{"active":false,"first_name":"Ryan","last_name":"Hughes","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"INT CIS","assignment_date":"2011-12-08","id":"10"},"shield_no":1240,"ended_date":"2021-08-02","taxid":"922526","complaint_ids":[201213234],"appt_date":"1998-08-31","middle_initial":"P","shield_no_history":[14633],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Lynah, Elijah vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-07-24","disposition_date":"2022-07-08","payout_amount":150000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"027900/2020E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Hughes, Ryan","summary":"On October 11, 2017, plaintiff was lawfully operating a motor vehicle in the vicinity of Bronx Park East and Britton Street, when members of the NYPD directed him to pull over. he vehicle stop was conducted at the defendants' direction. Defndants instructed Plaintiff to exit his vehicle. Defendants proceeded to search the vehicle. Plaintiff was not free to leave following the stop. Without legal justification The three defendants then arrested plaintiff, placed plaintiff in handcuffs, and removed him from the scene to a local area NYPD station house. Plaintiff was eventually taken to Central Booking, where he remained jailed for a period of time. While plaintiff was still in defendants' custody, the individual defendants completed arrest paperwork in which they falsely claimed that plaintiff knowingly and unlawfully, in part, possessed a handgun and cocaine, and otherwise was engaged in criminal conduct. The individual defendants either jointly participated in the creation of this arrest paperwork or were otherwise aware that the other individual defendant was creating or causing the creation of this paperwork. the false allegations were sent to the DA. Plaintiff was eventually arraigned on various weapons and narcotics charges on October 12, 2017, based on a criminal complaint sworn to by defendant REYNOLDS, The court set bail, which plaintiff could not afford to post. Plaintiff was then transported to a DOC facility at Rikers Island, where he remained incarcerated through his prosecution. On November 1, 2019, the jury returned a verdict acquitting plaintiff of all charges. Plaintiff remained in DOC custody from the date of his arrest on October 11, 2017, through November 1, 2019.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240731000600/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=XT2/yJxFcDpSQQsCWBURcg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Garcia, Jose vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-05-29","disposition_date":"2014-12-03","payout_amount":15000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"020799/2014E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Hughes, Ryan","summary":"On June 24, 2011 Plaintiff was lawfully present inside his apartment when Sgt. John Toscano, Sgt. Ryan Hughes, and POs John Does 1-10 forcefully and unlawfully entered without legal justification. POs screamed at Plaintiff to get on the ground, which Plaintiff did. POs then placed a gun to Plaintiff's neck without legal justification and despite the fact he was complying. Other POs searched Plaintiff's apartment and destroyed Plaintiff's dresser, sofa, and curtains in the process. No illegal items were recovered but nevertheless POs falsely arrested Plaintiff, took him to the 49th Precinct, and subjected Plaintiff to an invasive and unjustified strip search. Plaintiff was issue a desk appearance ticket after approximately six hours and was released. The ticket was for possession of a controlled substance and because there was no basis for it the District Attorney's office declined to prosecute on or about October 27, 2011. Plaintiff sustained physical, psychological, and emotional trauma, was evicted from his apartment, and suffered severe economic and emotional damages as a result of this incident.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=41MdLi0S_PLUS_CIYtXIGsy4eKw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"officer_name":"Hughes, Ryan","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-04-09","disposition_date":"2014-01-28","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","docket":"303020/2012","name":"Aminov, Yuriy vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":35000}],"id":"M4LF","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/M4LF"}