{"active":false,"first_name":"Joseph","last_name":"Fezza","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"DA QNS","id":"113"},"shield_no":1630,"taxid":"883866","complaint_ids":[9503378,8601987],"appt_date":"1984-07-16","lawsuits":[{"name":"Bolt, Rohan vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-06-14","disposition_date":"2024-04-12","payout_amount":15200000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"22CV03318","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"In December of 1996, Rohan Bolt was arrested for the murders of Charles Davis and Ira \"Mike\" Epstein. He subsequently spent 24 years incarcerated before the conviction was vacated due to law enforcement's improper handling of the case. Bolt's arrest was based on an unreliable witness who referred to a person named \"Roti.\" Bolt stated that he was never called that name and another alleged witness failed to identify him in a lineup until pressured by Defendant Frank Bovino. Defendants Cardamone and Brooks knowingly elicited a false confession from one of Bolt's codefendants and failed to inform prosecutors that the confession was coerced. Defendants Pia and Sica also forced the third codefendant to adopt a statement by threatening him. A third false confession was elicited from Jason Ligon; Defendants Maryann Bubelnik and Bovino were aware of Ligon's alibi, but did not inform Bolt's counsel. \nThe aforementioned defendants, as well as Joseph Fezza, Paul Heider, William Nevins, and Michael Falciano, were involved with the creation and/or dissemination of misleading police reports and failed to disclose the alleged controversy surrounding the confessions and identifications.  Brady material was also withheld from the defense counsel. Upon review, the Conviction Integrity Unit found evidence implicating different culprits and highlighting the unreliability of the confessions used to convict Bolt. The convictions against Bolt and his codefendants were vacated on March 5, 2021. Bolt's indictment was dismissed on June 4, 2021.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.480850/gov.uscourts.nyed.480850.36.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63363181/bolt-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"id":"NER6","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/NER6"}