{"active":false,"first_name":"Robert","last_name":"Obrien","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"INT CIS","assignment_date":"2021-07-15","id":"10"},"shield_no":187,"ended_date":"2026-01-02","taxid":"944854","complaint_ids":[202503304,202405539,202302632,202000040,201606686,201509645,200817778],"command_history":[{"command":"HBK IRT","id":"261"},{"command":"PSA 3","id":"PSA3"}],"appt_date":"2007-07-09","age":41,"middle_initial":"E","shield_no_history":[18045],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Williams, Richard vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-06-11","disposition_date":"2023-01-31","payout_amount":85000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"20CV02560","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"O'Brien, Robert E.","summary":"On or about the morning of September 18, 2018, Plaintiff was asleep in his single-family residence that he shared with other people. Plaintiff woke in his bedroom when he heard noise in the hallway and Defendant NYPD Officer Vahey entered dressed in SWAT gear and holding a battering ram. Defendant Vahey struck Plaintiff in the forehead with the ram, handcuffed Plaintiff, and arrested him. Plaintiff was taken to the 81st Precinct and was then charged with possessing an illegal imitation pistol that Defendant O'Brien falsely testified was found in Plaintiff's bedroom when it was actually discovered in a different part of the house. Plaintiff was released on his own recognizance and all charges were eventually dismissed. At no time did Defendants have probable cause to search, seize, use force on, or arrest Plaintiff.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.448860/gov.uscourts.nyed.448860.20.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17234563/williams-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Johnson, Dwayne vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-04-04","disposition_date":"2021-09-16","payout_amount":112500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"524187/2017","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"O'Brien, Robert","summary":"On June 18, 2015, at approximately 11PM, the plaintiff, Dwayne Johnson, was lawfully in the vicinity of Fulton Street and Buffalo Avenue, Kings County, New York, when he was approached by the defendants, NYPD officers, and stopped, searched, grabbed, handcuffed, assaulted and detained in an aggressive manner, after accusing the plaintiff having committed a crime. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff suffered battery in and about his head, neck, back, body and limbs. The plaintiff was detained at the police station and subjected to a strip search while in custody without legal justification and was arraigned based on false charges. The plaintiff was incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make numerous court appearances over an extended period of time until all charges against him were terminated on October 13, 2016. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff suffered physical and emption injuries as a result of the incident.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=KRaLdton9u3fFxeDy990eQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Alford v. The City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","payout_amount":17500,"disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920262-Alford-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"14CV07096","officer_name":"Robert E. Obrien","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13140241/alford-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21027097-obrien-26770a57e45b12adb8240c899a918ec3994ac12e","type":"brady-giglio","lawsuits":["13CV2370"]}],"is_credibility":true,"id":"FZQK","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/FZQK"}