{"active":false,"first_name":"Evaristus","last_name":"Uke","race":"Black","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"NARCBMN","id":"250"},"shield_no":2777,"ended_date":"2014-05-01","taxid":"920915","complaint_ids":[201301126,200409067,200106458],"command_history":[{"command":"TB DT04","id":"TB4"}],"appt_date":"1997-12-08","lawsuits":[{"name":"Campbell, Whalen vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-10-15","disposition_date":"2016-04-12","payout_amount":10001,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV06333","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Uke, Evaristus","summary":"First Incident: Plaintiff was in the park when someone offered to gamble with him.  Although he declined, Plainclothes officers approached him, unlawfully searched him, and handcuffed him and the other man. Plaintiff was brought to a precinct and given a DAT for 225.02 and 225.30(2). Charges were later dismissed 30.30Second Incident: Plaintiff was near the park when he was approached by and undercover soliciting drugs. Although Plaintiff ignored him, he was arrested, taken to the 25th Precinct, and charged with 221.40, which was later dismissed 30.30","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921262-Campbell-v-City-of-New-York-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4355662/campbell-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Henderson, Frederick vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-09-11","disposition_date":"2016-05-10","payout_amount":17500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"154889/2015","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Uke, Evaristus","summary":"On February 15, 2014, at approximately 10:30 a.m., plaintiff was lawfully walking in the vicinity of 124th Street and Madison Avenue when Defendants Carty, Uke, Narvaez, and Does, without cause or legal justification, approached plaintiff and proceeded to unlawfully stop, seize and detain plaintiff without his consent. and without reasonable suspicion, probable cause, or any legal justification. At no time prior to stopping plaintiff did the defendant police officers have any objective factual basis to believe plaintiff had committed a crime, was about to commit a crime, or was in the process of committing a crime. Defendant police officers unlawfully handcuffed plaintiff and falsely arrested him without legal justification or probable cause. Defendants unlawfully searched plaintiff and did not locate any illegal drugs, weapons, or contraband as a result of the search. Plaintiff was then placed into a police van and driven around the neighborhood for several hours before he was finally brought to a police precinct. While at the precinct, plaintiff was unlawfully stripped searched without reasonable suspicion or probable cause.\nSome of the individually named police officer defendants observed the violation of plaintiff’s rights did nothing to prevent it.\n\nThereafter, the officers maliciously prosecuted plaintiff and denied plaintiff a right to a fair trial by initiating a prosecution against him, without probable cause, by falsifying evidence, by providing false, misleading and/or incomplete information to the DA's Office and by signing a Criminal Court complaint which contained false information about plaintiff. Plaintiff was forced to appear in Manhattan County Criminal Court on approximately 7 occasions before all criminal charges terminated in plaintiff’s favor when they were dismissed and sealed on November 24, 2014.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=E6lluoB2Eh5AH/jd2BZg5A==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Benks, Brandon vs Harris, Jeff, et al.","start_date":"2015-09-04","disposition_date":"2016-01-22","payout_amount":1000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV03201","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Uke, Evaristus","summary":"On March 5, 2014, Brandon Benks on 111th streeth when he was physically assaulted by P.O.s Roberto Cordero, Angus MacKenzie, Uke Evaristus, Jorge Tobon, Mark McDonald, Jeff Harris, Manuel Cordovoa, and Gregory Carty causing two teeth to break and his right rotator cuff to be torn. P.O.s broke Benks phone card and tablet and took money from him. P.O.s strip searched him on the street and in public.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4928002-Benks-v-Cordero-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.426761/gov.uscourts.nysd.426761.61.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13245451/benks-v-cordero/"},{"name":"Edwards, Glenn, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-03-26","disposition_date":"2019-06-04","payout_amount":200000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"17CV02566","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Uke, Evaristus","summary":"Officers unlawfully entered the plaintiffs' residence while Ms. Edwards was naked. The officers pointed weapons at the plaintiffs, forced them to the ground, and handcuffed them. They also refused to allow Ms. Edwards to change into clothes. Officers then accused the plaintiffs of selling drugs from their home in the presence of their 10-year-old granddaughter.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4925518-Edwards-et-al-v-The-City-Of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.472173/gov.uscourts.nysd.472173.1.7.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6246093/edwards-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Edwards v. City of New York et al.","court":"Supreme Court - New York","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4918551-Edwards-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4918552-Edwards-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"152345/2015","officer_name":"Evaristus Uke"}],"id":"HUVP","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/HUVP"}