"2017-11-16","payout_amount":60000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"021342/2017","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Zorrilla, John","summary":"On November 21, 2015 at approximately 11:00 p.m. Plaintiff was attending a family gathering when a friend called him from outside for assistance paying a cab. As Plaintiff and his friend were discussing the fare with the cab drive, POs John Zorrilla and Laguna suddenly pulled alongside the cab and belligerently yelled at the driver to move the cab. Plaintiff, his friend, and a family member attempted to explain the delay but PO Zorrilla called the family member \"a fucking African.\" When Plaintiff protested PO Zorrilla's language PO Zorilla maced Plaintiff without warning, causing pain, burning, and a scratched cornea. Plaintiff left to go to a bodega to flush his eyes and PO Zorrilla never filed a complaint indicating Plaintiff had committed a crime during this incident. \n\nLater that same day Plaintiff and a family member went to the 42nd Precinct to make a complaint against PO Zorrilla. They were informed PO Zorilla was assigned to PSA 7, so Plaintiff and his family member decided to go the next day. When Plaintiff woke up the next day his eyes were red, burning, and itchy, and the vision in Plaintiff's right eye was blurry. Plaintiff went to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with a scratched cornea. At approximately 10:00 p.m. that day Plaintiff and his family member went to PSA 7 to file a complaint against PO Zorrilla. PO Zorrilla was present at the station and upon learning that Plaintiff wanted to file a complaint against him, PO Zorrilla retaliated by handcuffing and arresting Plaintiff without legal justification. \n\nPlaintiff was falsely charged with disorderly conduct in order to cover up PO Zorrilla's unlawful actions, and Lt. Neil Zuber unlawfully approved Plaintiff's arrest. Plaintiff was detained in PSA 7, where he required medical attention for vomiting and eye pain due to the macing. PO Zorrilla initiated a malicious prosecution against Plaintiff, but the District Attorney's office declined to prosecute because Plaintiff's conduct did not support the charge. Plaintiff was released on November 23, 2015 after approximately 24 hours in custody. Plaintiff filed a formal complaint with the CCRB and IAB against PO Zorrilla and Lt. Zuber. The CCRB substantiated Plaintiff's complaints against PO Zorrilla and Lt. Zuber and both officers were disciplined. In addition to serious emotional and physical trauma, Plaintiff was forced to miss 4 days of work as a result of this incident.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=GRwfUHRpqkeQtpoaQnwsFw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Joshua, Deborah, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-06-09","disposition_date":"2020-03-31","payout_amount":142750,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"301998/2016","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Zorilla, John"},{"name":"Aviles, Jose vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-05-20","disposition_date":"2017-11-29","payout_amount":10000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"154257/2016","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Zorilla, John","summary":"On August 11, 2015 and August 13, 2015, Defendant POs falsely arrested Plaintiff twice in two days. On August 11, Plaintiff was lawfully present on a street corner when Defendant POs, including Defendant CASTILLO unlawfully stopped, searched, and arrested Plaintiff despite having no reasonably suspicion or probably cause. At the time of the August 11 arrest, Plaintiff lawfully possessed a box cutter for work. Defendant POs falsely accused Plaintiff of \"possession of a box cutter with intent to use\" and informed employees of the Bronx DA that they had observed Plaintiff commit crimes. The Bronx DA decided not to prosecute Plaintiff. Immediately following Plaintiff's release on August 13, Defendant POs, including Defendant CASTILLO targeted and falsely arrested Plaintiff. Defendant POs arrested Plaintiff for criminal mischief, falsely alleging that Plaintiff broke a window. Defendant POs arrest of Plaintiff was not supported by probable cause and the Bronx DA again declined to prosecute Plaintiff. Plaintiff was released from custody without any criminal charges being filed. Plaintiff spent 48 hours in custody.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=_PLUS_3kPQNZUkmcEMzHOagdRgg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Mendez, Gumercinda vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-01-14","disposition_date":"2018-04-02","payout_amount":30000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"020253/2016E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Zorilla, John"},{"name":"Moss, Keosha vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-01-14","disposition_date":"2017-06-07","payout_amount":10000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"020089/2015E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On or about March 22, 2014, Plaintiff was lawfully at her mother's house when NYPD Officer Zorilla and other unknown police officers arrived and placed her into custody without an arrest warrant. The officers beat and assaulted Plaintiff and cursed at her in front of her children before placing her in handcuffs. As a result of the beating, the officers transported Plaintiff to Lincoln Hospital before taking her to the Precinct, detaining her with no probable cause. Defendants' actions caused Plaintiff great mental anguish and emotional upset. Defendants intended to discredit Plaintiff and destroy her reputation by falsely and maliciously prosecuting her, resulting in ridicule, humiliation, and disgrace. The assault, false arrest, and malicious prosecution of Plaintiff caused severe physical and emotional distress.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=vd2Rh6boXkQYo18zDrfo7g==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Griffin v. New York City et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","payout_amount":30000,"disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919237-Griffin-v-New-York-City-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919238-Griffin-v-New-York-City-et-al"}],"docket":"11CV02111","officer_name":"John A. Zorrilla"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-10-18","case_no":"2022-27648","penalty":"Vacation days (17 days)","charges":[{"desc":"Wrongfully used physical force.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Wrongful search of a person's property.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Wrongfully discourteous.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-02-21","case_no":"2022-27649","penalty":"Vacation days (17 days)","charges":[{"desc":"Wrongfully used physical force.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Wrongful search of a person's property.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-07-22","case_no":"2022-26181","recommendation":"Command Discipline - B","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully threatened to remove an individual to the hospital."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-03-16","case_no":"2022-24930","penalty":"Suspended w/o pay (15 days), vacation days (15 days)","charges":[{"desc":"Wrongfully used physical force.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22085302-seh_933511","type":"employment-history"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/5JND-john-zorrilla.jpg","news":[{"url":"https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-brooklyn-turnstile-beatdown-20220315-uou6657rffbutbwzznocx5dceu-story.html","title":"Turnstile beatdown victim files lawsuit against three NYPD officers, alleging he was pepper-sprayed and robbed","source":"New York Daily News","date":"2022-03-15"},{"url":"https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-iab-investigating-brutal-fare-evasion-arrest-20210804-lqb4rwcxpbgqvfzcsemyo3fgqm-story.html","title":"Viral video of NYC woman busted for turnstile jumping puts NYPD commish on defensive","source":"New York Daily News","date":"2021-08-04"}],"id":"5JND","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/5JND"}