{"active":true,"first_name":"Kitwane","last_name":"Lewis","race":"Black","gender":"Male","rank":"LT","command":{"command":"COD QUALITY OF LIFE DIVISION","assignment_date":"2025-04-15","id":"862"},"taxid":"951915","complaint_ids":[202504401,202501746,202409902,202305893,202300694,202300786,202203204,201909685,201907458,202003111,201906798,201904853,201904825,201903003,201901804,201901301,201610465,201703738,201400311],"command_history":[{"command":"088 PCT","id":"88pct"},{"command":"090 PCT","id":"90pct"},{"command":"INT CIS","id":"10"},{"command":"077 PCT","id":"77pct"}],"appt_date":"2012-01-09","age":36,"middle_initial":"A","shield_no_history":[17024,4105],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Nelson, Kevin vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2025-10-02","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"25CV07435","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71294941/nelson-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Hayward, Wayne vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-08-03","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"514331/2023","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On May 13, 2020, at approximately 7:00 a.m., plaintiff arrived at a friend's apartment. Within five minutes of plaintiff's arrival, defendant-officers, including officers Peter Ramos (Shield No. 12134), Sergeant Kitwane Lewis , Ryon Malcolm, Michael Landi (Shield No. 762), Maximo Perezcoyloe (Shield No. 222) and Kanesha Smith (Shield No. 12210), aggressively knocked down the residence's door and alleged they were executing a search warrant targeted at plaintiff's friend's half-sister. This person was not present at the time of the defendant-officers' arrivals. Defendants immediately searched plaintiff's person and handcuffed person. Plaintiff cooperated with defendant, informed defendants of his reason for being present at the residence, and provided defendants with his identification showing a separate residential address. Defendants proceeded to search the residence, alleging recovering firearms and contraband; each of these alleged items were concealed. Defendant-officers arrested plaintiff without probable cause or legal justification. Defendant-officers dragged plaintiff out of the apartment and into a common elevator, wherein they forcefully pushed plaintiff with their elbows in his back and ribs. \n\nPlaintiff was transported and processed at the 88th Precinct, wherein he was interrogated about his presence in the residence and knowledge about the alleged contraband recovered. Plaintiff cooperated with defendant-officers and submitted to a DNA sample. During this time, defendants seized plaintiff's cellular phone; defendants have not returned plaintiff's property. Defendants advocated for criminal prosecution. Plaintiff was subsequently transferred to Central Booking. Plaintiff was not arraigned until 37.5 hours after plaintiff's initial arrest. Plaintiff was unable to post bond. Plaintiff remained in New York City custody until May 21, 2020. While in custody at the Manhattan Detention Center, plaintiff was assaulted by two inmates. Present DOC staff responded by spraying the plaintiff and his assailant with chemical agents, causing burning and precipitating an asthma attack.  On June 29, 2021, all charges against the plaintiff were dismissed and sealed in their entirety.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=8LCfcd/t5Al7J_PLUS_7mMmOitQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Rodrigues, Kalin vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-07-13","disposition_date":"2024-05-22","payout_amount":15000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"519885/2022","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On August 13, 2019, at approximately 1:00 p.m., in the vicinity of the 90th NYPD located at 211 Union Avenue in Kings County, Plaintiff Kalin Rodrigues was illegally targeted because of his race for adverse police action. Plaintiff was making a police report when Defendant Kitwane Lewis tore up Plaintiff's paperwork, and with Defendant  Tejinder Singh's help, forcefully ejected Plaintiff from the 90th Precinct. Defendants then violently contorted Plaintiff's hands behind his back to handcuff him tightly, conducted an illegal search on him, then fabricated allegations against Plaintiff. \n\nPlaintiff brings claims of: free speech retaliation, unlawful search and seizure, false arrest and false imprisonment, assault and battery, excessive force, malicious prosecution, malicious abuse of process, denial of right to fair trial, biased based profiling, denial of equal protection of the laws, conspiracy to interfere with civil rights, failure to intervene, negligent hiring, training, retention and supervision, and municipal \"Monell\" liability.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=wcQFajTPZqoFxQlSWVDdxg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Payamps, Kedwin vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-03-22","disposition_date":"2024-03-29","payout_amount":122001,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"22CV00563","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"On June 4, 2020, plaintiff encountered a protest while biking home. Stopping to observe it, he was pushed by an unknown Defendant officer (John Doe 1), who told him to leave the scene. Plaintiff attempted to comply, but was stopped by Defendant Inspector Lance, who also told him to leave the scene. When Plaintiff attempted to tell Lance that he was leaving, Lance struck his bicycle tire with his baton/asp, causing it to pop, and then struck Plaintiff with the baton/asp. Defendant Johnson and Doe Defendants #2-7 joined in the assault, during which Plaintiff was thrown to the ground and continually beaten with batons. Plaintiff was detained and arrested, and defendants applied handcuffs with excessive tightness. Plaintiff was moved into a prisoner transport vehicle rather than being issued a summons or processed on the street. Plaintiff was unlawfully interrogated without access to counsel or Miranda warnings; the interrogation included his political activities. While in custody, he asked for medical attention for his baton injuries, and Defendant Officer Auguste told him it would be a \"long night\" if he got medical care; this statement deterred Plaintiff from seeking medical attention (and thereby denied him care). Plaintiff was released with a summons two hours after his initial interactions with the police. The criminal proceeding against Plaintiff was dismissed on September 9, 2020.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.475205/gov.uscourts.nyed.475205.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/62641327/payamps-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"discipline":[{"recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to activate their body worn camera."}]},{"penalty":"Training","recommendation":"Training","allegations":[{"desc":"Violated patrol rules."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21025157-lewis-ec0ecb8597b5db311857e2bda5f07ddc74e90459","type":"brady-giglio","complaints":[{"complaint_id":201907186,"available":true}]},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21056996-giglio_lewis-951915-05-03-21","type":"brady-giglio"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/HUZR-kitwane-lewis.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"141684","regular":"135034","overtime":"54894","other":"20156","total":"210084"},"id":"HUZR","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/HUZR"}