{"active":true,"first_name":"Johnathon","last_name":"Waage","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"067 PCT","assignment_date":"2014-12-18","id":"67pct"},"shield_no":22755,"taxid":"953544","complaint_ids":[202306617,202201495],"appt_date":"2012-07-11","middle_initial":"R","lawsuits":[{"name":"Bostic, Jaiquan, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-09-23","disposition_date":"2018-07-17","payout_amount":30000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV03737","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Waage, Johnathon","summary":"The plaintiffs were enjoying a 4th of July barbecue, when defendant officers approached and began harassing plaintiffs. The officers began to arrest plaintiffs and without provocation, they beat plaintiffs repeatedly by punching them and using their batons. Plaintiffs were pepper sprayed, restrained and taken to the nearest precinct. The charges against the plaintiffs are unknown, but the criminal prosecution was terminated favorably regarding the plaintiffs.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.387893/gov.uscourts.nyed.387893.34.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7494506/bostic-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Jeffers, Jeffrey vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-05-20","disposition_date":"2015-05-06","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"14CV02925","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Waage, Johnathon","summary":"On March 27, 2014, at approximately 8:00 P.M., plaintiff was arrested and taken to the police precinct.  In a holding cell at the precinct, plaintiff was subjected to a beating over a priod of 8 to 9 minutes by the defendant officers.  He was assaulted and battered by defendant officers Waage and Randel, who punched him in the face and mouth, causing injuries, including a loosened front tooth.  Defendant officer Ramirez tightened the handcuffs on plaintiff's wrists, causing further pain. Defendant officers Ramirez, Randel, Forste, and Waage continued pushing plaintiff against the wall, and officer Forste touched plaintiff's genitals.  Plaintiff was again punched in the face by officer Waage while being held by officers Forste and Ramirez.  Defendant seargent Hoey sood by, smiled and commended the officers for their behavior.  Plaintiff was then transported to Interfaith Hospital for injuries to his mouth, neck, back, arms and shoulders, but was discharged without x-rays despite his complaints of pain and transported back to the precinct.  On March 29, 2014, plaintiff was transported to Brookdale Hospital due to complaints of severe pain, where he was examined by an ER doctor and discharged.  While still at Brookdale, the defendant officers accused plaintiff of faking chest pain and, with the help of hospital staff, threw him into a wheelchair and left the hospital.  Back at the precinct, plaintiff continued to complain of pain and put in a chokehold, tightly handcuffed, and body-slammed into the wall by defendant officers Ramirez and Randel, with seargant Hoey witnessing the incident and telling the officers, \"Good Job!\"","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.356141.65.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922256-Jeffers-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4323353/jeffers-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2015-01-06","case_no":"2014-12720","penalty":"Vacation days (10 days)","charges":[{"desc":"Made inaccurate statement  on Department report.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While on-duty, failed to take police action in response to a domestic incident.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While on-duty, in response to a report of a domestic incident, failed to verify the existence of a valid order of protection.","disposition":"Guilty"}]}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/FLXH-johnathon-waage.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"13413","other":"22285","total":"144209"},"id":"FLXH","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/FLXH"}