Russell Lennon

Badge #7079, Hispanic Male
Police Officer at 123rd Precinct since March 2008, active
Service started January 2007, made $134,000 last year, Tax #943476

Lawsuit settlements:
$85,000   Maggio, Noah vs City of New York, et al., 2019 EDNY EDNY 19CV06442
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Discipline

Case: 2022-24896
Closed: 4/6/2022
Case Details:
  1. Pleaded Guilty: Left the scene of an accident.
  2. Pleaded Guilty: Made inaccurate statements to supervisors.
Penalty: Vacation days (30 days)


Lawsuits

Maggio, Noah vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV06442, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 9, 2019, ended March 30, 2021
$85,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 6, 2019 Mr. Maggio was waiting in his backyard while EMT's tended to his daughter's medical emergency inside his home. 12 officers arrived and formed a barrier blocking him from the home. Shortly after, the the daughter's nurse informed Mr. Maggio she was breathing. As Mr. Maggio attempted to enter the house, Officers Salvatore Oliveri, Christopher Payne, Peter Evensen, Annaruth Legare, Jonathan Bass, and James Amundsen forced him to the ground. Officer Ryan McGuiness kicked him in the back while he was on the ground. Officers Oliveri, Payne, Evense, Legare, Bass, and Amundsen handcuffed Mr. Maggio's too tightly and put him in a sitting position. Officer McGuinness un-holstered his taser "in a threa...