{"active":true,"first_name":"Sandy","last_name":"Vargas","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"MED DIV","assignment_date":"2024-06-17","id":"324"},"shield_no":8465,"taxid":"954393","complaint_ids":[202304920,202208700],"command_history":[{"command":"NARCBBX"},{"command":"SRG 4","id":"SRG4"}],"appt_date":"2013-01-09","middle_initial":"J","lawsuits":[{"name":"Lasalle, Jose vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-08-06","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"157026/2024","court":"Supreme Court - New York","summary":"On or about May 6, 2023 Plaintiff was documenting a civil march when PO Sandy Vargas informed him where to stand. Plaintiff complied but despite his compliance PO Brian McGinn began falsely arresting Plaintiff, and was assisted by PO Vargas and other officers. Specifically, POs grabbed him, tripped him, forced him to the ground, struck him, and placed excessively tight handcuffs on Plaintiff. Plaintiff was not told what he was being arrested for but complied with all orders. Plaintiff was taken to the 7th Precinct where he was searched in intimate areas, causing embarrassment and humiliation. Plaintiff repeatedly fainted while in custody but was denied his requests for medical attention while he was in transport. Plaintiff was charged with Resisting Arrest and was unlawfully detained for approximately 12 - 14.5 hours, including at a hospital, before being released. POs intentionally forwarded false information to initiate a malicious prosecution but the District Attorney declined to prosecute. Plaintiff suffered loss of consciousness, dizziness, difficulty breathing, neck, thigh, leg, and chest pain, bleeding, injuries to his wrist, thumb, back, hip, shoulder, and nerves, and other damages as a result of this incident.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=GPRdJLJcXwkixFXqRrmnCQ==","type":"complaint"}]}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2024-05-15","case_no":"2024-30371","penalty":"A - Command Discipline","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to timely activate body worn camera."},{"desc":"Wrongfully discourteous to an individual known to the Department."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-08-08","case_no":"2022-25415","recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to make required entries in Department logs."}]}],"payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"3460","other":"26989","total":"138959"},"id":"E29M","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/E29M"}