{"active":false,"first_name":"Eric","last_name":"Cox","race":"Black","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"VED ZN1","id":"303"},"shield_no":2077,"ended_date":"2020-10-01","taxid":"926711","complaint_ids":[201202667,201009786,200500603,200402560],"command_history":[{"command":"067 PCT","id":"67pct"},{"command":"NARCBBS","id":"172"}],"appt_date":"2000-09-29","age":50,"lawsuits":[{"name":"Palmer, O'neil vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-02-12","disposition_date":"2015-06-23","payout_amount":33000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"501283/2015","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Cox, Eric","summary":"On May 31, 2013 at approximately 6:45 PM, Plaintiff was on the private courtyard of his apartment building when Detectives Eric Cox, Humberto Kibel, Clifford Strong, Daniel Guida and Essence Jackson, Sgt. Clifford Strong and other unknown officers approached Plaintiff and proceeded to unlawfully stop, seize, assault, batter and detain Plaintiff without reasonable suspicion, probable cause or other justification. The officers falsely arrested, handcuffed and detained Plaintiff in front of his apartment building for approximately 45 minutes. The officers then searched Plaintiff's person but did not locate any drugs, weapons or contraband. The officers lied to Plaintiff and told Plaintiff he was seized because he matched the description of a robbery suspect, which was wholly fabricated because Plaintiff did not match the description. \n\nPlaintiff was then placed in a van and driven around Brooklyn for approximately 1-2 hours until he was taken to the precinct and eventually central booking. On June 1, 2013 at approximately 11:50 AM, Plaintiff was arraigned and released. All charges were dismissed on December 20, 2013.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=gYjWim//WlZIb8hiQY3sDQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Thompson, Aaron vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-07-02","disposition_date":"2014-01-13","payout_amount":5000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV02951","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Cox, Eric","summary":"On May 22, 2010, plaintiff was walking to a church to turn in a gun he had found at a party when he was stopped in the street without cause by defendant officers Alohan and Cox. Defendant officers detained and searched the plaintiff and found the gun. Plaintiff attempted to explain to the defendant officers that he was on his way to turn in the gun, but the officers arrested plaintiff, handcuffed him, and transported him to the precinct. At the precinct, plaintiff was interrogated by defendant officers McGurran, Collao, and Desposito. All defendant officers then charged plaintiff with possession of the gun. Plaintiff was transported to jail and posted bail to be released from custody on May 25, 2010. All charges against plaintiff were later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.342902/gov.uscourts.nyed.342902.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13049590/thompson-v-new-york-city/"},{"officer_name":"Cox, Eric","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-12-26","disposition_date":"2013-08-13","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"12CV06092","name":"Nisbit, Kendell vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":10000,"summary":"On December 11, 2009 plaintiff was lawfully present at 2921 Tilden Ave, Brooklyn, NY when he was stopped and arrested by defendants. Defendants also made false statements to cover up their abuse of authority. On June 15, 2010 , plaintiff was near 250 East 29th street Brooklyn, New York when he was unlawfully stopped and detained again by defendants, Eric Cox and Ferando Guerrero. The defendants had no probable cause.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919696-Nisbit-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12958134/nisbit-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Brown v. The City of New York","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","payout_amount":20000,"disposition":"Settlement","summary":"False arrest and seizure of plaintiff, who was riding a bicycle on Lenox Road and brought him to the precinct to conduct an illegal strip search and found nothing illegal on plaintiff.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922380-Brown-v-The-City-of-New-York"}],"docket":"11CV04436","officer_name":"Eric A. Cox"}],"discipline":[{"case_no":"2013-9655","disposition_date":"2014-12-19","penalty":"Respondent has been found Not Guilty","opened_date":"2013-06-11","charges":[{"desc":"Abused his authority as a member of the New York City Police Department in that he stopped an individual known to the Department without sufficient legal authority","disposition":"Not Guilty"}],"documents":[{"name":"Document","url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4418805-nypd-cases-521.html"}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22090000-924903_12192014_2014070pdf","date":"2014-12-19T00:00:00.000Z","type":"trial-decision"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21022056-cox-2bc5c1e8a740694305355c518e81a28668bda225","type":"brady-giglio"}],"id":"5LVX","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/5LVX"}