{"active":false,"first_name":"Donald","last_name":"Hegarty","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"BKLN CT","assignment_date":"2025-11-11","id":"36"},"shield_no":1988,"ended_date":"2025-12-02","taxid":"931722","complaint_ids":[201012590],"command_history":[{"command":"DBMS","id":"227"},{"command":"NARCBMS","id":"70"},{"command":"079 PCT","id":"79pct"}],"appt_date":"2002-07-22","middle_initial":"T","shield_no_history":[15467],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Abraham, Ronnie vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-08-25","disposition_date":"2016-02-19","payout_amount":30000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV08762","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Hegarty, Donald","summary":"In August 2013, the plaintiff, Ronnie Abraham, was arrested by the defendant police officers outside of the Port Authority bus station. They told him he was being arrested for possession of a controlled substance, handcuffed him, and put him in the back of a police van. Although the van had working seatbelts, the police officers refused to secure Mr. Abraham with a seatbelt, even though he pleaded with them, both before and during the ride, to fasten his seatbelt. The van drove at a high speed, and at one point, one of the defendants suddenly hit the brakes, which led Mr. Abraham to be thrown violently into the van's partition. He sustained several injuries, including a concussion and a bloody wound that required stitches. Mr. Abraham immediately told the defendants that he had been injured and required medical attention. However, they continued driving, making four or five other stops and detaining six other people, all of whom were also placed into the van without seatbelts. Mr. Abraham was then taken to the precinct and processed, and only then was he brought to a hospital.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920359-Abraham-v-New-York-City-Police-Department-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.434503.16.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4354372/abraham-v-new-york-city-police-department/"}],"id":"8XU5","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/8XU5"}