John Cirulli biography: 13 things about ex-cop from Buffalo, New York

John A. Cirulli is an American man from New York, United States. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He is a resident of Buffalo, New York.
2. Aside from Buffalo, he has lived in other parts of New York including Amherst and Lancaster.
3. He used to work in Buffalo as a police officer.
4. Between 9:30 and 10:30 p.m. on April 19, 2014, while on duty as Buffalo Police Department officers, he and his partner Nicholas A. Militello pulled their unmarked police car up to a Chevrolet Impala being driven by John T. Willet, then 22, in Riverside, Buffalo. He was recorded kicking and slapping Willet while Willet was on the ground.
5. On April 28, 2014, he, Militello and four other Buffalo Police Department officers were placed on administrative leave.
6. On April 29, 2014, the Buffalo Police Department suspended him from duty without pay for violating departmental rules and regulations.
7. On May 29, 2014, he resigned his position with the Buffalo Police Department and pleaded guilty to two federal misdemeanor civil rights violations.
8. On December 1, 2014, Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny sentenced him to 12 months probation. He was represented by Rodney O. Personius.
9. On April 15, 2015, Willet filed a lawsuit against him, Militello, the Buffalo Police Department, the city of Buffalo, Jeffrey Rinaldo and another defendant.
10. On September 28, 2015, he was sentenced in federal court to two one-year probation terms after video surfaced of him beating Willet while Willet was handcuffed.
11. On October 12, 2015, he and his attorney Phillip Dabney filed a civil suit against him, the Buffalo Police Department and the city of Buffalo.
12. On September 21, 2016, he filed an instant motion for summary judgment seeking dismissal of Willet’s fifth and seventh causes of action.
13. He was 40 years old when he was arrested in September 2023 as a result of Operation Buyer’s Remorse, a human trafficking crackdown throughout Ohio, USA.