{"active":false,"first_name":"Artemio","last_name":"Vega","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"DB CEIS","assignment_date":"2020-01-27","id":"94"},"shield_no":5137,"ended_date":"2023-12-01","taxid":"935916","complaint_ids":[201406926,201408291,201214702,201107898,201011132,201005427,200717318,200507940],"command_history":[{"command":"046 PCT","id":"46pct"},{"command":"NARCBMN","id":"250"}],"appt_date":"2004-07-01","shield_no_history":[12533],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Roman, Madelyn vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-05-14","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"151608/2019","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Vega, Artemio","summary":"On October 12, 2016, plaintiff was lawfully present in the street, when defendant POs, without a warrant, probable cause or reasonable suspicion, stopped, frisked and ultimately arrested him. Defendant POs then provided the District Attorney's Office with false, misleading and/or incomplete information, accusing plaintiff of crimes he did not commit.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=ePTrn4CJ0_PLUS_B54KjZX5fIWg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Hernandez, Lionel vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-01-31","disposition_date":"2017-09-22","payout_amount":22000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"17CV00304","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Vega, Artemio","summary":"Incident 1: Plaintiff was sitting on a bench when Defendant Undercover Officer approached Plaintiff, pushed against him against wall, and searched him. No illegal substances or police marked money were found, but Plaintiff was arrested and brought to the precinct. After approximately 24 hours, Plaintiff was charged with 221.40 Criminal Sale of Marijuana in the 4th Degree, 221.10 Criminal Possession of Marijuana in the Fifth Degree, and 221.05 Unlawful Possession of Marijuana. Plaintiff was preparing for trial when the case was dismissed pursuant to speedy trial provisions. Incident 2: (01/09/2016, 1:00 PM, 20 Post Avenue, Street) Defendant Officers approached Plaintiff and one Defendant tightly grabbed Plaintiff's arm while another held Plaintiff in place and proceeded to search Plaintiff. No illegal substances or police marked money were found. Without advising Plaintiff of his Miranda rights, Defendant Officers interrogated Plaintiff about a crime he was not involved in. Plaintiff was taken to the 34th Precinct where he was interrogated again without being informed of his Miranda rights. After approximately 24 hours, Plaintiff was charged with 221.40 Criminal Sale of Marijuana in the 4th Degree. Plaintiff was preparing for trial when the case was dismissed pursuant to speedy trial provisions.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.467563/gov.uscourts.nysd.467563.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7425084/hernandez-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Johnson, Jarrid vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-06-02","disposition_date":"2016-05-09","payout_amount":7500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV04216","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Vega, Artemio","summary":"An individual asked Plaintiff for a cigarette. Plaintiff gave him one and then walked off when he was tackled by defendant officers, tightly handcuffed, searched, taken to a precinct, strip-searched, and charged with 220.39(1). Outcome not specified.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920869-Johnson-v-City-of-New-York-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4355302/johnson-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Jones, Phyllis vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-11-26","disposition_date":"2016-02-25","payout_amount":5000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV09202","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Vega, Artemio","summary":"Officers entered home where Plaintiff was a lawful guest and ordered her out of bed, giving her a rob to cover up with no belt.  Plaintiff was then handcuffed, leaving her front exposed and naked, and humiliated by derogatory comments made by officers. Plaintiff was arrested for no reason, brought to 28th precinct and unlawfully strip searched. False charges were filed and eventually dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920362-Jones-v-City-of-New-York-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13245733/jones-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Crenshaw, Christine vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-11-13","disposition_date":"2015-05-12","payout_amount":1750,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV09047","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Vega, Artemio","summary":"On February 21, 2014, Plaintiff was lawfully walking on the sidewalk in Manhattan when she was approached by plain clothes officers and patted down against a wall. The search did not reveal evidence of criminal activity or anything that would raise suspicion of such, and Plaintiff had not committed a crime. Despite this, the officers handcuffed Plaintiff with her arms tightly behind her back, transferred her to the local precinct, and she spent 24 hours in custody. Defendant officers attempted to charge Plaintiff with one count each of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.434961/gov.uscourts.nysd.434961.7.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13145139/crenshaw-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Gearles, Tyrone vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-07-11","disposition_date":"2014-07-23","payout_amount":40000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV04495","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Vega, Artemio","summary":"On September 17, 2010, Plaintiff Tyrone Gearles was lawfully present in the vicinity at Marcus Garvey Park speaking with some friends when Defendant Officers approached and frisked them without any probable cause or reasonable suspicion. Defendant Officers found nothing, but told Plaintiff he was under arrest for selling marijuana. At the precinct, Plaintiff was strip and body-cavity searched without reasonable suspicion or probable cause. The searches were approved and authorized by Defendant Sergeant Anthony Borelli. Both at the precinct and later at central booking, Plaintiff's requested medical treatment for his conditions of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, high blood pressure, asthma, and a sleeping disorder. All requests were ignored. Defendant Detective Antonio Edwards signed off on a criminal court complaint which he knew to be false.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.414186/gov.uscourts.nysd.414186.10.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919894-Gearles-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919895-Gearles-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13054583/gearles-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Wiggins, Reginald Cletis vs Detective Vega, et al.","start_date":"2013-06-27","disposition_date":"2014-01-30","payout_amount":800,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV02037","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Vega, Artemio","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5447564/wiggins-v-vega/"},{"name":"Hernandez v. Berrio et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","docket":"17CV00299","officer_name":"Artemio Vega"},{"name":"Mullins v. The City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","payout_amount":35000,"disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923558-Mullins-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923559-Mullins-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"09CV08488","officer_name":"Artemio Vega"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"id":"LX2M","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/LX2M"}