{"active":false,"first_name":"John","last_name":"Kenny","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"IAB","assignment_date":"2021-04-19","id":"IAB"},"shield_no":5559,"ended_date":"2021-10-30","taxid":"950674","complaint_ids":[202101686,201808355],"command_history":[{"command":"SRG 4","id":"SRG4"},{"command":"071 PCT","id":"71pct"}],"appt_date":"2011-07-06","middle_initial":"E","shield_no_history":[27280],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Blue, Devante vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-11-12","disposition_date":"2024-05-23","payout_amount":16000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"529047/2021","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On or about September 4, 2020, Plaintiff (a Black/African American man) was lawfully standing outside his car when Defendants P.O. Rosa, P.O. Thimote, P.O. Kenny, and John-Jane Doe aggressively approached Plaintiff, rifled through his pockets, took his keys, and illegally entered and searched his car. Defendants initially said they smelled marijuana, but upon finding no marijuana in Plaintiff's car, they alleged that they were looking for guns; upon finding no guns attributable to Plaintiff, Defendants told Plaintiff that he was being arrested for driving an unregistered vehicle, despite the fact that Plaintiff's car was recently purchased and had valid temporary tags. Defendants violently grabbed Plaintiff's arms, contorted them behind his back, and placed him in excessively tight handcuffs. Defendants also illegally seized and impounded Plaintiff's vehicle. Defendants unlawfully targeted Plaintiff due to his race.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240721021522/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=Tk3loztoXNXDUHn_PLUS_qYg/tA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Goldring, James, et al. vs Detective Zumo, Jason, et al.","start_date":"2014-09-15","disposition_date":"2015-02-14","payout_amount":15002,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV04861","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Kenny, John","summary":"On May 25, 2012, Plaintiff James Goldring possessed two unlicensed rifles and one unlicensed shotgun.  He accidentally shot his 4 year old.  He alleges that NYPD police officers unlawfully searched his premises and destroyed items when he had not consented.  Subsequently in July, NYPD Officers Gonzalez, Hospedales, Perullo, Rivera, Ripa, Stallone, Cruz, Kerny, and Post harassed him, his customers, and his business by issuing a large number of minor or nonexistent violations.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.359728/gov.uscourts.nyed.359728.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5686547/goldring-v-zumo/"},{"name":"Dabreo et al v. City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","payout_amount":75000,"disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919213-Dabreo-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919214-Dabreo-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"11CV01473","officer_name":"John E. Kenny"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21024934-kenny-4ca5edf178ee5ed772951b51079e8d0a39e396e2","type":"brady-giglio"}],"id":"GJWV","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/GJWV"}