{"active":true,"first_name":"Juan","last_name":"Germanfrias","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"DTS","command":{"command":"PSA 8","assignment_date":"2015-07-27","id":"PSA8"},"shield_no":6063,"taxid":"953903","complaint_ids":[202310321,202308575,202202547,202102497,202007573,202006901,202006265,201706697],"appt_date":"2013-01-09","middle_initial":"C","shield_no_history":[24322,25452,25455],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Cuadrado, Dimas vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-01-11","disposition_date":"2024-07-26","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"800585/2024E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On May 6th, 2023, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Plaintiff Dimas Cuadrado was lawfully in the vicinity of Castle Hill Avenue and Randall Avenue, Bronx, NY when Defendants--NYPD Detectives Juan Germanfrias, Yamiles Espinal, John Doe, and John Roe--without a warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause, any legal justification, aggressively and excessively stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained Plaintiff. Defendants also without probable cause, justification, and investigation touched, handcuffed, seized, and arrested Plaintiff with excessive force. Defendants took Plaintiff to a police station in the Bronx and entered him into the records as under arrest. Plaintiff believes Defendant targeted him due to his race. Defendants later took the Plaintiff's fingerprints and photographs. Next, Defendants held Plaintiff on various criminal charges at multiple police stations, correctional facilities, and the courthouse located at 215 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY.\n\nDuring Plaintiff's detainment, Defendants maliciously prosecuted Plaintiff and charged him with a crime. After the Plaintiff's arraignment, he remained incarcerated for over 24 hours and made numerous court appearances until all charges against him were terminated in his favor. The plaintiff suffered physical and emotional pain, physical and emotional injuries, deprivation of his liberty for a long time, scorn, ridicule, embarrassment, inability to return to his usual occupation and duties, degradation of his esteem in his community professionally and personally, and fear. Defendants' offensive and intentional assault and battery of the Plaintiff led to great and permanent bodily injury in and about his head, neck, back, body, and limbs, rendered him sick, sore, lame disabled, led to conscious pain and suffering, and Plaintiff seeking out medical aid and attention to cure himself of the injuries caused by Plaintiff.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=Rc8OIjRtAPs3xm49Eor4Mg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Mcclellan, William vs City of Ny","start_date":"2023-02-21","disposition_date":"2024-12-26","payout_amount":35000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"801373/2023E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx"},{"name":"Eley, Lefone vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-12-22","disposition_date":"2022-09-13","payout_amount":125000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"033097/2020E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Germanfrias, Juan C.","summary":"On July 13, 2017, plaintiff was lawfully driving his vehicle on Story Avenue, Bronx, when defendant police officers, without a warrant or probable cause, stopped him and searched his vehicle. Plaintiff recorded the search on tape. On July 18, while standing to his parked car, plaintiff was assaulted and arrested by other police officers. On September 10, when the plaintiff was driving, another defendant officer stopped, searched, attacked, and falsely arrested plaintiff. On September 15, while walking on the street, another group of officers stopped, searched, attacked, and arrested plaintiff for jay walking. On January 21, 2018, when plaintiff was driving he was yet again stopped, searched, and arrested for a broken headlight on his car. On January 28, while lawfully in his mother's apartment, another group of officers stopped, searched, and arrested plaintiff. On all these occasions plaintiff did not commit any crimes that were charged made against him, and all charges were eventually dismissed in his favor. As a result of defendant officers' actions, plaintiff sustained severe physical and emotional injuries.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240812204617/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=GydSunCsaVPqeX51xl89eg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Brown, Hassan vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-03-20","disposition_date":"2022-07-11","payout_amount":22500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"023621/2020E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Germanfrias, Juan C.","summary":"On June 21, 2019 at 1575 East 174th St, Bronx, NY, Plaintiff was at a barbeque, not engaging in any criminal or illegal activity when defendants stopped, handcuffed and arrested him. Plaintiff was not in possession of a loaded pistol. After Plaintiff was arrested he was transported to the 8th precinct and strip searched. After being held for several hours, Plaintiff was transported to Bronx Central Booking. On June 22, 2019 the Bronx DA declined to prosecute Plaintiff's arrest and he was released from custody.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=He8JagosnF6pGuHo8dTD1Q==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Mateo, Luis, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-07-11","disposition_date":"2020-01-30","payout_amount":55000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"027944/2019E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"German Frias, Juan C.","summary":"On 8/17/18, in the Bronx, Defendants GERMANFRIAS, DOE and ROE, absent an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause or any legal justification, and based on fraud, perjury and misrepresentations approached Plaintiffs LUIS MATEO and JUAN PEREZ  and  for no reason and summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner. Thereafter, Plaintiffs remained incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make numerous court appearances over an extended period of time until all charges against them were terminated favorably","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=Kx8prGOKVGJsefjO5brtgg==","type":"complaint"}]}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2024-05-02","case_no":"2022-25484","penalty":"Training","recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to activate their body worn camera."},{"desc":"Violated patrol rules."}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-10-31","case_no":"2023-28480","penalty":"B - Command Discipline, vacation days (2 days)","recommendation":"Command Discipline - B","allegations":[{"desc":"Violated patrol rules - refused to provide name"},{"desc":"Violated patrol rules - refused to provide shield number"},{"desc":"Wrongfully discourteous to an individual known to the Department."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-10-10","case_no":"2022-25667","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Violated patrol rules."}]}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/BG5H-juan-germanfrias.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"115923","regular":"115218","overtime":"11540","other":"19859","total":"146618"},"id":"BG5H","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/BG5H"}