{"active":false,"first_name":"Jose","last_name":"Hernandez","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"048 PCT","assignment_date":"2024-12-23","id":"48pct"},"shield_no":4180,"ended_date":"2025-01-02","taxid":"936756","complaint_ids":[201807727,201804072,201705359,200902433,200514249],"command_history":[{"command":"D C P I","id":"372"},{"command":"P C O","id":"422"},{"command":"INT CIS","id":"10"},{"command":"PSA 5","id":"PSA5"},{"command":"028 PCT","id":"28pct"}],"appt_date":"2005-01-10","middle_initial":"A","shield_no_history":[27401],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Cooper, Jermaine vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-09-17","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"158349/2024","court":"Supreme Court - New York","summary":"On October 26, 2021, defendants searched plaintiff's residence at 1350 Fifth Ave, Apt 3B, NY, NY, and recovered a loaded firearm, ammunition, and narcotics, from inside a locked room that did not belong to plaintiff and which plaintiff had no access. Defendants arrested plaintiff for possession of same. Defendants informed the New York DA there was evidence establishing plaintiff’s control over the contraband. Defendants handcuffed plaintiff and transported him to the 28th Precinct. On October 26, 2021, Plaintiff was arraigned and bail was set in the amount of $150,000. Plaintiff was incarcerated for twenty months at Rikers Island. On June 12, 2023, following a jury trial, plaintiff was acquitted of all charges.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=2jcZWI5E9U/8cRe3XSROsA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Vasquez, Michael vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-02-11","disposition_date":"2023-12-11","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"20CV04641","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"On March 24, 2018, Michael Vasquez, at approximately 7:00 P.M., was lawfully patronizing a Whole Foods supermarket, located at 100 West 125th Street, New York, NY 10027, when he was detained by two store security guards who then called the police. Defendant Police Officers, Sergeant Jose Hernandez, Officer Howard Thorton, Officer Latoya Freeman, and Officer Nelson Proano arrived and surrounded the Plaintiff. Defendant Officers asked Plaintiff whether he had any weapons on him, to which Plaintiff replied that he had a knife. Defendant Officers then ordered Plaintiff to remove the knife from his pocket. As Plaintiff proceeded to follow the Defendant Officers' instructions and remove the knife from his pocket, each Defendant Police Officer drew their firearms and pointed them at Plaintiff. Upon having three firearms pointed at him, Plaintiff, in genuine fear for his life and safety, took one step forward, at which point Defendant Police Officer Thorton discharged his firearm. The Plaintiff then fell to his knees which after which. the police officers began firing again. Plaintiff suffered multiple gunshot wounds caused by Defendant Police Officer Thorton's  multiple shots. Plaintiff suffered multiple injuries including but not limited to the upper right chest, left elbow, and left lower quadrant with an injury of the blood vessel of thorax. Plaintiff was subsequently hospitalized and underwent surgery as a result of the aforementioned shooting. Plaintiff has sustained nerve damage to both his arm and shoulder, which led to the complete loss of use of Plaintiff's arm. \nPlaintiff was subsequently incarcerated following the aforementioned incident and remains incarcerated to the present day following a conviction for\naggravated assault on a police officer. Plaintiff pled not guilty to the said charge and has consistently maintained his innocence. While incarcerated at Great Meadow Correctional Facility and/or other facilitiesPlaintiff has been routinely and unjustly denied Court-Ordered medical attention as well as doctor-prescribed physical therapy for his condition.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.538804/gov.uscourts.nysd.538804.26.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17259704/vasquez-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Coleman, Kareem vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-12-22","disposition_date":"2021-09-15","payout_amount":425000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"161122/2020","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Hernandez, Jose A.","summary":"On 5/24/19, Plaintiff Kareem Coleman was in the vicinity of West 113th Street and St Nicholas Avenue, where Officers Sloman, Caleb, Hernandez, Toribio, Doe, and Roe, without cause or legal justification, stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner.  He was then falsely and maliciously prosecuted, remaining incarcerated for over 24 hours and sustaining physical and emotional pain and injuries as a result.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=SltERzgR5IG5Epx3u631pg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Watkins, Shawn vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-11-03","disposition_date":"2022-08-16","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"158123/2020","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Hernandez, Jose A.","summary":"On October 4, 2019, at approximately 7:17 PM, Plaintiff was at or near 7th Avenue and West 120 Street, New York, lawfully present in the area and otherwise not committing any offense or violation of the law. Defendant unnamed NYPD officers approached the plaintiff and ordered him to get against the wall without any explanation. The officers frisked and searched Plaintiff without probable cause before handcuffing him in an excessively tight manner. Plaintiff was falsely charged with numerous violations of the law including Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree. Plaintiff was transported to the 28th Precinct, and requested on numerous occasions medical attention for his high blood pressure. He was denied medical attention, and suffered convulsions. Plaintiff was detained for approximately 24 hours before he was released before being arraigned. Defendant Officers Jose Hernandez and Fortune Douglas falsely stated to the New York Country District Attorney's Office that Plaintiff had committed a crime despite knowing that they lacked a legal and factual basis to allege Plaintiff committed any crime. The matter was ultimately resolved in Plaintiff's favor.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240917204258/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=hNFM4_PLUS_lYOVcv1Jca0eON/w==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Rose, Kareem vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-02-11","disposition_date":"2021-10-04","payout_amount":27501,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"20CV00295","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Hernandez, Jose A.","summary":"On October 17, 2018, plaintiff was stopped and searched by NYPD officers Anthony Sengco and Jose Hernandez, who claimed that there was a warrant for his arrest relating to a hit and run. Plaintiff did not resemble the picture of the person who was wanted on the warrant. Plaintiff was taken to the 28th Precinct, where he was held in a cell and falsely charged with possession of an open container of alcohol and unlawful possession of marijuana. The next day, while plaintiff was being transported to Manhattan Central Booking, he suffered injuries from rough driving. Plaintiff asked the transporting officers to drive more carefully, but they refused. At Central Booking, plaintiff asked for his handcuffs to be placed in front of his body because of pain caused by the injuries he suffered during transportation, but his request was denied. Plaintiff was released by a judge based upon it being readily apparent that he was not the person sought by the warrant.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.529927/gov.uscourts.nysd.529927.26.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/16686312/rose-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Barnes, Brandon vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-08-16","disposition_date":"2020-11-10","payout_amount":40000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"19CV07275","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Hernandez, Jose A.","summary":"On September 14th, 2018, at around 8:30pm, Plaintiff was standing near the corner of W. 112th Street and Lenox Ave. in Manhattan. Plaintiff was then confronted by Alberto Pizzaro, Richard Pimental, and Jose Hernandez, all members of the NYPD. Plaintiff was doing nothing unlawful, but was still handcuffed by the police within second of their arrival. The handcuffs that they placed on Plaintiff were deliberately over-tightened. The police then kneed Plaintiff in the groin, punched him in his stomach, and dragged him into a police vehicle. They arrived at the precinct where officers engaged in a strip search and a cavity search, and then transported him to Manhattan Central Booking. He was detained for around 24 hours. On November 29th, 2018, all charges were dropped.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.520500/gov.uscourts.nysd.520500.11.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/16013151/barnes-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Carter, Tyleeha vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-06-17","disposition_date":"2021-05-28","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"19CV05372","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Hernandez, Jose A.","summary":"On or about March 15, 2018, plaintiff was shopping when the store called NYPD. NYPD officers, including Nelson Proano and Jose Hernandez, stopped and handcuffed plaintiff. Proano and Hernandez failed to conduct an investigation before arresting plaintiff. Plaintiff was transported to Manhattan Central Booking, where officers Proano, Hernandez, Boris Mirkin, Awais Mazhar, and Juan Perez lined plaintiff up against a wall with all male detainees. Plaintiff, who was pregnant, requested medical attention but was denied assistance. Plaintiff was then yanked out of her chair and dragged by her handcuffs. Proano or Perez proceeded to yell racially and sexually derisive remarks at her and described sexual acts they would perform while plaintiff was incarcerated. While en route to a medical treatment center, Proano or Perez tightened plaintiff's handcuffs in an unreasonably tight fashion.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.517209/gov.uscourts.nysd.517209.16.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/15745791/carter-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Watts, Andre vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-01-25","disposition_date":"2018-08-02","payout_amount":250000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"150296/2018","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Hernandez, Jose","summary":"On January 15, 2017, Police Officer Jose Tavarez approached the plaintiff and his brother with PO David Meija, and PO Tavarez fired his Taser at the plaintiff without warning or cause, striking the plaintiff in the temple with one dart. PO Tavarez discharged his taser a several more times in dry stun mode to the plaintiff's side and shoulder areas. Soom additional officers arrived on the scene, and they continued to strike the plaintiff while the other officers failed to intercede. The plaintiff was handcuffed and arrested. The plaintiff requested need for immediate medical attention but it was ignored. The plaintiff was wrongfully prosecuted, but all criminal charges against him were dismissed on December 14, 2017.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=qxxcoZe_PLUS_9hu5KkxWC7rsYA==","type":"complaint"}]}],"id":"N499","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/N499"}