{"active":false,"first_name":"Edward","last_name":"Johnson","race":"Black","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"FLT SVC","assignment_date":"2017-03-13","id":"27"},"shield_no":2055,"ended_date":"2025-04-01","taxid":"943410","complaint_ids":[201701504,201701436,201307355,201111401,201108052,201106206,201100320,201006739,200904449],"command_history":[{"command":"100 PCT","id":"100pct"},{"command":"104 PCT","id":"104pct"}],"appt_date":"2007-01-10","middle_initial":"S","shield_no_history":[14122],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Williams, Jacob vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-10-27","disposition_date":"2015-04-28","payout_amount":17500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV06087","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Johnson, Edward S.","summary":"On or about March 27, 2012, at approximately 1:30 p.m., defendant officers, Defendant Officers, P.O. Anthony O’Toole, P.O. Edward Johnson, unnamed defendant officers John Doe and Jane Doe #1-5 acting in concert, arrested Plaintiff Jacob Williams, without cause at or within the vicinity of 81-03 Beach Channel Drive, Far Rockaway, New York, and charged plaintiff with PL 140.10(e) ‘Criminal trespass in the third degree.’ Additionally, on or about April 28, 2014, at approximately 2:30 p.m., defendant officers, acting in concert, arrested plaintiff without cause at or within the vicinity of 87-12 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, New York, and charged plaintiff with PL 170.20 ‘Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the third degree.’ Prior to his April 28, 2014 arrest, plaintiff was the victim of scammers who had offered him a job as a secret shopper for Western Union. After collecting his personal information, the scammers sent a counterfeit check to the plaintiff in the amount of $1,900. Plaintiff was instructed by the scammers to keep $1,600 as payment for his services, wire $300 oversees and evaluate Western Union employees during the process. After wiring $300 of his own money to the scammers, plaintiff attempted to cash the counterfeit check at Belair Payroll Services, Inc. d/b/a College Point Check Cashing which is located at 87-12 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, New York. Within a few minutes of presenting the check to the cashier for payment, approximately three (3) defendant officers appeared at the scene.After interviewing the cashier and the plaintiff, the officers observed that the plaintiff lacked any knowledge that the check was forged and did not intend to defraud, deceive or injure College Point Check Cashing or anyone else. The officers concluded that the plaintiff did not commit any crime. Immediately thereafter, approximately two (2) additional defendant officers arrived at the scene. After briefly conferring among themselves, defendant officers changed course and proceeded to arrest the plaintiff. Defendant officers forcibly grabbed the plaintiff and tightly handcuffed him with his hands placed behind his back. After falsely arresting the innocent plaintiff, defendant officers transported\nthe plaintiff to NYPD-100th Precinct. After detaining the plaintiff for a lengthy period of time at the precinct, defendant officers released plaintiff from his unlawful detention. Prior to his March 27, 2012 arrest, plaintiff was on a visit to his friends who reside approximately 0.3 miles away from him at 81-03 Beach Channel Drive, Far Rockaway, New York, when defendant officers suddenly\napproached him and started questioning him. In retaliation for plaintiff’s request to be left alone, defendant officers arrested the plaintiff and tightly handcuffed him with his hands placed behind his back. The plaintiff was then subjected to an illegal search, with defendant officers pushing, shoving and grabbing the plaintiff. Even though defendant officers did not recover any contraband from their illegal search, defendant officers nonetheless forcibly pushed plaintiff into their police vehicle. Eventually, plaintiff was transported to NYPD-100th Precinct. After detaining the plaintiff for a lengthy period of time at NYPD-100th Precinct, plaintiff was transported to the Central Booking to await arraignment. While plaintiff was awaiting arraignment, defendant officers met with prosecutors employed by the Queens County District Attorney’s Office. During this meeting, defendant officers falsely stated to the prosecutors that the plaintiff knowingly entered or remained unlawfully in a public housing project. Based on the false testimony of defendant officers, a prosecution was commenced against plaintiff. On or about May 8, 2012, the false charges levied against the plaintiff was summarily dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.361858/gov.uscourts.nyed.361858.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13139920/williams-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25951513-943410_04142025_2025017pdf/","date":"2025-04-14T00:00:00.000Z","type":"trial-decision"}],"id":"G2F","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/G2F"}