{"active":true,"first_name":"Ryan","last_name":"Costello","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"QNS CT","assignment_date":"2026-02-09","id":"176"},"shield_no":3464,"taxid":"954672","command_history":[{"command":"WARRSEC","id":"118"},{"command":"109 PCT","id":"109pct"}],"middle_initial":"W","appt_date":"2013-07-09","lawsuits":[{"name":"Britvec, Trevor, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-11-18","disposition_date":"2024-02-14","payout_amount":242500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"21CV10759","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"On June 3, 2020, the Plaintiffs were participating in a Black Lives Matter protest when they were unlawfully assaulted, seized, battered, and arrested. All plaintiffs were taken to central booking. Eventually all charges were dismissed and they were released.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.571903/gov.uscourts.nysd.571903.1.1.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/61622512/britvec-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Casablanca-Torres, Francisco Javier vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-11-18","disposition_date":"2024-03-14","payout_amount":230000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"21CV10832","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"On June 3, 2020, NYPD officers were present at Black Lives Matter protest, where Plaintiff was one of the protesters. Around 9:00 pm, NYPD Members rushed towards protesters and, without having provided any dispersal order or other warning, began trapping/kettling the protesters roughly in front of Plaintiff. Plaintiff attempted to use his phone to record this, but, without warning, Defendant NYPD Member John Doe 1 approached Plaintiff from behind and struck him with his baton in his right hand, knocking Plaintiff's phone from his hand. Defendant John Doe 1 then stepped on and/or kicked Plaintiff's phone and continued to advance on and strike Plaintiff. Defendants Does 1-3 repeatedly hit Plaintiff with their batons and/or asps on his back, shoulders, arms, thighs, legs, and elsewhere. One or more of the Defendants Does 1-3 then rear-cuffed Plaintiff in metal handcuffs that were especially tight and picked him up to bring him to a nearby sidewalk. Plaintiff asked the Defendant officers where his bike was and was told that they would take care of it, but Plaintiff never saw the bike again. A NYPD member also removed the shirt that Plaintiff had been using to cover his face during the protest and placed it in his backpack. After Plaintiff was rear-cuffed on the sidewalk for some time, a NYPD member asked something similar to \"Whose are those?\" in reference to the arrestees, to which another officer responded something resembling \"we need more bodies\" to fill the bus. Defendant John or Jane Doe 4 assigned Defendant Ryan Costello to process the arrests of Plaintiff and three others despite the fact that Costello was unable to identify and receive information from a fellow officer who observed the pre-arrest conduct. A NYPD member cut the straps of of Plaintiff's backpack, taking it from him before loading him onto a bus with other arrestees. Plaintiff was forced to wait in a long line of arrestees among arriving at the precinct, where the handcuffs were still placed to tightly on Plaintiff, and Defendant Costello ignored Plaintiff's requests to loosen the handcuffs. Eventually, when Plaintiff's hand began turning blue, Defendant Costello tried to unlock the handcuffs but could not do so, leading to a third NYPD officer to use needle-nose pliers and a key to remove them. Defendant Costello then put plastic flex-cuffs on Plaintiff. Once inside the precinct, Plaintiff was searched, photographed, and moved among rooms and cells until his release around 5:00 am. During this time, Defendant Costello and other NYPD members forced Plaintiff into close proximity with NYPD members and other arrestees, many of whom were not wearing masks. Plaintiff also eventually was returned his backpack, but it was damaged. Defendant Costello handed Plaintiff a NYPD C-Summons alleging that he had failed to comply with the June 2, 2020 Emergency Executive Order No. 119, and this order included materially false factual allegations.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.572019/gov.uscourts.nysd.572019.32.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/61626171/casablanca-torres-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/AFZD-ryan-costello.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"34315","other":"27426","total":"170252"},"id":"AFZD","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/AFZD"}