{"active":true,"first_name":"John","last_name":"Woo","race":"Asian","gender":"Male","rank":"DT2","command":{"command":"DB CEIS","assignment_date":"2025-07-10","id":"94"},"shield_no":7282,"taxid":"954431","complaint_ids":[202106534,201709579,201707417,201604293],"command_history":[{"command":"P C O","id":"422"},{"command":"032 PCT","id":"32pct"},{"command":"032 DET","id":"32det"}],"appt_date":"2013-01-09","middle_initial":"H","shield_no_history":[28328],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Dixon, Tyrell vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-03-20","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"152450/2024","court":"Supreme Court - New York","summary":"On or about March 24, 2021, in the vicinity of 139th Street and Lenox Avenue, plaintiff, who at such time had not committed any crimes and/or offenses and was not behaving unlawfully in any way or engaged in any activities as to elicit reasonable suspicion, was unlawfully seized without probable cause by defendant POs Quincy Smith, John Woo, Gregory Paduano, Christopher Killen, Julio Napoleonis, Daniel Wadalowski, and John Does #1-10.  Plaintiff was placed under arrest by such defendant POs, who handcuffed his arms tightly behind his back and searched his person and effects (where they found no contraband), who then transported plaintiff by police vehicle to the 32nd precinct (located at 240 W. 135th Street, New York, NY), where he was charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and attempted criminal possession of a weapon.  After this, he was transported to Central Booking, and then Rikers Island, where he was held for approximately five (5) days as a result of this unlawful seizure and arrest.\n\nFrom this point forward, plaintiff was maliciously prosecuted and denied the right to a fair trial for approximately two years and five months, during which time he had to make over thirty court appearances in connection with the false charges, the false prosecution and the dubious evidence leveraged against him (which included false and/or misleading police reports, false and deliberately misleading warrant affidavits, and deliberate concealment of exculpatory evidence).","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=alFoIOLUrpW1Jrg/SjIa1w==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Wayland, Cecil vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-11-29","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"033179/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Woo, John H."},{"name":"Wayland, Cecil vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-11-29","disposition_date":"2020-10-06","payout_amount":17500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"450346/2019","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Woo, John H.","summary":"On or about January 28, 2018, Defendants NYPD officers falsely arrested, searched and imprisoned Plaintiff. Defendants falsely accused Plaintiff of crimes of possession of a controlled substance and maliciously prosecuted Plaintiff by filing a criminal court complaint with the Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx County. Defendants falsely and maliciously without probable cause charged Plaintiff with various crimes and Plaintiff was prosecuted without probable cause. The charges against Plaintiff were terminated. As a result of Defendants actions Plaintiff suffered humiliation and his character and reputation were injured.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=H0bK10SJMYu07CO1nWTa_PLUS_Q==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Diallo, Amadou vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-06-26","disposition_date":"2017-10-30","payout_amount":7500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"17CV04239","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Woo, John H.","summary":"Plaintiff was driving to pick up his 5 year old brother from school when three police officers in plain clothes pulled his car over. Plaintiff started filming the encounter, but police officer Martinez grabbed the phone from his hand. Three police officers then directed him to get out of the car and then frisked the plaintiff. Without a warrant, the police officers then searched plaintiff's vehicle. Police officers then let plaintiff go without explanation.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.475517/gov.uscourts.nysd.475517.7.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6125793/diallo-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Murray, Joseph vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-06-07","disposition_date":"2017-02-24","payout_amount":24400,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV03295","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Woo, John H.","summary":"Defendant Officers approached Plaintiff, questioned him, searched him, tightly handcuffed him, and took him to the 32nd Precinct. Plaintiff was issued a summons for disorderly conduct, which was later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922612-Murray-v-City-Of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.457032.26.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4357054/murray-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/65BV-john-woo.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"134819","regular":"127105","overtime":"54873","other":"16856","total":"198833"},"id":"65BV","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/65BV"}