{"active":false,"first_name":"Grantley","last_name":"Bovell","race":"Black","gender":"Male","rank":"POM","command":{"command":"MAN CT","id":"127"},"shield_no":17433,"ended_date":"2017-09-01","taxid":"936232","complaint_ids":[201705938,201211402,201211553,201008299,201003920,200717242,200609684,200512981],"command_history":[{"command":"040 PCT","id":"40pct"}],"appt_date":"2005-01-10","lawsuits":[{"name":"Mcmillan, Cecily vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-06-19","disposition_date":"2018-04-25","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"15CV01962","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Bovell, Grantley","summary":"On the night of March 17-18, 2012, Plaintiff was present at Zuccotti Park, in Manhattan. Zuccotti Park was during that time period a hub of activity for the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) Movement. Plaintiff had been an active participant in the OWS movement, but on this night (St. Patrick's Day), she went to the park with a friend. Police began to violently arrest numerous people in and around the park. As plaintiff was exiting the park, defendant officer Bovell- without identifying himself as a police officer- came up behind plaintiff, reached around her, grabbed her breast, and pulled her backwards. In this course of this incident, plaintiff's elbow had struck Defendant officer Bovell in the face. Plaintiff was then violently assaulted with excessive force by defendant officers of the NYPD. During the course of the assault, Plaintiff had suffered a severe blow or blows to her head which had caused her to black out for a short period of time. Plaintiff has no memory of striking defendant officer with her elbow. Plaintiff was taken onto a bus which was used to transport arrestees. While on the bus, Plaintiff suffered a seizure due to the assault she had sustained. While plaintiff continued to seize, defendant officers stood around and did nothing. People at the scene had informed the officers that they were licensed EMT's, but the officers (including officer Waring) did not allow these EMTs to render medical care. After a substantial amount of time, an ambulance arrived and administered medical care to plaintiff. Plaintiff was taken to Downtown Hospital where she remained in police custody. From there, plaintiff was taken to the Midtown South Precinct, where her cellmates complained to the police staff present that plaintiff was passing in and out of consciousness. She was then taken to Bellevue Hospital Center in police custody, then subsequently released back into NYPD custody and then eventually arraigned and released from custody. Defendant Waring is the deponent on the complaint that was lodged against plaintiff that states plaintiff had approached Defendant bevel and struck his face with her elbow, causing defendant officer to suffer swelling and bruising in his left eye. The allegations are false. Plaintiff was charged with assault in the second degree and obstruction of governmental administration in the second degree.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.439683.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4354941/mcmillan-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Bovell, Grantley","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2015-01-15","disposition_date":"2017-07-13","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","docket":"300117/2015","name":"Pagan, Monica, et Al vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":300000},{"name":"Caravalho, Alexander, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-07-03","disposition_date":"2017-01-26","payout_amount":7000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV04174","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Bovell, Grantley","summary":"On March 17, 2012, Plaintiffs were lawfully present in Liberty Plaza as a part of the Occupy Wall Street movement. NYPD agents raided the plaza and the Plaintiffs were arrested. In the course of their arrest, the Plaintiffs were harmed and mistreated. Plaintiff Carter’s arm was twisted by one officer while another officer kicked him in the abdomen several times. Other officers placed him face down in the ground and handcuffed him with his hands behind his back. Carter told the officers that his handcuffs were hurting him and the officers did not respond. Officers lifted Carter off the ground and dropped him on the sidewalk, where he was left lying for approximately thirty minutes. Officers then placed him face down on the floor in the aisle of the bus, where he remained for approximately two hours. Carter continued to request that his handcuffs be loosened and received no response. Carter also requested assistance in moving to an empty seat, which police ignored. Carter’s cell phone was lost or destroyed during the incident. Officer Ahmed was involved in injuring Carter. Plaintiff Castillo was hit with a batton by an officer and grabbed by his shirt/collar area and forced to his feet. He raised his hands and said he was not resisting arrest and an officer threw him to the ground, rammed his knee into his back, and handcuffed him. Another officer stepped on his face and pushed his head into the concrete with his foot. His handcuffs were placed so tightly that he experienced numbness in his hands for month and had marks on his wrists for approximately three months. Officers Rodriguez was one of the officers personally involved in injuring Carter. Plaintiff Greenspann was injured in the course of his arrest by officer LI\n\nPlaintiff Guest was approached by at least five officers and several of the officers grabbed his arm, thumb, leg, and elsewhere on the body. He was placed face down in the ground and handcuffed tightly in plastic flexi-cuffs. He complained that the cuffs were too tight, but no officer fixed the cuffs. At least two officers, including Officer Bovell, threw Guest head-first into the bus. They dragged him down the row of seats, banging his head on each seat, and threw him into a seat. Later, two officers picked him up and dragged him up the stairs to the back of the bus, intentionally hitting his head on each stair. Officer Ahmed was also personally involved in injuring Guest. Approximately five officers approached Hintze from behind. Several officers applied pressure to Hintze’s neck and clavicle areas and put their fingers in his ears. Several officers pulled him to the ground and on his back while Hintze was wearing a 20 pound backpack. Officers flipped him over onto his face and chest and stomach. An officer pressed his knee into his cheek and officers handcuffed him and threw him over a large stone bench, where he was left face-down for some time. He was carried to a holding pen and then pushed onto a bus. Hintze asked multiple times for his handcuffs to be removed because they were too tight and caused him pain. Eventually, officer LI replaced the plastic handcuffs with metal handcuffs, but again placed them on too tight. An officer approached Plaintiff Waller from behind and tried to lift her off the ground by placing her hands on Waller’s hair and the back of her scarf, pulling on her hair and choking her. Waller said “Please don’t hurt me, I will comply with you.” An officer grabbed her and she was taken out of the park and handcuffed. She asked for medical attention and received no response. She was shoved on to a bus and hit her chest. She asked to use the restroom and was not allowed to. She stayed on the bus for several hours before she was left in a cell at the precinct. She asked what charges would be brought against her and received no response. She started singing in her cell and an officer threatened to tase her or bring her to the hospital if she did not stop. Officer LI was personally involved in injuring Waller. Plaintiff Sharkey was grabbed by an officer and hit on the head and arms with a baton. Other officers grabbed him and forced him to the ground, twisted his arms behind his back, and handcuffed him. He was placed on a bus and an officer tightened his handcuffs. Officer Galgano was one of the officers involved in injuring Sharkey. Smith was grabbed by his shoulder and jacket and several officers dragged him about ten feet on the ground, placed him on the sidewalk, and handcuffed him. One officer kneeled on his back and placed his weight on his back. An officer pushed his head into the pavement. He was eventually bussed to the precinct. The Plaintiffs were held in custody for over 24 hours, then released without any charges.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.413481.20.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919885-Caravalho-et-al-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4352330/guest-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Bovell, Grantley","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2010-04-12","disposition_date":"2022-11-22","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","docket":"302915/2010","name":"O'farrel, Froilan vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":3500000}],"discipline":[{"case_no":"2011-6078","disposition_date":"2013-01-07","penalty":"Dismissal from the New York City Police Department; however, judgment is suspended and respondent will be placed on dismissal probation for a period of one (1) year. Forfeiture of five (5) suspension days, twenty-five (25) vacation days.","opened_date":"2011-11-04","charges":[{"desc":"On multiple occasions wrongfully requested the assistance of other members of service to prevent the processing and adjudication of multiple summonses issued to said member and other individuals","disposition":"Guilty"}],"documents":[{"name":"Document","url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4419066-nypd-cases-035.html"}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22120232-936232_01072013_2013012pdf","date":"2013-01-07T00:00:00.000Z","type":"trial-decision"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"news":[{"title":"Off-Duty Police Officer Beat His Girlfriend With Her Purse, NYPD Says","url":"https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160927/wakefield/nypd-officer-grantley-bovell-arrested-hitting-girlfriend-purse","source":"DNA Info","date":"2016-09-27"},{"title":"NYPD officer embroiled in assault trial sued by another Occupy campaigner","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/04/nypd-officer-lawsuit-bovell-guest-mcmillan-occupy","source":"The Guardian","date":"2014-04-04"}],"id":"957Z","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/957Z"}