{"active":true,"first_name":"Joseph","last_name":"Tennariello","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DTS","command":{"command":"ESU","assignment_date":"2026-03-23","id":"83"},"shield_no":3451,"taxid":"952285","complaint_ids":[201907917,201601353,201400472,201311050],"command_history":[{"command":"006 PCT","id":"6pct"},{"command":"ESS 07","id":"ESS7"}],"appt_date":"2012-01-09","middle_initial":"P","shield_no_history":[12821],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Day, Julian vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-12-29","disposition_date":"2018-10-24","payout_amount":5000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"161322/2017","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Tennariello, Joseph P.","summary":"On February 13, 2016, the plaintiff, Julian Day, was lawfully in front of 144 West 4th Street, New York, where the plaintiff was assaulted, battered and wrongfully arrested by the defendants without a warrant or any reasonable or probable cause.  The defendants used excessive force on the plaintiff and handcuffed and imprisoned the plaintiff.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=KZ1sIaVVm5mo83jraCTw0w==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Banyan, Jonathan vs P.O. Sikorski, Craig, et al.","start_date":"2017-08-15","disposition_date":"2025-04-14","payout_amount":1,"disposition":"Order/Judgment (Verdict)","docket":"17CV04942","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Tennariello, Joseph P.","summary":"On March 20, 2016 at approximately 3:50 AM, Plaintiff was walking to the subway with his brother and friend to go home when an unmarked black vehicle approached them from behind. Three white individuals leapt from the vehicle without identifying themselves, guns drawn, and with no badges visible. Defendant officer Ian Rule yelled at Plaintiff to raise his hands, which Plaintiff then did. Defendant officer Joseph Tennariello emerged from the driver's seat of the vehicle, immediately sprinting towards Plaintiff and tackling him into a wall. Defendant Tennariello told Plainitff he was under arrest, and when Plaintiff asked why, Tennariello told him to \"shut the fuck up\" and punched him in the head. Plaintiff, fearing for his life, started screaming for help, at which point Officer Sikorski joined Tennariello in assaulting Plaintiff by punching Plaintiff in head, face, and torso. Another officer came up behind PLaintiff and lifted Plaintiffs legs, slamming Plainitff to the pavement face first. Backup officers arrived who also joined in beating Plaintiff by stomping, kicking and punching him, and Defendant officer Becerra tased him in the back repeatedly. Defendant Rule performed a pain inducing compliance technique by rolling his baton up and down Plaintiffs Achilles Tendon. Plaintiff was eventually detained at the precinct and at a hospital for many hours before finally being released. On or about March 20, 2016, Defendant drafted and signed a felony complaint against Plaintiff without probable cause and falsely stated there was a known complainant. On or about March 25, 2017, Defendant Sikorski drafted and signed a misdemeanor complaint that also contained falsehoods and was made without probable cause. All officers testified falsely at plaintiffs trial (Tennariello testified he indentified himself as a police officer and conducted a conversation with PLainitffs, Sikorski testifed he shouted \"police\" before he engaged with Plaintiff, Becerra testified against Plaintiff and was misleading about the effects of use of his taser and falsely alleged Plaintiff resisted arrest). Plainitff was utlimately convicted and sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment and was ultimately released after 3 and 1/2 years on December 16, 2020. All charges against Plaintiff have been dropped.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.476805/gov.uscourts.nysd.476805.2.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6906570/banyan-v-sikorski/"},{"name":"Minus, Omar vs Sgt. Spillana, Bridget, et al.","start_date":"2017-07-21","disposition_date":"2022-02-10","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Order/Judgment (Verdict)","docket":"17CV04623","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Tennariello, Joseph P.","summary":"On April 29, 2015, Plaintiff was driving with his headlight on and made a legal right turn on Houston St, when suddenly an unmarked police vehicle with dark tinted windows pulled him over.  Plaintiff showed his restricted NYS Driver's License to Sgt. Bridget Spillana.  She returned to her vehicle for about 5 minutes then returned to plaintiff and said he was under arrest for having a suspended restricted license.  Plaintiff protested that his license wasn't suspended as he was being taken into custody.  P.O.s Brian Benvenuto and Joseph Tennariello searched plaintiff's vehicle.  Sgt. Spillana and P.O.s Benvenuto and Tennariello strip searched plaintiff, despite his objections.  P.O.s Benvenuto and Tennariello threatened to cause physical harm.  They kept plaintiff in a holding cell at the precinct for 4 hours before transporting him to Central Booking.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.476334/gov.uscourts.nysd.476334.47.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6550818/minus-v-new-york-city-police-department/"},{"name":"Prekas v. City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","payout_amount":75000,"disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920241-Prekas-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"14CV05744","officer_name":"Joseph P. Tennariello","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13241850/prekas-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Buckley v. City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","payout_amount":62500,"disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4918493-Buckley-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4918494-Buckley-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"02CV02463","officer_name":"Joseph P. Tennariello"},{"name":"Younger v. Ballentine, et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","payout_amount":7499,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"03CV08985","officer_name":"Joseph P. Tennariello"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21066806-tennariello-952285-12-20-19-1","type":"brady-giglio"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/KSMM-joseph-tennariello.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"119980","regular":"115688","overtime":"41829","other":"20263","total":"177780"},"id":"KSMM","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/KSMM"}