{"active":true,"first_name":"Michael","last_name":"Simmonds","race":"Black","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"069 DET","assignment_date":"2020-12-14","id":"69det"},"shield_no":4637,"taxid":"933358","complaint_ids":[202302398,202208090,202100708,201607143],"appt_date":"2003-07-01","middle_initial":"A","shield_no_history":[25510],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Griffin, Dewayne vs City of Ny Et. al.","start_date":"2024-02-01","disposition_date":"2025-05-14","payout_amount":69000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"23CV09072","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"Oh February 20, 2023, Plaintiff was at a street corner playing with his friend's dog when Defendant Detective Michael Simmonds was driving and struck the dog with his car, which became trapped under the car. Plaintiff assisted in freeing the dog but Defendant Simmonds was intoxicated, the smell of alcohol was prevalent on his breath, and became enraged with Plaintiff. Defendant Simmonds then put his hand on his gun and trapped Plaintiff against a window and began choking him. Defendant Officers Javier Colon, Cesia Herrera, and Navdeep Kamboj arrived and pulled Defendant Simmonds off Plaintiff. Defendant Officers Shahzad Hussain, Ryan Lambert, Mindaugas Maleckas, Michael McManus, Orest Petrychyn, Amador Rivera, Michael Rossides, Sean Sheehan, and Defendant Seargent Nicholas Loweth arrived. Defendant Simmonds informed officers that Plaintiff and others ganged up on him and tried to \"swing at him\" and that's why he was assaulting Plaintiff. Witnesses told Defendant Officers that it was Defendant Simmonds being confrontational. Defendant Colon told Defendant Simmonds he wanted to keep Defendant Simmonds out of trouble. Since Defendant Simmonds was clearly intoxicated, the other Defendants gave Defendant Simmonds a bottle of water and allowed him to keep his gun. Defendant Lambert then reviewed security footage, said there was nothing on the camera, and Defendants arrested Plaintiff. The criminal complaint filed against Plaintiff was on entirely false statements and Defendant Simmonds manufactured false words that he claimed Plaintiff threatened him with. All charges against Plaintiff were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.507203/gov.uscourts.nyed.507203.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68077449/griffin-v-simmonds/"},{"name":"Larmon, Jermaine, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-10-24","disposition_date":"2023-05-31","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"521303/2018","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Simmonds, Michael","summary":"On February 26, 2018, Plaintiff, Jermaine Larmon, was at Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York, when Detective Michael Simmonds and Officer Abdelhai Sahel, and other officers, approached him. Without any probable cause or reasonable suspicion, the officers forcibly detained and accused Plaintiff of involvement in a recent shooting. Plaintiff denied involvement, asserting he had been on hospital premises at the time of the alleged incident. The officers disregarded Plaintiff's claims and available exculpatory evidence, including video surveillance footage and statements from Plaintiff's uncle, Wesley Cobourn, confirming his alibi.\n\nThe officers proceeded to arrest Plaintiff without a warrant, detaining him at various locations, including a police precinct and Central Booking. He was charged with cries he  did not comit. He was held in custody until February 27, 2018, when the District Attorney declined further prosecution, and the case terminated favorably for Plaintiff.\nPlaintiff sustained emotion and psychological injuries, endured and will continue to endure pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life, was deprived of his liberty and freedom, was damaged in his reputation, and has been otherwise damaged.\n\nPrior to seizing and detaining Plaintiff, the officers, on a public thoroughfare in Brooklyn, NY, forcibly seized and searched Plaintiff-II. He was  sked by Officers Defendants to pull his vehicle over and then, with weapons at the ready, grabbing Plaintiff-II. , forcibly pulling Plaintiff-II. from his vehicle, physically pushing Plaintiff-II. , and then conducting an invasive search of Plaintiff-II'sperson on a public street. That as a result of the aforementioned actions by the officers, Plaintiff II sustained emotion and psychological injuries, endured and will continue to endure emotional pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life, and has been otherwise damaged.\n\nPrior to the events alleged herein the officers had falsely arrested, falsely imprisoned, maliciously prosecuted, and otherwise abused their authority against individuals while in the course and scope of their employment with the NYPD","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=LWGcFma1EsyeKNSJ1ymUqg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Williams, Lawrence G. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-03-30","disposition_date":"2016-03-25","payout_amount":15000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"003802/2015","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Simmonds, Michael"},{"name":"Reyes, Roberto vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-06-09","disposition_date":"2015-07-07","payout_amount":35000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"022596/2014E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Simms, Robert"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2019-03-19","case_no":"2019-20252","penalty":"Counseling, vacation days (15 days)","charges":[{"desc":"Unfit for duty.","disposition":"Guilty"}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21028886-simmonds-4c76374c13f466bcc351a97b8c64148148a84ecb","type":"brady-giglio"}],"payroll":{"salary":"119980","regular":"115753","overtime":"0","other":"22632","total":"138385"},"id":"U3CV","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/U3CV"}