{"active":true,"first_name":"David","last_name":"Wheeler","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"F.T.S.","assignment_date":"2025-07-21","id":"79"},"shield_no":16703,"taxid":"947606","complaint_ids":[201604255,201408586,201304829,200901961],"command_history":[{"command":"BX CT","id":"89"},{"command":"MN IRT"},{"command":"023 PCT","id":"23pct"}],"appt_date":"2008-07-08","middle_initial":"J","lawsuits":[{"name":"Sylla, Cellou, vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-03-11","disposition_date":"2015-01-12","payout_amount":8350,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV01551","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Wheeler, David","summary":"On March 10, 2013, Plaintiff picked up Defendant Hannah Forbes in his taxi at 4:30 am from a club and took her to the requested address.  Upon arrival Defendant Forbes asked to be taken to a different address, and then another address.  Plaintiff informed Defendant Forbes that his shift was ending, he needed to return the cab or be penalized, and that he could drop her at a safe place or a nearby police precinct.  Defendant Forbes became upset and began to strike the Plaintiff with her heels, breaking the glass.  She then exited the taxi and ran.  Plaintiff called 911, advised them of what happened, and waited for the police to arrive.  The police were able to locate Defendant Forbes, and after identifying her as the passenger, Plaintiff stated that all he wanted was to be paid the fare and for the broken window.  The Officers then wrongly arrested Plaintiff and transported him to the precinct, then the following morning to central booking.  Plaintiff was charged with unlawful imprisonment and driving without a license.  Plaintiff’s taxi license was suspended until he was acquitted on all charges on December 12, 2013.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.424324/gov.uscourts.nysd.424324.2.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920087-Sylla-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13143336/sylla-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Rosario, Matthew vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-01-24","disposition_date":"2013-04-17","payout_amount":15000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV00328","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Wheeler, David","summary":"On or about February 9, 2012, Plaintiff was with two of his friends in the staircase of one of his friend’s apartment building when he was accosted by defendant officers and searched. Without probable cause, Defendants immediately placed Plaintiff under arrest, handcuffing his arms tightly behind his back, and falsely charged him with Possession of Marijuana. Defendants filled out false and/or misleading police reports and forwarded them to prosecutors at the New York County District Attorney’s Office. Specifically, Defendants falsely alleged that Plaintiff was observed to be in possession of marijuana in plain view. Plaintiff spent approximately twenty hours in police custody before the New York District Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute charges against him because Plaintiff was not observed with marijuana open to public view, and no marijuana was recovered from said Plaintiff after arrest.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.406664/gov.uscourts.nysd.406664.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919760-Rosario-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-a"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5378184-Rosario-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-a"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12963039/rosario-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Wheeler, David","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-06-21","disposition_date":"2013-01-17","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","docket":"12CV04870","name":"Brown, Aaron vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":22000,"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919646-Brown-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-a"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4350810/brown-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/LJJX-david-wheeler.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"43597","other":"28113","total":"180220"},"id":"LJJX","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/LJJX"}