{"active":true,"first_name":"John","last_name":"Backer","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"101 PCT","assignment_date":"2015-08-19","id":"101pct"},"shield_no":4598,"taxid":"956405","complaint_ids":[202101163,202003308,201604773],"appt_date":"2014-07-09","middle_initial":"R","lawsuits":[{"name":"Mclaney-Steadman, Linda vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-08-17","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"710701/2021","court":"Supreme Court - Queens","summary":"On May 8, 2020, the plaintiff was falsely arrested by NYPD officers, including officer Brian J. Hurley and Sergeant Patrick J. Jackson. During the arrest, the officers used excessive force on the plaintiff's neck, shoulders, arms, and lower extremities.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=X4s2nSI60pzVlIZC_PLUS_cDOVw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Hernandez, Samuel vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-08-28","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"714676/2019","court":"Supreme Court - Queens","officer_name":"Backer, John","summary":"On August 2, 2018, Plaintiff was standing in front of 31-10 Dwight Avenue in Queens, New York, when Plaintiff was approached by NYPD Officers John Backer and Rosario Castellano of the 101st Precinct. Without lawful cause or reasonable suspicion, the officers stopped, questioned, and subsequently used excessive physical force against Plaintiff. During the encounter, Plaintiff was assaulted and battered, causing significant injuries, particularly to Plaintiff's left hand and fingers. \n\nAs a result of the force used by the officers, Plaintiff was taken to St. John's Episcopal Hospital, where Plaintiff was treated for the injuries from August 2 to August 3, 2019.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=vg01TtAJL5qBsC5ou0vrtA==","type":"complaint"}]}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-01-31","recommendation":"Charges and Specifications","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongful removal to a hospital."},{"desc":"Wrongfully discourteous to an individual known to the Department."},{"desc":"Wrongfully searched an individual known to the Department."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-07-22","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully discourteous to an individual known to the Department."}]}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/HEUM-john-backer.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"26972","other":"18560","total":"154042"},"id":"HEUM","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/HEUM"}