{"active":false,"first_name":"Joseph","last_name":"Leon","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"POM","command":{"command":"073 PCT","assignment_date":"2021-03-01","id":"73pct"},"shield_no":9944,"ended_date":"2021-08-02","taxid":"967575","complaint_ids":[201909497],"appt_date":"2019-04-15","middle_initial":"G","lawsuits":[{"name":"Ashun-Bartley, Ama as Administrator of The Estate of Ashun, Kwesi, et al.","start_date":"2020-10-22","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"519793/2020","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Leon, Joseph","summary":"On October 25, 2019, Kwesi Ashun was involved in a fatal incident at the Goldmine Nail Salon in Brooklyn, New York. The lawsuit, brought by Ama Ashun-Bartley as the proposed administratrix of Kwesi Ashun's estate, alleges that officers from the New York City Police Department (NYPD), including Police Officers Joseph Leon and Lesley Lafontant, as well as other unnamed officers, used excessive and unjustified force against Kwesi Ashun.\n\nThe complaint states that Officer Leon assaulted Ashun with a Taser, and Officer Lafontant fired six gunshots, resulting in Ashun's death. Ashun was reportedly attempting to intervene during the arrest of another individual inside the nail salon when the officers allegedly escalated the situation. The City of New York is also named in the lawsuit, with claims of negligence in training, hiring, and supervision, which are said to have contributed to the unconstitutional actions of the officers.\n\nAs a result of these actions, Kwesi Ashun sustained severe injuries and suffered conscious pain before dying at the scene.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=rAM2SfBVFKNd8hkOu81_PLUS_Hg==","type":"complaint"}]}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/KLAT-joseph-leon.jpg","id":"KLAT","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/KLAT"}