{"active":true,"first_name":"Jason","last_name":"Melendez","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"DTS","command":{"command":"115 PCT","assignment_date":"2024-03-18","id":"115pct"},"shield_no":639,"taxid":"953097","command_history":[{"command":"PBQN","id":"PBQN"}],"middle_initial":"I","shield_no_history":[22298],"appt_date":"2012-07-11","lawsuits":[{"name":"Martin, Michael A/k/a Smith, Quentin vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-07-18","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"008347/2016","court":"Supreme Court - Queens","officer_name":"Melendez, Jason"},{"name":"Pridgen, Lawrence vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-10-24","disposition_date":"2015-08-31","payout_amount":12500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV06142","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Melendez, Jason","summary":"On July 30, 2013 at or about 8:46 P.M., plaintiff Lawrence Pridgen was lawfully within the vicinity of 1302 Redfern Avenue, Queens, New York. Plaintiff lives in Apartment 4F. He was returning to his apartment after borrowing something from a neighbor. Plaintiff was not wearing shoes. Returning to his apartment, plaintiff saw a group of police officers, including defendants, yelling at his father. As plaintiff approached his apartment, one of the officers grabbed plaintiff and twisted his arm behind his back. Plaintiff’s asked the officer why he was being grabbed. The officer told plaintiff that he was resisting, then threw plaintiff to the ground. Plaintiff fell to the floor face first. A neighbor offered to bring plaintiff a pair of shoes. One of the defendants shoved her forcefully away. Plaintiff was taken to the precinct. At the precinct, the officers falsely informed employees of the Queens District Attorney’s Office that they had observed plaintiff committing the crimes of Obstruction of Governmental Administration and Resisting Arrest. At no point did the officers observe plaintiff commit any crime. Plaintiff was taken transported to Central Booking and was arraigned in Queens County Criminal Court. Ultimately all charges against plaintiff were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.361959.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4323815/pridgen-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"payroll":{"salary":"119314","regular":"115055","overtime":"11160","other":"20781","total":"146996"},"id":"S5UR","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/S5UR"}