{"active":false,"first_name":"Miguel","last_name":"Frias","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"LT","command":{"command":"SRG 2","assignment_date":"2022-09-19","id":"SRG2"},"ended_date":"2025-02-03","taxid":"930184","complaint_ids":[201607176,201606760,201602528,201507072,201113666,200805840,200703392,200401687],"command_history":[{"command":"SRG 3","id":"SRG3"},{"command":"047 PCT","id":"47pct"},{"command":"NARCBBX"},{"command":"048 PCT","id":"48pct"},{"command":"PSA 7","id":"PSA7"}],"appt_date":"2002-07-01","age":46,"shield_no_history":[2814,1309],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Thompson, Ronald vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-06-24","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"026872/2019E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Frias, Miguel"},{"name":"Thompson, Ronald vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-06-24","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"026965/2019E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Frias, Miguel","summary":"On August 2, 2016, Ronald Thompson (\"Plaintiff\") was unlawfully arrested by  Police Officers Elivis Duran, Miguel Frias, John or Jane Doe 1-10 (\"Defendants\") while lawfully walking near a bus stop. The Defendants approached the Plaintiff without probable cause and illegally stopped, questioned, searched and seized the Plaintiff. \n\nThe Plaintiff was subjected to excessive force during the arrest when Officers Duran and Frias grabbed, choked and pulled the head and neck of the Plaintiff. They slammed him to the ground, dragged him to the police car. The Defendants attempted to forcibly shove the Plaintiff into a police car by using excessive force, causing head injuries that led to him losing consciousness. The Plaintiff subsequently woke up three days later with severe injuries, including quadriplegia. \n\nThe Plaintiff was falsely arrested, excessive force was used, assault and battery took place, and he was a victim of a malicious prosecution. The Defendants were motivated by racial prejudice and aimed to meet arrest quotas while fabricating allegations against the Plaintiff regarding drug possession and a false account of the Plaintiffs injuries. \n\nThe Plaintiff was held without without a valid judicial warrant, without probable cause and wrongfully incarcerated. On August 3 2016, the DA declined to prosecute due to a lack of evidence. Ultimately, the Defendants acted with malice, conveyed the false, misleading and incomplete information to prosecutors. \n\nOfficers John or Jane Doe 1-10 failed to intervene at any point. The Defendants' actions were part of a broader pattern of abusive practices within the NYPD.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/save/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=xJB97MwxrYdX0C83sHS6Qg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Slater, Sharod, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-07-18","disposition_date":"2019-06-26","payout_amount":52506,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"18CV05861","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Frias, Miguel","summary":"The defendant officers came into contact with and arrested 7 plaintiffs  on the charges of Possession of a Gambling Device, Criminal Trespass in the Third Degree, Trespass and Loitering. . All of the plaintiffs were taken to the PSA7 precinct, where they were imprisoned. At the PSA7 precinct, plaintiffs were unlawfully strip searched. Defendant officers brought false incriminating charges of crimes of Resisting Arrest, Possession of a Gambling Device, Criminal Trespass and Loitering against the plaintiffs. The charges brought against the plaintiffs were eventually all dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.496580/gov.uscourts.nysd.496580.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7313747/slater-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Lasalle, Jose vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-05-22","disposition_date":"2019-02-27","payout_amount":860000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"023941/2017E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Frias, Miguel","summary":"On August 5, 2016 at approximately 10:30 p.m., Plaintiff was in the vicinity of a housing complex in the Bronx, dressed in CopWatch Patrol Unit clothing and observed three plain clothed NYPD Officers Defendants Duran, Baez, and Frias questioning and searching two individuals.  Plaintiff recorded the encounter on video. When the officers passed Plaintiff, they exchanged words with Plaintiff. Defendants grabbed Plaintiff and his video camera and handcuffed and arrested the plaintiff and brought him to the PSA 7 precinct. \n\nPlaintiff, who was known for exposing police conduct through his role in CopWatch Patrol, was recognized when he was brought to the precinct and officers cheered at his arrest. Plaintiff was searched and his property removed. One Defendant classified Plaintiff's two way radio as a police scanner and relied upon the false classification to allege Plaintiff was guilty of a felony. Although Plaintiff's attorney arrived, Officers ignored the attorney and attempted to question Plaintiff without his lawyer present. Plaintiff heard and recorded officers acknowledging that Plaintiff never got within 15-20 feet of them while recording Defendants interacting with the two civilians yet determining they would still charge Plaintiff with interference. \n\nDefendants did not issue a desk appearance ticket and instead kept plaintiff in custody for approximately 24 hours. At 9pm on August 6, Plaintiff was released from custody without explanation or charges. But that same night, Defendants rearrested Plaintiff after making false statements to secure charges against Plaintiff. Plaintiff received notice that Defendants were attempting to unlock his phone despite Defendants not having a warrant. When Plaintiff received his belonging back including his recording equipment, Defendants had removed memory cards and erased all memory and recordings. \n\nOn January 12, 2017, all charges were dismissed against Plaintiff by application of the Bronx District Attorneys Office.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=bW0S7wgplc1TNq3DGY7TLg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Nkansah, Antwi vs Police Department, Nyc","start_date":"2017-04-11","disposition_date":"2017-11-16","payout_amount":60000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"021342/2017","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Frias, Miguel","summary":"On November 21, 2015 at approximately 11:00 p.m. Plaintiff was attending a family gathering when a friend called him from outside for assistance paying a cab. As Plaintiff and his friend were discussing the fare with the cab drive, POs John Zorrilla and Laguna suddenly pulled alongside the cab and belligerently yelled at the driver to move the cab. Plaintiff, his friend, and a family member attempted to explain the delay but PO Zorrilla called the family member \"a fucking African.\" When Plaintiff protested PO Zorrilla's language PO Zorilla maced Plaintiff without warning, causing pain, burning, and a scratched cornea. Plaintiff left to go to a bodega to flush his eyes and PO Zorrilla never filed a complaint indicating Plaintiff had committed a crime during this incident. \n\nLater that same day Plaintiff and a family member went to the 42nd Precinct to make a complaint against PO Zorrilla. They were informed PO Zorilla was assigned to PSA 7, so Plaintiff and his family member decided to go the next day. When Plaintiff woke up the next day his eyes were red, burning, and itchy, and the vision in Plaintiff's right eye was blurry. Plaintiff went to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with a scratched cornea. At approximately 10:00 p.m. that day Plaintiff and his family member went to PSA 7 to file a complaint against PO Zorrilla. PO Zorrilla was present at the station and upon learning that Plaintiff wanted to file a complaint against him, PO Zorrilla retaliated by handcuffing and arresting Plaintiff without legal justification. \n\nPlaintiff was falsely charged with disorderly conduct in order to cover up PO Zorrilla's unlawful actions, and Lt. Neil Zuber unlawfully approved Plaintiff's arrest. Plaintiff was detained in PSA 7, where he required medical attention for vomiting and eye pain due to the macing. PO Zorrilla initiated a malicious prosecution against Plaintiff, but the District Attorney's office declined to prosecute because Plaintiff's conduct did not support the charge. Plaintiff was released on November 23, 2015 after approximately 24 hours in custody. Plaintiff filed a formal complaint with the CCRB and IAB against PO Zorrilla and Lt. Zuber. The CCRB substantiated Plaintiff's complaints against PO Zorrilla and Lt. Zuber and both officers were disciplined. In addition to serious emotional and physical trauma, Plaintiff was forced to miss 4 days of work as a result of this incident.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=GRwfUHRpqkeQtpoaQnwsFw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Gregory, Tyreece R. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-09-30","disposition_date":"2018-02-27","payout_amount":20000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"025160/2015E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Frias, Miguel"},{"officer_name":"Frias, Miguel","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-01-03","disposition_date":"2013-02-05","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","docket":"311478/2011","name":"Carter, City vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":25000,"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5379210-Carter-vs-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/GPSH-miguel-frias.jpg","news":[{"url":"https://theappeal.org/bronx-cops-celebrated-a-copwatchers-arrest-they-had-no-idea-they-were-caught-on-tape/","title":"Bronx Cops Celebrated a Copwatcher's Arrest. They Had No Idea They Were Caught On Tape.","source":"The Appeal","date":"2019-05-09"}],"id":"GPSH","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/GPSH"}