{"active":true,"first_name":"Donte","last_name":"Merson","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"WTC CMD","assignment_date":"2026-07-28","id":"141"},"shield_no":19471,"taxid":"959816","complaint_ids":[202408763,201906911,201803801],"command_history":[{"command":"DBBX"},{"command":"052 PCT","id":"52pct"}],"appt_date":"2015-10-07","middle_initial":"J","lawsuits":[{"name":"Dallas, Alfredo vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-05-11","disposition_date":"2026-03-23","payout_amount":45000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"510752/2021","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On June 17, 2020, Plaintiff Alfredo Dallas was approached and was assaulted and battered by Defendant Police Officers Donte Merson and John Does when Plaintiff was lawfully present at or about Fulton Street. The assault and battery consisted of being pushed, grabbed, had his arms violently twisted and was forcefully placed in handcuffs. While in handcuffs, Plaintiff was beaten by the officers. Plaintiff was placed under arrest and was taken to the 84th Precinct where he was held there for\nseveral hours until he was issued with a baseless desk appearance and then released at later on the same day. The arrest and confinement was without probable cause nor based on reasonable grounds and not founded upon an arrest warrant and Plaintiff sustained serious permanent personal injuries along with humiliation, shame, indignity, damage to reputation and credit and suffered emotional and physical distress, emotional distress and injuries. Defendants created and submitted an erroneous police report in an effort to cover up the aforesaid and initiate a prosecution in bad faith.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=K4mvW85ufbyLZ0Klu9Se3g==","type":"complaint"}]}],"payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"16592","other":"16908","total":"142011"},"id":"LWGH","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/LWGH"}