{"active":true,"first_name":"Stephen","last_name":"Rice","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"NARCBQS","assignment_date":"2023-05-16","id":"132"},"shield_no":5586,"taxid":"964238","complaint_ids":[202305346,201906106],"command_history":[{"command":"073 PCT","id":"73pct"}],"appt_date":"2017-07-05","middle_initial":"C","shield_no_history":[2527],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Campbell, Lawrence G. vs Adams, Eric L. et al.","start_date":"2024-08-13","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"24CV05345","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69018244/14/campbell-v-caban/"},{"name":"Moore, Paul vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-10-05","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"521470/2023","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On December 31 2021 the Plaintiff was lawfully walking from the local convenience store to his aunt's home when Officers Edward Whalen, Stephen Rice, and John or Jane Does 1-10 exited their vehicle and unjustifiably ran towards him. In response, the Plaintiff ran towards his Aunt's gate where he fell and struck his head losing consciousness. When the Plaintiff gained consciousness he woke up to excessively tight cuffs on his wrists before being unlawfully arrested and transported to the 73rd Precinct and thereafter placed in a holding cell at Central Booking. The NYPD Officers began to initiate a malicious prosecution claim against the Plaintiff by falsely communicating he had control and possession of a weapon. The Plaintiff was arraigned and spent the next 8 months falsely imprisoned in Rikers before charges were dismissed on December 22 2022.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=DW32D/LnUOTk4z_PLUS_QihXOKg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Moore, Paul vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-10-05","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"534844/2023","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On December 31, 2021, Plaintiff was entering his aunt's home when officers rushed towards him without probable cause. Out of fear, Plaintiff rushed towards the gate of the home and fell in chase, striking his head on the metal gate before losing consciousness. When Plaintiff came to, he was on the ground and handcuffed. Plaintiff was then transported to the precinct and falsely accused of criminal possession of a weapon. Plaintiff was transported to prison and stayed there for 8 months while awaiting trial. All charges were subsequently dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=qpepOtl4rCzgeparu/OXpg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Weber, Tiara, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-09-13","disposition_date":"2023-03-01","payout_amount":38500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"22CV04518","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"On August 29, 2019, three plaintiffs were playing the skully game near a playground in Brooklyn when officers approached the plaintiffs without cause and arrested them. The NYPD officers tightly handcuffed the plaintiffs causing pain and numbness in their hands. The plaintiffs asked if the handcuffs could be loosened or removed but the NYPD officers ignore their requests. When the plaintiffs inquired why they were being arrested, the NYPD officers threatened them with bodily harm, pushed, shoved, cursed, and screamed at them. People in the crowd who were fearful approached the NYPD officers but were threatened with arrest and bodily harm. When one plaintiff, complained about the verbal and physical abuse they were immediately subjected to abuse including being forcibly grabbed, slammed down on the floor, punched, kicked, and yelled at. The plaintiffs were dragged and pushed into the NYPD police vehicles. While at the precinct, the NYPD officers conducted an unlawful search of the plaintiffs. The NYPD officers did not find any contraband during their search however, they continued to detain the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs were detained for a lengthy period of time until being transported to Central Booking to wait for arraignment. The prosecutors believed the reports and statements from the NYPD officers and initiated criminal actions against the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs were arraigned and released on their own recognizance. In the following months, the falsely charged crimes against the three plaintiffs were dismissed and sealed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.483612/gov.uscourts.nyed.483612.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/64861430/weber-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Bartholomew, Lavon vs City of Ny","start_date":"2021-08-12","disposition_date":"2023-05-02","payout_amount":465000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"21CV03729","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"On April 5, 2020 at 5:11 pm Plaintiffs Shaundell Hennegan (SH), Tysean Hennegan, J'chad Boyce and Curtis Miller were standing in the street. Plaintiff Miller was in the passenger seat of a car, and when POs Brian Ramirez and Justin Vasquez yelled at the Plaintiffs for not social distancing, SH got into the driver's seat. PO Ramirez demanded to see SH's DL, which was provided. PO Vasquez demanded to see Miller's ID; Miller refused since he was not doing anything. Miller began recording the interaction with his cell, and PO Vasquez slapped it out of his hand and began hitting Miller. SH then began recording, and the officers threw him to the ground and PO Ramirez began striking him with a bit stick. Sgts Darren Caranella, and Troy Peacock and POs Sean Slowski, and Christopher Read pinned SH to the ground, kneeing and striking him as they placed handcuffs on him. Plaintiff Boyce began recording the assaults, and POs Ramirez, Vasquez began beating him. POs Charles Ji, Michael John, Stephen Rice, Sgt Troy Peacock, and Lts Alexander Bobo and Michael Parscale joined in the assault as they arrived. PO Stephen Rice tased Boyce for several seconds before handcuffing him. Boyce, SH, and Miller were taken to the 073 Precinct, where they were taunted by PO Vasquez and Ramirez. Ramirez chocked Miller in the precinct. SH and Miller were released at 3pm and Boyce was released shortly after 5pm on April 6 without having been charged nor seeing a judge. \nOn April 8, 2020, Plaintiff Denzel Bobb was driving his vehicle, looking for parking SH was in the passenger seat, and Shaquweice Mills was in the rear seat. As Bobb was about to park, plainclothes Sgt Samuel Hui and Steven Franzel with officers Keith Stark, Richard Catapano and Vincent D'Andraia arrived in unmarked cars. They alleged that the car had a broken tailight. As Bobb attempted to retrieve the vehicle registration he was asked for by Sgt Hui, he was pulled out of the vehicle and Hui, Stark, and Franzel began beating him. SH and Mills were taken out of the vehicle by Franzel and Catapano and forced to sit on the ground with their handcuffs throughout the assault. Hui pointed his taser at them. Plaintiff Lavon Bartholomew witnessed the assault began recording. PO Stark told him to turn off the light on his camera, Bartholomew complied. Stark and D'Andraia approached Bartholomew again, slapped his phone out of his hand, whereupon they began beating him along with PO Richard Catapano. Upon handcuffing him too tightly, Catapano smashed his head on the sidewalk. All plaintiffs were taken to the precinct.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.466321/gov.uscourts.nyed.466321.29.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/60033301/bartholomew-v-ramirez/"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2022-06-21","case_no":"2022-25431","penalty":"C - Command Discipline, vacation days (8 days)","recommendation":"Command Discipline - B","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to activate their body-worn camera."},{"desc":"Failed to make required entries in Department logs ( activity log)."},{"desc":"Failed to notify the radio dispatcher about a vehicle pursuit."},{"desc":"Improper vehicle pursuit."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21056217-rice-964238-05-21-21","type":"brady-giglio"}],"payroll":{"salary":"119248","regular":"113394","overtime":"47208","other":"15835","total":"176438"},"id":"TEYP","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/TEYP"}