{"active":true,"first_name":"Sean","last_name":"Degnan","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"114 DET","assignment_date":"2026-07-08","id":"114det"},"shield_no":1235,"taxid":"960005","complaint_ids":[202500089,202412738,202408214,201810646,201803199],"command_history":[{"command":"115 DET","id":"115det"},{"command":"023 DET","id":"23det"},{"command":"023 PCT","id":"23pct"},{"command":"040 PCT","id":"40pct"}],"appt_date":"2015-10-07","middle_initial":"T","shield_no_history":[21693,1242],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Brown-Allen, Jeremye vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2025-02-10","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"25CV01116","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","documents":[{"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.636541/gov.uscourts.nysd.636541.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69621635/brown-allen-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Sumlin, Darnell vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2025-01-31","disposition_date":"2025-10-03","payout_amount":60000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"802523/2025E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx"},{"name":"Jenkins, Marc vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-12-24","disposition_date":"2025-12-04","payout_amount":150000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"24CV08071","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"On June 2, 2022, Plaintiff was arrested by Defendant NYPD officers under the direction of Defendant Detective Sean Degnan. Plaintiff was handcuffed and transported to the 23rd Police Precinct, where he was detained for several hours, questioned, and charged with felony crimes related to a shooting on May 7, 2022. Defendant Detective Degnan arrested Plaintiff without probable cause and disregarded exculpatory evidence, including proof that Plaintiff was in the Meatpacking District shortly after the shooting and that his clothing did not match the description of the shooter. Despite the exculpatory evidence, Defendant Detective Degnan focused solely on faulty video surveillance footage, which did not link Plaintiff to the crime. Plaintiff was held in custody until June 3, 2022, and later arraigned on felony charges, including attempted murder, despite a lack of evidence to support these charges. The prosecution, initiated by Detective Degnan, was malicious and based on false evidence, leading to the wrongful detention of Plaintiff. Plaintiff was held at Rikers Island for approximately two months and was forced to attend multiple court appearances before being acquitted of all charges on July 31, 2023.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.630509/gov.uscourts.nysd.630509.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69306007/2/jenkins-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Naquwan, Tyson vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2024-06-13","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"804088/2024E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Degnan, Sean"},{"name":"Naquwan, Tyson vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-06-13","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"809230/2024E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On or about November 26, 2023, Tyson Naquwan, (\"Plaintiff\" or \"Naquwan\") was wrongfully and falsely arrested, detained and imprisoned without any right or grounds to do so by Sergeant Sean Degnan and P.O. Jonathan Rodriguez (collectively \"Defendants\").  Defendant Snipes USA, the owner and operator of the shoe store, Jimmy Jazz, where the Plaintiff was a patron, attempting to return some products. The store manager at Jimmy Jazz unreasonably disallowed Plaintiff to do so. Said manager called the defendants police officers to the scene, causing the arrest to occur. The Defendants falsely, publicly, wickedly and maliciously held Plaintiff in custody by members of the NYC Police Department until the accusations were dismissed by the criminal court systems of the Bronx. Plaintiff was injured in mind and body, still suffers, and will continue to suffer great  emotional pain and anguish, has been subjected to great indignities, humiliation and ridicule. Charges against Plaintiff were dropped on January 10, 2024.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=RytaiK37zjmvowZf0ExzuQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Baker, Russell vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-11-10","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"158822/2022","court":"Supreme Court - New York","summary":"On or about December 8, 2019, Plaintiff Russell Baker was a passenger in a vehicle when several New York City Police Officers, including Defendant Police Officers Gallante, Laborde, Natal, Degnan, and Sergeant Ghibaudi, and NYPD Defendants John & Jane Doe 1 through 10 (“DOE Defendants”), stopped the vehicle without any legal justification. Defendants ordered all occupants out of the vehicle and proceeded to search them and the vehicle. Defendants recovered no contraband from Plaintiff. Despite having no probable cause to believe that Plaintiff had committed any crimes or offenses, Defendants placed Plaintiff into handcuffs and under arrest. Defendants used excessive force in effectuating the arrest, namely by placing excessively tight handcuffs and refusing to provide Plaintiff with medical care despite Plaintiff's repeated requests. Plaintiff was subsequently transported to the police precinct where Defendants falsely informed employees of the New York District Attorney’s Office that they had observed Plaintiff commit various crimes and offenses when in fact Defendants did not observe Plaintiff violate any laws or ordinances. After attending all required Court appearances, all charges against Plaintiff were dismissed on or about November 22, 2021. As a result of Defendant's unlawful actions, Plaintiff suffered physical injuries, emotional pain and suffering, reputational damage, and loss of income.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240627063503/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=QJP_PLUS_Q4TVuwI7kJPpC8jX4A==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Cavender, Shawn vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-10-28","disposition_date":"2022-11-02","payout_amount":60000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"21CV07290","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"On June 2, 2020, plaintiff was lawfully and peacefully attending a protest of police misconduct in the wake of the killing of George Floyd.  An unidentified uniformed police officer shoved a protestor without provocation, causing a stampede of protestors and NYPD members in riot gear in plaintiff's direction.  Plaintiff ran to try to escape the oncoming rush but stopped to help a person that had fallen on the ground.  As plaintiff was helping this person, plaintiff encountered P.O. Michael Laborde in riot gear so plaintiff extended his arms over his head with his hands open in a \"hands up\" gesture.  P.O. Laborde nevertheless proceeded to violently throw plaintiff to the ground and began punching, kicking and hitting plaintiff with his police baton.  P.O. Sean Degnan, Sgt. Andrew Ghibaudi, acting in concert with P.O. Laborde, all started hitting plaintiff's head, shoulders, back, arms and abdomen with their fists, boots, and police batons.  They also forcefully placed their knees against plaintiff's back, keeping him pinned to the ground, and forcibly applied zip-ties to plaintiff's hands behind his back.  Lt. Lawrence Wang observed the police officers repeatedly and violently strike plaintiff but did nothing to stop it.  Plaintiff was placed under arrest, forcibly detained, and imprisoned, which Lt. Wang authorized.  During plaintiff's detention, P.O. Degnan further tightened the flex cuffs when plaintiff asked him to loosen them due to substantial pain.  The officers initiated a criminal prosecution based on false accusations.  On October 14, 2020, all criminal charges against plaintiff were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.565800/gov.uscourts.nysd.565800.17.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/60324680/cavender-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Torrence, Uranius vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-10-01","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"153392/2020","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Degnan, Sean"},{"name":"Torrence, Uranius vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-10-01","disposition_date":"2025-02-26","payout_amount":125000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"153932/2020","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Degnan, Sean T.","summary":"On May 8, 2019, Plaintiff was in his grandmother's apartment when officers, including NYPD Officer Sean Degnan, NYPD Lieutenant Lawrence Wang, and NYPD Sergeant Jahe Gjidija entered and arrested him for possession of a firearm, despite the fact that Plaintiff was not in possession of any weapon or marijuana. Plaintiff was then brought to the 23rd precinct where he voluntarily submitted a DNA sample, proving that he never had contact with the weapon allegedly found in the apartment. Still, Plaintiff was charged with possession of the weapon and marijuana. As a result of the arrest, Plaintiff was charged with violating his parole, charges later dismissed. Plaintiff was incarcerated for almost 5 months. Charges were eventually sealed and dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=VbcvbxmOWpiNTMiD4RC6jQ==","type":"complaint"}]}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/HAD7-sean-degnan.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"105606","regular":"105305","overtime":"23405","other":"19350","total":"148059"},"id":"HAD7","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/HAD7"}