{"active":true,"first_name":"Justin","last_name":"Mcknight","race":"Black","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"STR FOR","assignment_date":"2025-02-28","id":"286"},"shield_no":6853,"taxid":"953089","complaint_ids":[202405011,202406458,202301819,201902872,201708974,201605921],"command_history":[{"command":"030 PCT","id":"30pct"},{"command":"NARCBMN","id":"250"}],"appt_date":"2012-07-11","middle_initial":"P","shield_no_history":[22630],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Aragon, Andy vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2025-05-02","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"155639/2025","court":"Supreme Court - New York"},{"name":"Ballance, Melissa A. vs City of New York","start_date":"2020-09-29","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"158002/2020","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"McKnight, Justin P.","summary":"On November 27, 2019, Plaintiff Mellisa Ballance with lawfully in an apartment when Defendants Detective Ariel Eusebio, Detective Rashied McIntyre, Officer Yeraldy Bonifacio, Sergeant Frederic Ortiz, Officer Anthony Cassase, Captain Raul Maisonet, Officer John Katehis, Detective Rafael Mooscoso, Detective James Burpoe, Detective Gary Perez, Officer Justin McKnight, and Officer Carlos Ramos entered the apartment with tactical SWAT-style police equipment and shields. Plaintiff was stuck and cut with a ballistic shield, pushed onto furniture and the floor, and left in excessively tight handcuffs for an excessive period of time. As a result, Plaintiff sustained serious injury.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=dXGqGeIULaaxHdAN9zH8Sg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Escalera, Albert vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-08-15","disposition_date":"2021-08-31","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"157329/2019","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"McKnight, Justin P.","summary":"On November 2, 2018, plaintiff was a passenger in a motor vehicle, when defendant PO McKnight, without any probable cause or reasonable suspicion, stopped the vehicle and violently arrested plaintiff. At the scene of the arrest, defendant PO then conducted a cavity search of plaintiff","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=F/hX0bSGA_PLUS_DXz6EbJ51KiA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Leverette, Phillip vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-06-30","disposition_date":"2018-08-29","payout_amount":5000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"154073/2017","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"McKnight, Justin P.","summary":"On April 5, 2016, Plaintiff was lawfully standing on the street and was stopped and asked for identification by Defendant Officers. After Plaintiff complied, Defendant Officers searched Plaintiff, which failed to find any evidence of illegal activity or give cause for Plaintiff's arrest. After the search was completed, Defendant Officers handcuffed Plaintiff and placed him under arrest. Plaintiff was transported to the 30th Precinct. At the precinct, Plaintiff was fingerprinted and took a booking photo. Defendant Officers ignored Plaintiffs request for answers to the reason for his arrest. Then, Defendant Officers escorted Plaintiff to a holding cell and without any just cause or provocation, attacked and verbally abused Plaintiff. Plaintiff was transported to Central Booking for arraignment, and following arraignment, Plaintiff was transported for Rikers Island. Defendant Officers initiated criminal proceedings against Plaintiff despite Defendant's knowledge that they lacked probable cause to do so. Plaintiff was held, detained and imprisoned from April 5, 2016 to October 10, 2026. All criminal charges against Plaintiff were dismissed on October 10, 2016.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=M2tsnV1NoIdsByWOZkxwcA==","type":"complaint"}]}],"payroll":{"salary":"119980","regular":"115753","overtime":"41369","other":"12666","total":"169788"},"id":"XXE9","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/XXE9"}