{"active":true,"first_name":"Michael","last_name":"Ricketts","race":"Black","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"INT CIS","assignment_date":"2021-07-15","id":"10"},"shield_no":6214,"taxid":"946162","complaint_ids":[202512120,201403140,201208417],"command_history":[{"command":"023 PCT","id":"23pct"}],"appt_date":"2008-01-07","middle_initial":"A","shield_no_history":[26627],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Henderson, Jarell, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-04-21","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"153674/2023","court":"Supreme Court - New York","summary":"On September 24, 2021 at approximately 6:00 a.m., in the vicinity of inside an apartment located at 60 East 106th Street, New York, New York, Plaintiffs, Jarell Henderson and Jessica Soto, were illegally stopped, seized and searched, battered and assaulted, detained, and arrested, by and/or at the direction of defendants, including Police Officer Daniel Cody,  Police Officer Michael Ricketts, Michael Whiteman and several unnamed NYPD officers. On said date and time, Plaintiffs were lawfully present and sleeping with Ms. Soto's child also sleeping in another bedroom in the vicinity of this complained-of-incident. Defendants then unlawfully entered aforementioned apartment without a valid search warrant by damaging the door entrance and illegally approached Plaintiffs and Ms. Soto's child while armed with guns aimed at their persons in without probable cause, reasonable suspicion, exigent circumstances or any legal justification whatsoever. Defendants then violently contorted the Plaintiff hands behind their back and tightly handcuffed their wrist. Plaintiffs requested that the handcuffs be loosened but the defendants refused to loosen them. Defendants then preceded to conduct an illegal search of Plaintiffs' person aggressively rifling through their clothing, where no contraband was found.  Defendants then preceded to conduct an illegal search of Plaintiffs' apartment and surroundings where no contraband was found. Plaintiffs were then transported to the 23rd precinct where they were fingerprinted, photographed, questioned as to their pedigree, searched or strip-searched, interrogated without presence of counsel or the reading of their Miranda rights, and illegally detained in a dank and dirty cell for approximately one (1) day before being released from physical custody with Desk Appearance Tickets. Plaintiffs, Jarell Henderson and Jessica Soto, were denied their right to fair trial and due process and maliciously prosecuted from the date criminal charges were falsely alleged against them and forward to prosecutors until the underlying criminal proceedings of criminal possession of marijuana were terminated in favor of Plaintiffs and dismissed and sealed pursuant to New York Criminal Procedure law on or about October 15, 2021 pursuant to § 160.50 .","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=jS3KNqG0VfaRfC0XWPKfOw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Salazar, Richard vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-10-20","disposition_date":"2017-08-08","payout_amount":15000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"018590/2016","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Ricketts, Michael","summary":"On July 25, 2015 at approximately 5:40 am, Plaintiff was arrested without probable cause by Police Officer George Annarella, Police Officer Michael Ricketts, and four John Doe police officers. Defendant police officers prosecuted plaintiff without probable cause or justification, with malice, bad faith, and deliberate indifference to Plaintiff's rights, causing Plaintiff to be incarcerated for approximately five days. This resulted in significant, severe, painful and permanent personal injuries, physical injuries, psychological and emotional suffering, humiliation and embarrassment, all of which continue to present day.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=HoW6GBXfmerPOebbAar2Ww==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Brown, Shasha vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-04-23","disposition_date":"2017-01-20","payout_amount":30000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV03162","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Ricketts, Michael","summary":"On June 3, 2012, Plaintiff took a yellow taxi to his mother's house. Upon arrival, the taxi's credit card machine was malfunctioning so Plaintiff asked him to help with the machine or take Plaintiff to an ATM so he could withdraw cash to pay for the ride. The taxi driver took Plaintiff to a NYPD precinct. When the NYPD officers ran Plaintiff's credit card through the taxi's credit card machine, the transaction was approved. When Plaintiff went to leave the precinct POs Ricketts and John Does began to yell and handcuffed Plaintiff behind his back. They charged Plaintiff with Resisting Arrest and Harassment in the Second Degree. They confined Plaintiff in a holding cell. They filed false and misleading police reports and sent them to the DAs office, including that Plaintiff pulled on the POs wrists and shirts and tried to grab PO Ricketts' shield. They also said Plaintiff pulled his arms close to his body and refused to turn around to avoid being arrested. Plaintiff spent 24 hours in custody before being released following arraignment. On March 13, 2015, all charges were adjourned in contemplation of dismissal.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.441345/gov.uscourts.nysd.441345.11.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4576741/brown-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Ramos, William vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-01-14","disposition_date":"2018-10-10","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"161960/2014","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Ricketts, Michael"},{"name":"Flores, Jorge vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-09-18","disposition_date":"2014-04-16","payout_amount":10000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV06496","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Ricketts, Michael","summary":"Plaintiff was unlawfully arrested on the street as a robbery suspect even though the complaining witness told the officers that plaintiff was not involved. DA declined to prosecute","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919966-Flores-v-City-of-New-York-et-al","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919967-Flores-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13055239/flores-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Mayor, Erik vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-03-13","disposition_date":"2013-10-15","payout_amount":12500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV01255","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Ricketts, Michael","summary":"Officers arrested and assaulted Plaintiff at his restaurant. Plaintiff was then charged with various crimes which were later dismissed","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919789-Mayor-v-The-City-Of-New-York-City-et-al","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919790-Mayor-v-The-City-Of-New-York-City-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13053902/mayor-v-the-city-of-new-york-city/"},{"name":"Brown v. The City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","plaintiff_race":"Black or African American","summary":"After Plaintiff's credit card would not swipe in the taxi, the driver drove him to a nearby precinct where he was handcuffed and charged with Resisting Arrest and Harassment in the Second Degree, which were ACD'd","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920716-Brown-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"15CV03162","officer_name":"Michael A. Ricketts"},{"name":"Arvelo v. The City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","payout_amount":27500,"disposition":"Settlement","summary":"Defendant officers unlawfully entered Plaintiff's apartment, used force against her, arrested everyone inside, and took them to the 23rd precinct. Plaintiff was charged with resisting arrest which was later dismissed and sealed","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919395-Arvelo-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919396-Arvelo-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"11CV06229","officer_name":"Michael A. Ricketts"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/9ZJK-michael-ricketts.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"119980","regular":"115753","overtime":"47245","other":"23183","total":"186181"},"id":"9ZJK","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/9ZJK"}