{"active":true,"first_name":"James","last_name":"Lukeson","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DTS","command":{"command":"061 PCT","assignment_date":"2024-02-12","id":"61pct"},"shield_no":3515,"taxid":"935216","complaint_ids":[202311471,202311077,202311237,202304458,202302176,202001196,201910390,201703280,200901903,200817541,200716565,200706091],"command_history":[{"command":"083 PCT","id":"83pct"},{"command":"076 PCT","id":"76pct"},{"command":"067 PCT","id":"67pct"}],"appt_date":"2004-07-01","age":48,"middle_initial":"W","shield_no_history":[9696],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Faneus, Kevin vs Det. Chowski, Adam Gierla, et al.","start_date":"2022-03-01","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"503468/2022","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On July 7, 2020, Kevin Faneus (Plaintiff) was lawfully outside the building at 2069 Nostrand Avenue, County of Kings, State of New York, when he was approached by defendant and was grabbed to the ground. Plaintiff did not resist arrest or otherwise obstruct officers in the course of their attempts to arrest him. Plaintiff was then handcuffed, searched, and transported to the 67th Police Precinct where he was placed in a holding cell. Defendants ordered Plaintiff into the holding cell bathroom and made him remove his clothing, and upon questioning these orders, defendants slammed Plaintiff’s head into the wall and dragged him into the holding cell bathroom. Defendants then falsely informed the prosecutors and falsely swore out a complaint that plaintiff had been in possession of a firearm. Plaintiff was later arraigned for the same false allegations; and not being able to make his bail, he was transferred to Riker’s Island. On November 26, 2019, the criminal case against Plaintiff was dismissed and sealed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=nKrHFWTJiYzX2cgpihLUEQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"King, Justin vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-04-08","disposition_date":"2022-07-12","payout_amount":50000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"20CV06077","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"On May 25, 2019, Plaintiff was driving an electric scooter when a black Impala vehicle suddenly drove up alongside him and dangerously cut him off for no apparent purpose. Plaintiff evaded the vehicle and drove off. A person jumped out of the vehicle threatening to shoot him. Realizing the people in the vehicle could be plainclothes police officers, Plaintiff then stopped his scooter and lied down on the pavement in front of a busy restaurant, and put his body in a “star” position to show he was not a threat. The plainclothes police officers ran up to him and one purposefully and with great force came down onto the side of Plaintiff’s face with his knee, fracturing his nose. The same officer then pointed his gun right in front of and directly at Plaintiff’s face even though Plaintiff remained in the star position showing he was not a threat. A Defendant officer also pointed a gun at Plaintiff’s back while he was face down on the ground and pushed the point of the gun against Plaintiff’s back. Plaintiff was taken to Kingsbrook Hospital in the custody of the police. An officer attempted to get the medical discharge records from the nurse in an attempt to cover up the misconduct causing Plaintiff’s injury. The nurse refused but the papers were later taken from him by officers. At the precinct, the desk sergeant attempted to intimidate Plaintiff by coming to his cell and telling him to stop making false accusations against his officers, which he did not.  Plaintiff was arrested and falsely charged with a felony and misdemeanor. He denies committing any crime or violation and spent 31 hours in custody before being released. All charges were dismissed against him.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.457126/gov.uscourts.nyed.457126.23.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18741359/king-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Lewis, Angeleta, et Al vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-12-15","disposition_date":"2021-10-11","payout_amount":45000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"20CV05690","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Lukeson, James","summary":"On March 26, 2019, the three plaintiffs were inside plaintiff Angeleta Lewis’ home when several NYPD officers, including Defendants Police Officer Fabian Modesto, James Lukeson and Sgt. David Grieco, knocked down the front door of the apartment and stormed in with their guns drawn. They yelled at everyone to get down on the ground and guarded the plaintiffs while they searched the apartment. The officers inquired about the location of Junior, another family member who did not live in the apartment, and the Plaintiffs explained that they did not know of his whereabouts. Despite having no arrest warrant, finding no contraband and having no reasonable suspicion that a crime had been committed, Defendants handcuffed Plaintiffs and drove them in a police van to the 67th precinct. There, they were subjected to a search and forced to sit handcuffed to the wall for six hours. The officers interrogated plaintiffs about how to find Junior and unlawfully confiscated Angeleta Lewis's phone. After Junior voluntarily came to the precinct, plaintiffs were released without any charges filed against them.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.456277/gov.uscourts.nyed.456277.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18680679/lewis-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Laroc, Sharon, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-11-02","disposition_date":"2021-11-10","payout_amount":67500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"20CV05227","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Lukeson, James","summary":"Early June 13, 2019 Sgt. David Grieco and Officer James Lukeson and other officers entered Plaintiffs Laroc and Jamieson's apartments without consent and both were arrested. An officer kicked Mr. Jamieson (who is a paraplegic) in the legs. One officer pointed a gun at Ms. Laroc's head. At the precinct Ms. Laroc was allowed to receive necessary medication but not allowed to take it. In the evening she was transported to the hospital for symptoms caused by failure to take her medication. Mr. Jamieson was treated for back and side pain. \n\nOfficers Lukeson prepared an arrest report claiming they were gang members in possession of drugs and a gun, but both were released without charges. The DA concluded there was insufficient evidence because the items were found in a communal detached garage near the apartment but with no connection to plaintiffs. Money taken from Ms. Laroc's apartment during the search was not returned. Neither plaintiff was charged.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.455345/gov.uscourts.nyed.455345.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18587577/solomon-v-county-of-nassau/"},{"name":"Mcclain, Kamiesha, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-12-19","disposition_date":"2020-02-25","payout_amount":25003,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"18CV11836","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Lukeson, James","summary":"On January 12, 2016 at approximately 6am, Ms. McClain was getting ready for work in her apartment when as many as twenty NYPD Officer John Does* (all male) broke down her door and raided her apartment. They had a warrant based on a tip from a confidential informant that crack cocaine had been sold by Ms. McClain's brother in the apartment. Ms. McClain's brother did not live in the apartment, nor did he ever live there or have keys, and only visited every few weeks. Ms. McClain, wearing only undergarments at the time, was pushed into a chair and handcuffed with excessive tightness. Her mother and six-year-old son were in another part of the apartment, told to \"get the fuck down on the floor\" at gunpoint, and Ms. McClain was not allowed to see them. Their requests to use the bathroom were denied. The apartment was ransacked and property damaged. After about a half hour, Ms. McClain requested proper clothing; and despite her wishes for her mother to assist in putting them on, a male officer dressed her. Her requests to loosen the handcuffs were ignored, causing swelling the day after. Ms. McClain was brought to the precinct against her will, and her mother and son were told to vacate the apartment for them to search it further. When they returned the door was off its hinges and the apartment left completely unsecured for anyone to enter. At the precinct, Ms. McClain was searched by a female officer in an obtrusive manner. She was held in a cell in the precinct the entire day and transferred to Booking overnight where she was held overnight until arraignment. \n\nOfficer Demchenko was the deponent of the criminal complaint against Ms. McClain which falsely alleged that the officers found drugs in the apartment and that Ms. McClain had admitted to smoking weed. Officer Allen falsely averred in an Affidavit of Inventory of Property Taken that various narcotics in NYPD custody were recovered via the search. Ultimately all charges were dropped. \n\n*Named officers in the raid include: ALLEN, DEMCHENKO, GARGIN, PEREIRA, KATS, TAYLOR, FINN, KISH, ZALESKI, FREISEN, LUKESON, SHIMIN, CIFUENTES, CONNOLLY, HIGGINS, DOLAN,\nHENDRICKS, GARGAN, BARRY, LONGA, PARIDES, CACACE, SOLER.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.506787/gov.uscourts.nysd.506787.23.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/8421128/mcclain-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Abraham, Henry vs P.O. Herbert, Hugh, et al.","start_date":"2016-06-08","disposition_date":"2016-11-09","payout_amount":500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV05208","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Lukeson, James","summary":"On June 6, 2012, plaintiff was arrested and subsequently incarcerated for a crime. Officers threatened to kill him and violated his civil rights. Note: complaint is handwritten and difficult to read.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.375092/gov.uscourts.nyed.375092.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4926212-Abraham-v-New-York-City-Police-Department-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5704002/abraham-v-new-york-city-police-dept/"},{"officer_name":"Lukeson, James","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2013-03-28","disposition_date":"2013-12-16","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"13CV01675","name":"Diaz, Carrigan vs Police Officer Herbert, Hugh, et al.","payout_amount":10001,"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4926291-Diaz-v-Herbert-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4926301-Diaz-v-Herbert-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13049379/diaz-v-herbert/"},{"officer_name":"Lukeson, James","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-03-13","disposition_date":"2014-04-25","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"12CV01219","name":"Davis, Leroy vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":560000,"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923008-Leroy-Davis-v-Javier-Velez-James-Lukeson-and"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923009-Leroy-Davis-v-Javier-Velez-James-Lukeson-and"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4321566/leroy-davis-v-javier-velez-james-lukeson-and-gary-calhoun/"},{"name":"Gonzalez et al v. 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Lukeson"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-07-04","case_no":"2021-23588","penalty":"Training","recommendation":"Training","allegations":[{"desc":"Improper use of his body worn camera"}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-05-09","case_no":"2022-24901","recommendation":"Command Discipline - B","allegations":[{"desc":"Violated patrol rules."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-01-15","case_no":"2021-24484","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully discourteous to an individual known to the Department."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21025307-lukeson-521963215c9256afc9559c941234d83997c2aa8a","type":"brady-giglio","lawsuits":["11CV6053","09CV506"]},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22085329-seh_935216","type":"employment-history"}],"payroll":{"salary":"119980","regular":"115753","overtime":"11549","other":"23016","total":"150318"},"news":[{"title":"Brooklyn jury awards $560K to ex-con after false arrest for illegal gun possession","url":"http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/jury-awards-560k-ex-con-false-arrest-article-1.1551283","source":"New York Daily News","date":"2013-12-18"}],"id":"LQ7V","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/LQ7V"}