{"active":false,"first_name":"John","last_name":"Pembelton","race":"Black","gender":"Male","rank":"DT2","command":{"command":"DBBN OP","id":"410"},"shield_no":3747,"ended_date":"2019-12-02","taxid":"904771","complaint_ids":[200802043,200711342,9904429,9901914],"command_history":[{"command":"DBBS OP","id":"476"}],"appt_date":"1993-08-30","lawsuits":[{"name":"Rochester, Charles vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-11-02","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"251498/2016","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Massa, Peter"},{"name":"Capellan, Dahiana vs Smyth, Michael, et al.","start_date":"2015-12-16","disposition_date":"2017-12-27","payout_amount":40000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV09815","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Massa, Peter","summary":"On September 4, 2015, plaintiff was inside of the room she was renting when she heard a loud noise. Police officers entered the apartment, had their weapons drawn, and approached plaintiff's room. They pointed loaded firearms at plaintiff, cursed at her, and order her to the ground. Then they grabbed and twisted her arms and handcuffed her excessively tightly, causing pain and bruises to her wrists. No contraband was found on plaintiff. Officers searched her room. Plaintiff was allowed to enter her room and get dressed but officers refused to give her privacy. They then drove plaintiff to a precinct intentionally in an aggressive manner, causing injuries to her head, neck, body, and limbs. The Grand Jury dismissed the case against plaintiff.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.451279/gov.uscourts.nysd.451279.22.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/8193289/capellan-v-smyth/"},{"name":"Gonzalez, Shirley vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-10-21","disposition_date":"2016-09-02","payout_amount":15001,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV07971","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Massa, Peter","summary":"Defendant Officers approached plaintiff and her friend, started harassing her friend, and then Plaintiff. Plaintiff was unlawfully searched, taken to the 40th precinct, strip searched, and charged with PL §220.39(1) (Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree and PL §220.03 (Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree). Plaintiff was held at Rikers until the DA eventually dismissed the case.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921492-Gonzalez-v-Simms-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921490-Gonzalez-v-Simms-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4355936/gonzalez-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Garcia, Israel vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-05-28","disposition_date":"2016-06-14","payout_amount":37500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"302187/2015","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Massa, Peter"}],"id":"7FA3","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/7FA3"}