{"active":false,"first_name":"Michael","last_name":"Ashford","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"SRG 2","assignment_date":"2017-12-04","id":"SRG2"},"shield_no":4887,"ended_date":"2022-06-02","taxid":"954506","complaint_ids":[201605457,201405748],"command_history":[{"command":"PBBX","id":"PBBX"},{"command":"PBMS","id":"PBMS"}],"appt_date":"2013-07-09","age":39,"middle_initial":"R","lawsuits":[{"name":"Sharma, Rahul vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-11-18","disposition_date":"2023-10-04","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"21CV10892","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"On May 31, 2020, the plaintiff was participating in the protest and filming police when he was detained. Four hours later, the plaintiff was released from custody with the summons. Three months later, all charges were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.572107/gov.uscourts.nysd.572107.1.1.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/61629677/sharma-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Beckford, Roy vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-02-23","disposition_date":"2017-08-04","payout_amount":10000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"17CV00926","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Ashford, Michael","summary":"Plaintiff was in Times Square with a Cop watch Patrol Unit when he noticed a police officer using a personal cell phone. Plaintiff approached the officer and said that it was a violation of the NYPD Patrol Guide. Plaintiff began to film the officer and the officer started to avoid the camera. The officer then asked the plaintiff for identification, and immediately arrested him for obstructing governmental administration. The criminal court complaint was dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.468521.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6071675/beckford-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Clayton, Rudolph vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-06-22","disposition_date":"2018-10-16","payout_amount":20000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"302223/2016","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Ashford, Michael"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/LHAM-michael-ashford.jpg","socials":[{"url":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-ashford-6054831b0","type":"linkedin"}],"news":[{"title":"NYPD Officer Allegedly Arrested A Man For Filming Him, Then Deleted The Footage","url":"http://gothamist.com/2017/02/08/being_annoying_is_not_a_crime.php","source":"Gothamist","date":"2017-02-08"}],"id":"LHAM","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/LHAM"}