{"active":false,"first_name":"William","last_name":"Sanchez","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"043 DET","assignment_date":"2017-05-28","id":"43det"},"shield_no":2095,"ended_date":"2026-01-02","taxid":"940702","complaint_ids":[202410119,202408697,201112385],"command_history":[{"command":"PBBX TF"}],"appt_date":"2006-01-09","shield_no_history":[8651,3913,980],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Villegas, Mario vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-10-02","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"815787/2024E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On April 4, 2023, Plaintiff, Mario Villegas (\"Plaintiff\") was lawfully in the vicinity of St. Lawrence Avenue and Gleason Avenue, Bronx,NY and doing nothing illegal, improper or acting suspicious in any way. Detective Edgar Guerrero, Detective Tomor Berisha, Detective William Sanchez, and Police Officers John Doe and John Roe (hereinafter, the \"Defendants\") absent an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause or any legal justification, and based on fraud, perjury and misrepresentations, approached Plaintiff for no reason and summarily stopped, searched, grabbed assaulted, battered and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiff was arraigned after his arrest and thereafter falsely and maliciously prosecuted with a crime. Plaintiff remained incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make numerous court appearances over an extended period of time until al charges against him were terminated favorably. Plaintiff sustained physical injuries to his head, neck, back, body and limbs and was rendered sick, sore, lame and disabled and suffered conscious pain and suffering. He also suffered emotional injuries as a result of this incident.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=dsQDaeA8xFfOZ90udikx1A==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Branker, Ramone vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-12-06","disposition_date":"2014-08-20","payout_amount":5000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV08371","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Sanchez, William","summary":"On May 12, 2012, Plaintiff was lawfully driving his vehicle when he was pulled over by PO William Sanchez and PO Ronny Valdez. Plaintiff was then told to exit his vehicle without being provided a reason for his arrest. The officers then slammed him against the frame of his vehicle and illegally searched the Plaintiff’s vehicle without Plaintiff’s consent. The officers found a sealed bottle of alcohol on floor of the Plaintiff’s car’s rear seat, open it, and poured some on the street. The officers subjected Plaintiff to verbal abuse, tied his hands and feet together, punched him, and beat him with a baton. The officers then intentionally slammed Plaintiff’s leg with the police car’s door five times. Plaintiff was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, with all charges dismissed after two court appearances.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.420486.11.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4353017/branker-v-sanchez/"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"id":"8C8B","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/8C8B"}