{"active":false,"first_name":"Deniston","last_name":"Williams","race":"Black","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"PSA 8","assignment_date":"2011-02-03","id":"PSA8"},"shield_no":7208,"ended_date":"2022-01-04","taxid":"937737","complaint_ids":[201012904,201007067,200910299],"command_history":[{"command":"PSA 3","id":"PSA3"}],"appt_date":"2005-01-10","middle_initial":"S","lawsuits":[{"name":"Lopez, Jose A. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-02-05","disposition_date":"2023-02-07","payout_amount":30000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"020689/2020E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Williams, Deniston S.","summary":"On April 17, 2017, around 1:00 P.M., in the vicinity of 2745 Schley Ave, Bronx, Plaintiff Jose A. Lopez was locked out of his apartment. While Plaintiff's neighbor attempted to access the apartment by taking off the lock. Plaintiff watched and at no time did Plaintiff attempt to take off or damage the door. Plaintiff was stopped, handcuffed, and arrested. Plaintiff did not engage in any illegal activity. Plaintiff was transported to a precinct and nothing unlawful was recovered. Between April 18, 2017, and October 24, 2018, Plaintiff made numerous appearances until the matter was dismissed in Plaintiff's favor. Plaintiff was caused to suffer physical and severe emotional distress.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=EXQoyh6GX3y4YGVBPLX96Q==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Posas, Lucia vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-10-09","disposition_date":"2024-01-22","payout_amount":120000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"030191/2019E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Williams, Deniston S.","summary":"On June 6, 2018, plaintiff was lawfully present in the vicinity of her apartment building at 2815 Schley Avenue, Apartment 7A, Bronx, New York. At this time defendant NYPD officers unlawfully stopped and seized the plaintiff accusing her of possessing drugs. At no time did Ms. Posas possess any drugs, contraband, illegal paraphernalia, or commit any crime. Nevertheless, she was arrested and transported to PSA 8 Precinct where she was subjected to a strip search. No weapons or drugs were recovered.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=eZodLabkV9oYtgc2jaJz5A==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Desane, Dillon vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-12-06","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"033641/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Williams, Deniston S.","summary":"On September 4, 2017, Plaintiff was in his apartment at 2798 Randall Avenue, Bronx, NY. During the evening, Plaintiff's roommates, were involved in a physical altercation. Plaintiff was not involved in the fight.\n\nWhen police arrived, Officers entered Plaintiff's apartment without a warrant. SZOT stated that Plaintiff was not going to record them. Szot ordered AVALIES to arrest Plaintiff after he attempted to record the police search within his apartment. Officer Carlos Aviles forcefully grabbed Plaintiff, slammed him against the wall, and applied handcuffs tightly, causing pain. Plaintiff was detained at PSA 8. While in custody, officers unlawfully searched the apartament. Williams drafted a Criminal Court Complaint of their account falsely stating that Plaintiff committes numerous cirmes rellated to posession of a controlled susbtance.\n\nOn September 5, 2017, at 3:30 p.m., while in costody, Officer Heinz assaulted Plaintiff when he was making a call to his mother. HEINZ then stated, \"you don't make the rules around here,\" and suddenly swept Mr. Desane's feet, grabbed his head and slammed him face first into the metal bars of the holding cell and kneeing him, resulting in lost of consciousness, severe injuries requiring hospital treatment. HEINZ is taller than Plaintiff and weighed at least 50-60 pounds more than Plaintiff on the date of the incident. \n Numerous other officers, including JOHN DOE PHONE CALL, and several female officers, including SZOT, were present in the vicinity of the holding cell area and had the time and opportunity to intervene to prevent HEINZ's unlawful use of force against Mr. Desane, but chose not to. There were at least two cameras in the holding cell area that video recorded HEINZ brutally beating Plaintiff.\n\nAt the hospital, Plaintiff underwent aCT Scan, had to have an emergency procedure performed to the wound above his right eye, and received approximately 15 stitches to close the laceration above his right eye. \n\nDefendant officers also charge Plaintiff of assult of a police officer, harassment and obstructing govermental administration, falsely alleging that Plaintiff attacked police defendants. Plaintiff was held in custody until September 7, 2017, for approximately 72 hours.\n\nWILLIAMS has been named as a defendant in at least three lawsuits since 2014, including: (1) BROCKETT, KEITH VS CITY OF NEW YORK, ET AL., Sup Ct., Bx, Co., Index No.: 020337/2015E; (2) JONES, DAVID VS CITY OF NEW YORK, ET AL., Sup Ct., Bx, Co., Index No.: 305737/2014; and (3) STEWART, GREGORY VS CITY OF NEW YORK, ET AL., Sup Ct., Bx, Co., Index No.: 025616/2017E.\n\nSZOT also has a long history of prior similar misconduct, and was named as a defendant in the following lawsuits: (1) HOYTE v. SZOT et al., SDNY, Index No. 12-cv-6422; and (2) PRINCE v. CITY OF NEW YORK, et al., SDNY, Index No. 13-cv-07645.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=8woR_PLUS_RWyEVFrjKWwItmBkw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Nunez, Jenny vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-12-04","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"033654/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Williams, Deniston S."},{"name":"Stewart, Gregory vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-06-26","disposition_date":"2018-05-31","payout_amount":17500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"025616/2017E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Williams, Deniston S.","summary":"On September 30, 2014, the Plaintiff was stopped and searched by P.O. Jimmie R. Moore (Shield No. 25780), P.O. Deniston Williams (Shield No. 07208), and 10 unnamed NYPD officers. Although no contraband was found on his person, within his reach or control, the Plaintiff was ordered to \"wait\" while the unnamed officers searched other individuals in the vicinity. The Plaintiff then witnessed the unnamed NYPD officers violently assaulting an individual they had searched. While standing 7 to 10 feet away, the Plaintiff objected tot he treatment he was witnessing, saying \"you don't have to do that, he's not resisting\" or words to that effect. The Plaintiff was then himself violently charged by the unnamed officers, tackled to the ground and placed under arrest in tight handcuffs. The plaintiff was transported to the local precinct and processed. Defendant Moore and unnamed officers then submitted false/misleading information to the District Attorney's Office, causing the Plaintiff to be charged with obstruction of justice or similar criminal charges. The charges against the plaintiff were ultimately dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=HhuJQPIGaePfB5uIFJNfrg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Jones, David vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-02-10","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"305737/2014","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Williams, Deniston S."},{"name":"Brockett, Keith vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-01-26","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"020337/2015E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Williams, Deniston S.","summary":"On March 27, 2014, Plaintiff was lawfully outside of a building when he was unlawfully stopped, frisked, and searched. The search was conducted in a violent and abusive manner. The defendant officer probed, shoved, cuffed, verbally assaulted, battered and abused Plaintiff, with the purpose of harming, humiliating and embarrassing Plaintiff in public. The search did not reveal any incriminatory or dangerous articles, yet defendant officers placed Plaintiff in handcuffs. Plaintiff was held, under arrest, and imprisoned from approximately March 27, 2014, at approximately 7:45 pm until March 27, 2014 at approximately 8:30 pm. During such time, Plaintiff was forced to undergo great emotional and mental anguish and physical harm, and loss of liberty and freedom. The plaintiff was released and advised that he was free to go and given a Summons and Desk Appearance Ticket without any justification for same. All criminal charges against Plaintiff were or will be dismissed in connection with, or in support of the arrest, search, seizure and imprisonment.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=uDVj6EHwmr0CfMzeavHI0g==","type":"complaint"}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"id":"QJGD","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/QJGD"}