{"active":true,"first_name":"Paul","last_name":"Kelly","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"BXS CRT","assignment_date":"2026-08-19","id":"948"},"shield_no":3680,"taxid":"959726","complaint_ids":[202203710,202201277,202002863],"command_history":[{"command":"046 PCT","id":"46pct"},{"command":"WARRSEC","id":"118"},{"command":"047 PCT","id":"47pct"},{"command":"PBBX SU PST"}],"appt_date":"2015-10-07","middle_initial":"G","shield_no_history":[3683,1723],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Tippins, Tyleel vs The City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2025-04-23","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"800006/2025E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx"},{"name":"Haughton, Imani vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-08-15","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"811677/2024E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On or about May 23, 2020, in the Bronx, Plaintiff Imani Haughton was illegally stopped, searched, assaulted, battered, falsely arrested, and unlawfully imprisoned by Defendants NYPD Officers, including Defendant PAUL KELLY who was Ms. HAUGHTON's arresting officer and signed her criminal court complaint knowingly and falsely accusing Ms. HAUGHTON of other related charges, all of which Defendants knew to be untrue.  At all relevant times, Defendants did not have a valid, judicially authorized arrest warrant for Ms. HAUGHTON, nor did they have probable cause to arrest Ms. HAUGHTON. At no time was Ms. HAUGHTON in actual, constructive, or statutory possession of contraband, and had not committed any crime or violation of the law. As a result of the foregoing, Ms. Haughton suffered serious physical and emotional injuries. Ultimately, all charges against Ms. HAUGHTON were unconditionally dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=ErdlPvZqxktDlqd4F_PLUS_x8Lw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Hunt, Tamel vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-01-12","disposition_date":"2025-07-01","payout_amount":250000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"800620/2024E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On or about February 4th, 2021, at approximately 11:00 p.m., at or near the vicinity of the Northeast corner of East 168th Street and 3rd Avenue, Bronx, NY, Defendants NYPD Police Officer Austin Hieronymi, Paul G. Kelly, John Avellino, John Doe I-V, and Sergeant stopped the vehicle Plaintiff Tamel Hunt was a passenger for hire for an automobile stop. The defendants conducted an automobile stop despite the Plaintiff's vehicle for hire not violating any traffic, vehicle, etc. laws nor the Defendants having any basis in law behind their stop. Although Defendants claimed that the vehicle in question lacked a light illuminating the automobile's license plate, the automobile did have such. Furthermore, the Defendants alleged that the vehicle contained the smell of marijuana and alcohol, but the vehicle did not contain such smell. Defendants then ordered the Plaintiff to exit the vehicle despite there being no justification in law to do so. Next, the Defendants searched, questioned, searched, and detained the Plaintiff and the vehicle he was in. Any alleged illicit item found in the vehicle in question stemmed from an unconstitutional search and seizure, which meant that the Defendants did not have enough probable cause to arrest the Plaintiff. Defendants then made false accusations against the Plaintiff that they knew or should have known were false and lacked probable cause.  However, Defendants then arrested and detained the Plaintiff despite a lack of probable cause, reasonable cause, or justification. During Plaintiff's detention and confinement, the Defendants took Plaintiff's property, which caused him shock, emotional distress, and physical consequences. \n\nFollowing Plaintiff's arrest, the Defendants transported him in hand restraints to the 47th precinct at 4111 Laconia Avenue, Bronx, NY. At the precinct, Defendants removed the Plaintiff's handcuffs and subjected him to a pat-down search. While being searched, one of the Defendants groped the Plaintiff at his groin and attempted to probe his anus, which caused Plaintiff fright, shock, and emotional distress. The Defendants then restrained Plaintiff in handcuffs and shackles and invasively probed Plaintiff's anus without a specific reason justifying such a search or a search warrant. The defendants later transported the Plaintiff in hand and leg restraints to the Bronx County Central Booking, where he was detained. After being detained there, Plaintiff was arraigned on February 6th, 2021. Again, Defendants removed Plaintiff to the Rikers Island Correctional facility, a prison known for its inhumane conditions, until July 11th, 2022. After Plaintiff's arrest, the Defendants maliciously and falsely asserted to the District Attorney's Office that Plaintiff possessed a weapon and other items, which caused him to be criminally charged. Ultimately, the Bronx Supreme Criminal Court and Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx dismissed Plaintiff's charges against him on August 9th, 2023, in his favor. The plaintiff believes he was targeted due to his race. Both Defendants have a pattern of arresting innocent persons per several prior lawsuits and allegations made against them. Ultimately, the Plaintiff has suffered deprivation of liberty, physical and mental pain and suffering, disability, internal and external injuries, current and future medical expenses for drugs and medications, and an inability to attend to his usual vocation and avocations.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=3YbtC9XrUzR0vsA8Rkl4iA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Garlick, Legend vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-08-18","disposition_date":"2024-05-20","payout_amount":17500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"812090/2022E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On September 9, 2020, police officers Paul Kelly and John Doe unlawfully stopped, searched and seized Plaintiff. PO armed themselves with handguns and aimed them at Plaintiff's person, threatening to fire on him. Plaintiff was then violently grabbed and handcuffed in an excessively tightened fashion. Plaintiff was transported to several police facilities were he was detained for 18 hours. PO used illegal interrogation tactics on Plaintiff in order to coerce him to admit to unrelated crimes that he did not commit so that PO would be able to prosecute and arrest their true suspects. PO falsely and maliciously accused and prosecuted Plaintiff of Criminal Possession of Firearm. All charges against Plaintiff were dismissed on or about January 28, 2021.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=vAcmuV0S0UJUorVumyz2xQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Aldrich, Dakarai, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-07-08","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"809255/2021E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On May 23, 2020 at approximately 11:00 p.m., in the vicinity of Intervale Avenue and Westchester Avenue, County of Bronx, City and State of New York, the Defendants, NYPD Police Officers Paul Kelly (shield #3683), John Doe and John Roe, absent an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause or any legal justification, and based on fraud, perjury and misrepresentations approached the Plaintiffs, Dakarai Aldrich, Zoel Muschette and Arel Aldrich-Greene for no reason and summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner. The Defendants knew or had reason to know that their actions lacked any legal justification. However, the Defendants subjected the Plaintiffs to a strip search while they were in unlawful custody, and the Plaintiffs were arraigned and falsely and maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime. The Plaintiffs remained incarcerated for over 24 hours after his arraignment and was required to make numerous court appearances over an extended period of time until all charges against him were terminated favorably. As a result of the Defendants' actions, the Plaintiffs sustained physical and emotional pain and injuries as a result of this incident.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240712142757/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=WwDTorRjnnvDptHmZiKVIQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Richerdson, Abraham vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-09-18","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"029956/2020","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Kelly, Paul","summary":"On August 28, 2019, plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of 3562 Carlisle Place, Bronx, when defendant police officers, without any probable cause or legal justification, suddenly accosted plaintiff and placed him under arrest in an excessive manner. Defendants grabbed plaintiff from behind and slammed him to the ground, jumping on and handcuffing him. In the process, one officer forcibly stomped on plaintiff's left ankle, causing severe injuries. As a result of the unprovoked assault, plaintiff sustained injuries including but limited to a left ankle fracture, and suffered emotional distress.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240910150854/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=ZfSRv5qcjIJTREVgHWoemw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Cruz, Juan vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-11-07","disposition_date":"2021-02-25","payout_amount":60000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"033172/2019E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Kelly, Paul G.","summary":"On July 17, 2019, officers Michele Butera, Paul Kelly and unnamed officers stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered and detained Plaintiff without reason on the street. Defendant officers caused battery to Plaintiff's head, neck, back, body and limbs. Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search while in custody, then arraigned and falsely and maliciously prosecuted. Plaintiff was incarcerated for over 24 hours and required to make numerous court appearances.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=fa0MGkejPJhG1Z64nYCSpw==","type":"complaint"}]}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-12-13","case_no":"2023-28770","penalty":"A - Command Discipline, vacation days (1 day)","recommendation":"Training","allegations":[{"desc":"Violated patrol rules - failed to provide name"}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-05-08","case_no":"2022-25336","recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to make required entries in Department logs."}]}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/M79R-paul-kelly.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"118056","regular":"117719","overtime":"15746","other":"20694","total":"154159"},"id":"M79R","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/M79R"}