{"active":false,"first_name":"Bruce","last_name":"Koch","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT1","command":{"command":"110 DET","id":"110det"},"shield_no":140,"ended_date":"2020-01-02","taxid":"921467","complaint_ids":[201401635],"appt_date":"1998-07-01","lawsuits":[{"name":"Delamota, Sebastian vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-10-10","disposition_date":"2017-12-08","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"14CV05888","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Koch, Bruce","summary":"On October 27, 2006, a man by the name of Juan Hernandez had been held up at knifepoint and had his gold chain stolen. Mr. Hernandez described the perpetrator as being 5'6\" and average build. Plaintiff Sebastian Delamota is 6'2\" and at the time of his arrest weighed 160 lb. The victim of the robbery stated that at the time of the attack, the perpetrator held a knife in his right hand while simultaneously snatching a chain from his neck with his left hand. At the time of the robbery, plaintiff did not have the use of his left hand as it hung limply at his side as a result of nerve damage. Sometime after the robbery, the victim's son, Juan Hernandez Jr., called 911 pretending to be his father and told defendant Officer Koch that \"the word on the street\" was that the perpetrator was named \"Sebastian.\" Juan Hernandez Jr. claimed that he did not know plaintiff, but this was false: he had known plaintiff a long time, and they lived only two blocks apart. During the investigation into the assault/robbery, defendant Officer Koch permitted Juan Hernandez Jr. to interpret for his Spanish-speaking father at a photo array. Juan Hernandez Sr. informed Defendant Koch that he didn't see the rober's face and didn't know whether he was black or white. Sometime after this, Plaintiff was charged with robbery, possession of a weapon, and menacing. He could not make bail so was held at Riker's Island, where he remained until early July 2007. Plaintiff was convicted of all charges and sentenced to 10 years of incarceration.  \n\nAfter the trial court and appellate court denied petitioner's motion to set aside his conviction, the Court of Appeals granted leave to appeal and subsequently unanimously overturned Plaintiff's conviction, finding that the photo array was unduly suggestive and that \"the suggestiveness cannot be attributed to the victim's son, but to the detective's decision to utilize him as the interpreter notwithstanding the possible risks that were involved in this practice.\" Further, Defendant Koch withheld information from the district attorney's office concerning the unduly suggestive nature of the photo array. All criminal charges against plaintiff were ultimately dismissed on September 13, 2012.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.361548/gov.uscourts.nyed.361548.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4323769/delamota-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Delamota, Sebastian vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-07-11","disposition_date":"2013-10-16","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"012922/2013","court":"Supreme Court - Queens","officer_name":"Koch, Bruce"},{"name":"Velasco v. City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","payout_amount":45000,"disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922779-Velasco-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"06CV03421","officer_name":"Bruce J. Koch"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/RC93-bruce-koch.jpg","id":"RC93","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/RC93"}