{"active":true,"first_name":"Steven","last_name":"Millwater","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT2","command":{"command":"D-E T/F","assignment_date":"2016-10-28","id":"158"},"shield_no":5789,"taxid":"935325","complaint_ids":[202303461,201406603,201100798,201004863,201003888,200810642,200808125],"command_history":[{"command":"GANG BN"},{"command":"GANG DV"}],"appt_date":"2004-07-01","middle_initial":"H","shield_no_history":[6539],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Almonte, Raymond, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-02-16","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"001443/2017","court":"Supreme Court - Queens","officer_name":"Millwater, Steven","summary":"On December 3, 2015, plaintiffs Almonte, Vega, and Malave were all lawfully present in a house in queens, where Almonte was fixing a plumbing issue for his friend's grandmother and Vega and Malave were renting rooms. At around 6:00 AM, an NYPD SWAT team led by Defendant Duffy entered the property on a search warrant for a different resident. They approached all three plaintiffs separately with guns drawn and other weapons, forcibly grabbed them, handcuffed them so tightly their hands turned red, and arrested them without probable cause or a warrant.\n\nPlaintiffs were taken into police custody and subject to multiple strip and cavity searches. During their detention, defendant Officer Millwater swore out false criminal complaints against the plaintiffs charging each of them with violations of New York law, despite their being no probable cause for their arrest or charges. All charges were dismissed against each plaintiff on March 31, 2016. Plaintiff Almonte spent 27 days in police custody, and both Vega and Malave spent 70 days in police custody. Each plaintiff was subject to multiple strip searches during this detention.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=Ez2rtBQbhOAQirRKh_PLUS_kiuQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Almonte, Raymond, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-02-16","disposition_date":"2024-07-15","payout_amount":420000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"714126/2021","court":"Supreme Court - Queens","officer_name":"Millwater, Steven","summary":"On or about December 3, 2015, police officers, including police officers Steven Millwater (Tax Reg. No.935325) and Michael Duffy (Tax Reg. No.923787), touched, grabbed, handcuffed and seized the plaintiff in an excessive manner, causing him physical pain and mental suffering.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=Ez2rtBQbhOAQirRKh_PLUS_kiuQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Ford, Robert vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-05-09","disposition_date":"2017-03-22","payout_amount":2501,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV02046","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Millwater, Steven","summary":"Plaintiff was at his girlfriend's apartment when Defendant Officers rushed in, struck plaintiff in the head with a shield, dragged him to the living room, and handcuffed him. The Defendant Officers searched the home for hours looking for guns but did not recover any. They strip searched Plaintiff in his bathroom and then arrested him and took him to the precinct.  Plaintiff was charged with a knife recovered from the kitchen drawer in the apartment, small bag of marijuana found inside the couch, and violating an order of protection that had ever existed. A grand jury voted to dismiss all the charges","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.384556.11.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922555-Ford-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4325443/ford-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Smith, Kevin Patrick vs Det. Orongoes, et al.","start_date":"2015-02-06","disposition_date":"2016-08-31","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"14CV10052","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Millwater, Steven","summary":"On January 15, 2013, Plaintiff left his apartment to visit a market. While exiting the store, Plaintiff was attacked by seven individuals after one of the attackers yelled his name. Plaintiff was kicked and hit multiple times for two to four minutes while laying on the ground in the fetal position. During the assault, one of the men yelled \"Where's the gun?\" repeatedly, to which Plaintiff replied, \"I don't have a gun!\" One of the officers eventually shouted, \"He has no gun!\" One of the men, Detective Oronges, reached into his coat pocket, pulled out a gun, and said, \"This is your gun.\" Plaintiff denied that it was his gun, and Det. Oronges stated, \"This is your fucking gun.\" The men then handcuffed Plaintiff, picked him up off the ground, and took him to an unmarked police car while the Plaintiff was bleeding excessively from a gash on his forehead. While being transported to the 19th Precinct, Det. Orongoes stated, \"You can take a beating,\" to which Plaintiff replied, \"Are you guys Irish?\" Det. Orongoes said, \"No, I am Spanish,\" but another officer said that he was. Plaintiff asked, \"This is how you treat Irish people?\" Det. Orongoes replied, \"Oh you really take your Irish heritage seriously,\" to which Plaintiff agreed. Upon seeing Plaintiff's condition as he entered the precinct, the Captain on duty ordered the officers to call an ambulance. Det. Orongoes stated to Plaintiff, \"W're not going to any fucking hospital. You tell the ambulance people you don't want to go. We don't want to be stuck there all night. And you do what we say or we will give you another beating.\" When the ambulance arrived, Plaintiff refused multiple times to go to the hospital, telling the EMT that he just slipped and fell. Plaintiff was fingerprinted and photographed and taken to Central Booking, where an officer in the receiving room expressed incredulity about bringing Plaintiff in given his bloody condition. One officer then wiped and scrubbed Plaintiff's neck and face violently with wet paper towels for several minutes before taking Plaintiff into the receiving room. Plaintiff was arraigned the next morning, where the District Attorney stated that the information that brought Plaintiff to the officers' attention came from Mr. Edwin Diaz, the Superintendent to Plaintiff's building.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922605-Smith-v-Orongoes-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.436994.34.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4354644/smith-v-orongoes/"},{"officer_name":"Millwater, Steven","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-04-10","disposition_date":"2014-03-03","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","docket":"11CV09465","name":"Locke, Herman vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":10000,"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12960414/locke-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Perry v. City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","payout_amount":10000,"disposition":"Settlement","summary":"Plaintiff was walking down the street when he was stopped by defendant officers, who took his wallet and arrested him.  Plaintiff was charged with littering for spitting on the sidewalk and possession of a forged instrument, which were all later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921205-Perry-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921204-Perry-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"15CV05947","officer_name":"Steven H. Millwater","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4324872/perry-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"payroll":{"salary":"134819","regular":"130069","overtime":"95339","other":"25640","total":"251048"},"id":"HZAM","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/HZAM"}