{"active":false,"first_name":"Sean","last_name":"Honstetter","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"DBBN OP","assignment_date":"2020-09-21","id":"410"},"shield_no":1699,"ended_date":"2025-04-01","taxid":"936777","complaint_ids":[201601489,200918088],"command_history":[{"command":"PSA 5","id":"PSA5"},{"command":"NARCBBN","id":"92"}],"appt_date":"2005-01-10","middle_initial":"M","shield_no_history":[16873],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Vera, Oscar vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-05-31","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"509490/2017","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Honstetter, Sean M.","summary":"\"On March 8, 2016, plaintiff Oscar Vera and a passenger were in plaintiff's vehicle with defendant Sergeant Sean Honstetter standing at the driver side window with his service weapon drawn and defendant Detective Jon Gladstone standing at the passenger window, leaning in and pointing his service weapon at plaintiff. At that time and on the instruction of defendant Detective Julio Micheli, defendant Lieutenant Luis Arocho rammed his police vehicle into the back of plaintiff's vehicle, causing plaintiff's passenger to push defendant Gladstone's arm forward. Defendants Honstetter fired weapon, striking both plaintiff and defendant Gladstone. Defendant Gladstone also fired his weapon. As a result, plaintiff suffered three bullet wounds, one in the left wrist and two in the left leg. Because defendants were not displaying their police badges, plaintiff exclaimed that he had been shot and asked someone to call the police, not realizing defendants were police officers.\nDefendants Honstetter and Detective Steven LaFortune then pulled plaintiff from the vehicle and threw him to the ground and hit him with their pistols, even after plaintiff was handcuffed. Plaintiff was then placed in an ambulance and took him to the hospital. \nDefendant Detective Adam Wright signed a criminal complaint accusing plaintiff of narcotics offenses, aggravated assault upon a police officer and reckless endangerment, and a grand jury indicted plaintiff.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=lscK8s5dGIe1Q8_PLUS_5otzFvA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Muhammadali, Sayyid D. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-08-05","disposition_date":"2018-01-17","payout_amount":1500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"704578/2014","court":"Supreme Court - Queens","officer_name":"Honstetter, Sean M.","summary":"On or about March 30, 2013, Defendants Police Officer Baruccheri and Seargant Honstetter assaulted Plaintiff with guns drawn and other objects used to physically seize and strike and restrain Plaintiff. They arrested Plaintiff, bringing him to the NYPD 101st Precinct to be charged with crimes he did not commit and held in custody for over 24 hours. Later, on April 3, 2013, Plaintiff went to retrieve his belongings from the Precinct and Defendants Police Officer Solis and Seargant Cordiner assaulted and arrested him in the same manner, and again charged him with various crimes he did not commit.  Plaintiff suffered severe and permanent physical and psychological injuries.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=NDZQJnW1BuG3Nv/VrU2ytA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Muhammadali v. City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"Plaintiff was assaulted and subsequently arrested by PO Baruccheri and Sgt Honstetter. He was brought to 101st Precinct and charged fro various crimes. Plaintiff then returned to 101st Precinct to collect his confiscated belongings, where he was assaulted and arrested again by PO Solis and Sgt Cordiner.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5379235-Muhammadali-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"18CV01521","officer_name":"Sean M. Honstetter"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-10-04","case_no":"2017-17821","penalty":"B - Command Discipline, vacation days (3 days)","recommendation":"Charges and Specifications","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully discharged firearm at a moving vehicle"}]}],"id":"RRF9","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/RRF9"}