{"active":true,"first_name":"Edward","last_name":"Gaston","race":"Black","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"PA UPTU","id":"398"},"shield_no":5386,"taxid":"952767","complaint_ids":[202504948,201308284],"command_history":[{"command":"PBBX","id":"PBBX"},{"command":"SRG 2","id":"SRG2"}],"appt_date":"2012-07-11","middle_initial":"E","shield_no_history":[4616,3779],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Parks, Toshia vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-11-14","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"160497/2024","court":"Supreme Court - New York","summary":"On July 04, 2023, while Plaintiff’s car was parked, an officer was rude towards her child. Toshia attempted to get the officers information to file a report. Toshia spoke with Badillo, who refused to give information she requested, saying “I’m not going to do what you want me to do;” and “Not on your time.” An ambulance was slowly coming down the street. The officer ordered Toshia to the sidewalk, to allow the ambulance to pass. Despite not blocking the roadway, Toshia was arrested. As she was slammed to the ground her shoulder dislocated, requiring repair surgery. Toshia was charged with assault in the second degree. The officer fabricated an account where Toshia assaulted him. Officers forwarded false information to the DA resulting in Toshia spending a longer time in custody than she would have otherwise. All charges against Toshia were ultimately dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=2cPwTRD/NoYOo5kiwAEjng==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Kelly, Lisa vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-10-01","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"157142/2024","court":"Supreme Court - New York","summary":"On May 6, 2023, Plaintiff participated in a protest in Manhattan to raise awareness for the murder of Jordan Neely. The protest had a march, which began from the subway station where Neely was murdered and ended around Bryant Park. At around 6:30PM, Plaintiff entered the Lexington-63rd Street subway with other fellow protestors—around this time, the protest had ended. Defendant Officer’s entered the station and surrounded the train platform. Plaintiff was standing peacefully on the train platform when Defendant NYPD Inspector Elias A. Nikas commanded a group of NYPD officers to arrest the protestors. Defendant Officer’s began shoving protestors.  Defendant Captain Abhraham Badillo, Defendant Sergeant David Lamarre, and other Defendant Officers grabbed Plaintiff and threw her to the platform floor before assaulting her. They picked Plaintiff up from the ground before dropping her again. Defendant Captain Badillo wrapped his arm around her neck and choked her from behind. Metal handcuffs were then placed on Plaintiff, who was layign face-down on the floor of the platform. A group of people began taking photos and the Defendant Officer’s removed her face mask so her face would be visible. A female Defendant Officers searched Plaintiff publicly, placing her hands under Plaintiff’s bra and between her legs. \n\nPlaintiff had to wait inside of the vehicle for an hour as they located her arresting officer. Plaintiff informed Defendant Officer’s that she was beginning to lose feeling in her right shoulder and left wrist. They refused to loosen Ms. Kelly’s handcuffs or offer her any form of medical aid. The Defendant Officer’s then went through Plaintiff’s phone, reading her text message notifications out loud. Another search was performed again, with Plaintiff’s bra being snapped. Male Defendant Officers watched the search and laughed. Plaintiff once again requested medical attention and they refused to provide it, as well as advising her against seeking medical attention. On May 7, 2023, at around 4AM, Plaintiff was released and issued a Desk Appearance Ticket, which listed NYPD Officer Steven Oquendo as her arresting officer, although he was not present during Plaintiff’s arrest. Plaintiff went to an emergency department of a hospital and was diagnosed with a fracture in her left wrist and a concussion. The New York County Office of the District Attorney declined to prosecute the plaintiff.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=xYn8qI9rnnX6r1uRAB05uA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Tirado, Abel vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-04-18","disposition_date":"2023-06-14","payout_amount":26000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"22CV03042","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"On January 18, 2021, the Plaintiff was participating as a medic at a protest. When attempting to assist a woman who was hurt, an unknown NYPD officer grabbed the Plaintiff's foot, tripped him, and tried dragging the Plaintiff. The NYPD officer told the Plaintiff he was under arrest for trying to help the woman. Then, Defendant NYPD Officer Edward Gaston and two other unknown NYPD officers tackled the Plaintiff from behind, causing him to land head-first onto the sidewalk.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.578208/gov.uscourts.nysd.578208.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63231899/tirado-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Muhammad, Yadullahi vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-01-08","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"035400/2019E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Gaston, Edward","summary":"On April 8, 2014, at approximately 5:00 a.m., Plaintiff Muhammad was at home sleeping with his family, at 211 Southern Boulevard, 4B, Bronx, NY, when Defendants, including Police Officers Geist, Gaston, Disimone, Farrell, Reyes, Batista, Smith, Green, Talleyrand, Oktrova, Warkenthein and John or Jane Doe 1 through 10 knocked on their door and claimed they had a warrant for an individual named \"Mutar Mohammed.\" Plaintiff's girlfriend answered the door and told the Defendant Officers that nobody with that name lived at that location. Defendant Officers aggressively pushed their way into the apartment with their guns drawn and pointed at Plaintiff without probable cause. Plaintiff was forced to the ground at gun point by Defendant Officers, Plaintiff was then subject to a search without probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe he was Mutar Mohammed or that he had committed a violation of the law. Defendants rear handcuffed Plaintiff extremely tightly, causing substantial pain and injury to his wrists and hands and transported Plaintiff to a local NYPD precinct where Plaintiff was subject to a strip search with cavity inspection. \n\nPlaintiff was held in a cell at the precinct for approximately four days before he was informed by Defendants that he had been indicted by a grand jury on several different charges. Defendants had intentionally provided false information to the Bronx County District Attorney and offered false, fraudulent and misleading testimony to the grandy jury convened to investigate the charges against Plaintiff to ensure that he was indicted. Plaintiff was arraigned and formally charged with three (3) counts of Criminal Conspiracy in the First Degree, three (3) counts of Criminal Conspiracy in the Second Degree, one (1) count of Criminal Conspiracy in the Third Degree and one (1) count of Criminal Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree. Plaintiff was unable to meet his bail conditions and was remanded to custody at Riker's Island, where he remained for 11 months until he was released on bail in March 2015. During his incarceration on Riker's Island, Plaintiff was forcibly subject to multiple strip searches with cavity inspections. Over the next four years, Plaintiff was forced to return to court to face the false charges against him several times before all charges were eventually dismissed on October 2, 2018.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=N69KbqynMZs4GV2K2IAM4A==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Cabrera, Jose Deleon vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-07-19","disposition_date":"2021-10-08","payout_amount":15000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"027273/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Gaston, Edward","summary":"On March 22, 2017, while lawfully driving around Cypress Avenue and East 138th Street in Bronx, NY, the plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, seized, arrested, and detained by the defendants, including Edward Gaston and John Does 1-2, without legal justification. After the arrest, the plaintiff was taken to a local precinct where he was prohibited from using the restroom for approximately 4-6 hours, causing him to be taken to Lincoln Hospital. Subsequently, he was taken to various police stations and Bronx Central Booking. The defendants falsely accused the plaintiff of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=C/9Me5fEe0x8dpearDOMQQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Rivera, Jose vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-08-22","disposition_date":"2018-08-29","payout_amount":20000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"302741/2016","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Gaston, Edward"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/RFAV-edward-gaston.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"39283","other":"27568","total":"175361"},"id":"RFAV","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/RFAV"}