{"active":true,"first_name":"Kenneth","last_name":"Rice","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"LT","command":{"command":"013 PCT","assignment_date":"2025-03-17","id":"13pct"},"taxid":"952164","complaint_ids":[202503676,202200693,202104332,202004142,201303209],"command_history":[{"command":"PBMS","id":"PBMS"},{"command":"LEG BUR","id":"166"}],"appt_date":"2012-01-09","middle_initial":"M","shield_no_history":[20221,26435,5537,6546,4867],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Nouri, Leila vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2025-09-10","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"160274/2025","court":"Supreme Court - New York"},{"name":"Ugurlu, Ali, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-03-10","disposition_date":"2025-11-05","payout_amount":198500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"801554/2022E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On June 4, 2020, plaintiff Ugurlu participated in a protest when defendant Doe 81 grabbed his hands and defendant Doe 82 placed him in excessively tight plastic zip-tie handcuffs.  Defendant Doe 83 then put him in a NYPD transport bus.  At Queens County Central Booking, plaintiff Ugurlu was 16 hours in custody, before he was released and given a Desk Appearance Ticket, which was later dismissed.\n\nOn June 4, 2020, plaintiff Lucero participated in a protest when defendant Doe 85 deployed pepper spray in her proximity, causing pain to her eyes and throat.  NYPD officers then shoved people near plaintiff Lucero, causing her to fall down.  Defendants Doe 86-89 then struck plaintiff Lucero and the people on top of her with batons.  One of them also struck plaintiff Lucero's head, another one struck her on both arms.  Defendant Doe 90 grabbed plaintiff Lucero, causing bruising.  Defendant Doe 91 then threw Plaintiff Lucero to the ground and pressed into her back and neck with his knee.  Defendant doe 91 placed her in extremely tight zipties and applied plastic handcuffs to her wrists with extreme tightness.  On June 5, 2020, defendant Matias issued plaintiff Lucero a summons.  The criminal prosecution against plaintiff Lucero was dismissed on September 4, 2020.\n\nOn June 4, 2020, plaintiff Mulvey participated in a protest when Defendant Doe 95 sprayed her in the face with pepper spray.  Defendant Doe 97 arrested plaintiff Mulvey by slamming her onto a car and applying excessively tight zip ties to her hands.  Defendant Doe 98 then placed her in a NYPD transport vehicle that transported her to Queens County Central Booking.  After seven hours in custody, plaintiff Mulvey was charged with a curfew violation, which was later dismissed.\n\nOn June 4, 2020, plaintiff Beygzadeh participated in a protest when he was attacked by defendants Doe 101 and 102 from behind, pulling him and slamming him onto a car.  These officers handcuffed him excessively tightly with zip tie handcuffs.  They then forced him to sit on the concrete at that location for several hours.  Defendant Gonzalez then placed him into a NYPD transport vehicle which transported him to Queens County Central Booking.  After about 16 hours in police custody, Defendant Gonzalez swore out a Desk Appearance Ticket charging plaintiff Beygzadeh with unlawful assembly, which was later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=YICzEGJwsoFljkt3ZA0b7g==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Deluca, Marie, et Al vs Police Dept, Nyc.","start_date":"2021-11-18","disposition_date":"2023-05-30","payout_amount":175000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"21CV10777","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"On June 4, 2020, plaintiffs attended the FTP protest that began at \"the Hub\" at 149th and 3rd avenue in the Bronx. NYPD officers \"kettled\" the protestors as the marched through the streets until they were in a location from which there was no exit. The protestors asked to leave but were not permitted to do so. Officers began striking protestors with batons and shields, threw bicycles into the crowd, and spray pepper spray indiscriminately under the supervisions of Officer Monahan. Officers began arresting the protestors using handcuffs that were too tight, at time lifting the protestors off the ground using the handcuffs. The protestors then spent between 6 and 20 hours in police custody","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=B5tSWZb5RaAnuBtlCUpIXA==","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/61624575/deluca-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Rodriguez, Shellyne, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-11-18","disposition_date":"2024-09-18","payout_amount":490000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"21CV10815","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"On June 4, 2020, plaintiff participated in the \"FTP4\" protest in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx. This protest started before an 8 PM curfew that had been implemented by the NYC Mayor. At or around 7:45, before the curfew became effective, the NYPD \"kettled\" the protesters by forming blockades around them on all sides and thereby preventing them from leaving. At this time, Defendants Sehl, Nin, and two other officers approached and attacked plaintiff, shoving her face into a barrier, grabbing her by the hair, and punching her in the stomach. They then applied zip tie handcuffs to her wrist, tightened them so tightly as to cut off circulation, and arrested her. Plaintiff was then put into a van, wherein she suffered an asthma attack. After she was transported to the police precinct, defendant Dorch falsely swore out a summons accusing plaintiff of knowingly violating the curfew. Plaintiff was released at or around midnight on June 5, and the charges against her were dismissed on September 5, 2020.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.571993/gov.uscourts.nysd.571993.71.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/61625043/rodriguez-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Sukana, Alyssa, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-11-18","disposition_date":"2023-05-08","payout_amount":100000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"21CV10899","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"On June 4, 2020 in connection with a larger protest about the killing of George Floyd, Plaintiffs Alyssa Sukana was part of a group of protestors who was trapped in an NYPD \"kettle\" formation. Eventually, an NYPD officer pushed her into a car and another officer handcuffed her with plastic zip ties and held in total for 6 hours before being released. Plaintiff Andrea Canedo similarly was pushed against a car and then a fence by an NYPD officer who then ziptied her hands extremely tightly. NYPD officer then removed plaintiff's backpack and forced it around her neck for 4-5 hours. Neither plaintiff was charged.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.572123/gov.uscourts.nysd.572123.23.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/61631500/sukana-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Hernandez, Krystin, et al. vs City of Ny","start_date":"2021-09-09","disposition_date":"2023-04-20","payout_amount":349012,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"21CV07406","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/60357611/hernandez-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Sierra, Samira, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-01-26","disposition_date":"2024-03-19","payout_amount":7161241.84,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"20CV10291","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"On June 4, 2020, NYPD orchestrated an operation to corral, \"kettle,\" assault, and arrest non-violent protestors in Mott Haven who were exercising their first amendment right to protest against police brutality and racial injustice. \n\nPlaintiffs Amira and Samali Sierra were seized by a group of officers who threw them to the ground, handcuffed them with excessively tight zip ties, were made to  wait hours sitting on the ground until Officer Umid Karimov put them on a bus to an arrest processing facility where Officer Alfredo Jeff identified himself as their arresting officer and put them in a holding cell without food, water, toilet paper, or other sanitary necessities and was ultimately issued a pink summons by Police Officer Alfredo Jeff. All charges against them were dropped. \n\nPlaintiff Ricardo Nigaglioni  had his mask pulled down by an officer and was pepper sprayed in the face, then was tackled and put in excessively tight zip tie handcuffs. He was made to wait for hours until ultimately being put on a bus and transferred to an arrest processing facility where he waited for hours without food, water, or medical attention and was ultimately issued a pink summons by Police Officer Debora Matias. All charges against him where dropped. \n\nPlaintiff Alex Gutierrez was struck with a baton, pepper sprayed, and put in excessively tight zip tie handcuffs. He was made to wait for hours until ultimately being put on a bus and transferred to an arrest processing facility where he waited for hours without food, water, or medical attention and was ultimately issued a pink summons by Police Officer Andre Jeanpierre . All charges against him where dropped.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.549912/gov.uscourts.nysd.549912.38.0_1.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18720263/sierra-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Lekomtsev, Viktor vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-08-26","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"16CV04530","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Rice, Kenneth","summary":"Plaintiff was driving when he began to have difficulty breathing and pulled off the road.  Defendant Officers approached and Plaintiff asked them to call for medical aid but instead the defendant officers ordered plaintiff out of his vehicle and subjected him to a series of sobriety tests and unlawfully searched plaintiff’s vehicle.  Officers tightly handcuffed Plaintiff, arrested him, and brought him to the 60th Precinct where he was given a summons for a fishing knife he had in his car. The summons was ACD'd.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923184-Lekomtsev-v-City-of-New-York-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4521132/lekomtsev-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2022-08-29","case_no":"2021-24089","recommendation":"Charges and Specifications","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongful detainment"}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22085759-seh_952164","type":"employment-history"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/G4GD-kenneth-rice.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"141684","regular":"124436","overtime":"51545","other":"17758","total":"193739"},"news":[{"url":"https://www.hellgatenyc.com/nypd-lawyer-just-following-orders/","title":"NYPD Lawyer Eludes Discipline With 'Just Following Orders' Defense","source":"Hellgate","date":"2022-05-17"},{"url":"https://theintercept.com/2021/10/15/nypd-legal-observer-arrests-bronx-protests/","title":"NYPD Lawyer Who Oversaw Violent Arrests of Legal Observers Should Be Disciplined, Watchdog Says","source":"The Intercept","date":"2021-10-15"},{"url":"https://theintercept.com/2021/09/08/nypd-legal-observers-bronx-protest/","title":"Legal Observers Sue NYPD Over Assault and Detention at Bronx Protest","source":"The Intercept","date":"2021-09-08"}],"id":"G4GD","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/G4GD"}