{"active":false,"first_name":"Joongsuk","last_name":"Hwang","race":"Asian","gender":"Male","rank":"POM","command":{"command":"MELD","id":"MELD"},"shield_no":18437,"ended_date":"2017-09-01","taxid":"943383","complaint_ids":[201700471,201501757,201410507,201406711,201017402,200909622,200908712],"command_history":[{"command":"BN IRT"},{"command":"083 PCT","id":"83pct"},{"command":"NARCBQN","id":"177"},{"command":"BKLN CT","id":"36"}],"appt_date":"2007-01-10","lawsuits":[{"officer_name":"Hwang, Joongsuk","disposition":"Order/Judgment (Verdict)","start_date":"2017-06-09","disposition_date":"2018-07-26","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"17CV03236","name":"Wyatt, Dwayne vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":79241},{"name":"Thomas, Amir vs P.O. Portillo, Ramon, et al.","start_date":"2014-12-18","disposition_date":"2015-09-01","payout_amount":7500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV06863","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Hwang, Joongsuk","summary":"On August 26, 2013, Plaintiff was walking to his residence from the store when two unmarked NYPD vehicles pulled up. Plaintiff, who had a firearm, ran and threw the weapon away.  After a brief pursuit Plaintiff stopped.  Despite being stopped, Defendant Officers Ramon Portillo, Gabriel Cuevas, Leandro Cruz, Joongsuk Hwang and Justin Kelly and Sergeant Thomas Hardell tackled Plaintiff.  Despite offering no resistance, Defendants collectively severely beat Plaintiff with fists and hard objects.  \n\nPlaintiff was taken to the 83rd Precinct but due to his injuries he was transported by ambulance to a hospital.  After treatment for substantial head injuries, Plaintiff was returned to the 83rd Precinct.  However, because of continued pain, Plaintiff was taken back to the hospital for further treatment.  Before continued treatment, he had to be showered to remove insects that had infested Plaintiff at an unsanitary bathroom at the 83rd Precinct.  Plaintiff eventually pleaded guilty to possession of a weapon and was incarcerated, but suffered extensive cuts, bruises, broken teeth and blurry vision from the beating.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.363349/gov.uscourts.nyed.363349.10.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13140173/thomas-v-portillo/"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22119976-943383_07132017_2017020pdf","date":"2017-07-13T00:00:00.000Z","type":"trial-decision"}],"news":[{"title":"NYPD officer, school crossing guard busted","url":"http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/nypd-officer-school-crossing-guard-busted-article-1.2174699","source":"New York Daily News","date":"2015-04-06"}],"id":"DQDP","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/DQDP"}