{"active":false,"first_name":"Christophe","last_name":"Aitola","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"063 PCT","id":"63pct"},"shield_no":1342,"ended_date":"2019-03-01","taxid":"914532","complaint_ids":[201600718,201017243,200816229,200411512],"appt_date":"1994-02-27","lawsuits":[{"name":"Lazarini, Richard, Jr. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-11-07","disposition_date":"2015-07-16","payout_amount":20000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV06348","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Aitola, Christopher","summary":"On May 20, 2013, plaintiff Richard Lazarini Jr. was lawfully at a friend's residence when her brother, Defendant Police Officer Ali Cheikhali, arrived. Plaintiff has a known history of being disliked by Officer Cheikhali. As plaintiff attempted to leave the residence, Officer Cheikhali became verbally aggressive and gave an unlawful police order that plaintiff was not allowed to leave the premises. Officer Cheikhali made false accusations against plaintiff, accusing him of trespassing and fabricating outstanding warrants. Officer Cheikhali became physically aggressive and threatening towards plaintiff's attempt to leave the premises, while requesting additional police officers to the scene. Officer Cheikhali initiated an unlawful chase toward plaintiff after attempting to leave, causing him to sustain bilateral, open ankle fractures. \n\nUpon the arrival of additional NYPD officers, plaintiff's complaint of severe injuries were repeatedly ignored, and he was initially denied transport to the ER by ambulance. Defendant police officers repeatedly inflicted physical harm and discomfort to the plaintiff by roughly moving him, twisting his ankles and flipping him over despite his injuries, in order to place handcuffs and initiate an arrest. Plaintiff was falsely arrested by Defendant Police Officer Lauran Watson, supervised by Defendant Sergeant Christopher Aitola. At no time during the foregoing incidents did any of the defendant police officers intervene, or come to the aid of Plaintiff.\n\nPlaintiff was transported by ambulance to Kings County Hospital for medical treatment, and remained under arrest until May 21, 2023. The defendant police officers falsely re-arrested Plaintiff on or about May 22, 2013 on assault charges. Plaintiff was relocated to Bellevue for treatment of his serious medical conditions and transferred to Rikers.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.362352/gov.uscourts.nyed.362352.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13140007/lazarini-jr-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4419296-nypd-cases-467.html"}],"id":"97WV","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/97WV"}