{"active":true,"first_name":"Christopher","last_name":"Medina","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"040 DET","assignment_date":"2022-10-03","id":"40det"},"shield_no":2125,"taxid":"952000","complaint_ids":[202200032,202007247,201804771,201311647,201304840],"command_history":[{"command":"PSA 3","id":"PSA3"},{"command":"PSA 7","id":"PSA7"}],"appt_date":"2012-01-09","shield_no_history":[2088],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Bell, Demetrues vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-11-03","disposition_date":"2023-01-09","payout_amount":6000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"031315/2020E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Medina, Christopher","summary":"On or about June 28, 2019, plaintiff was in his parked car with the engine running, and was pulled over by Defendant Officers, and Defendant officers searched plaintiff's person and vehicle without probable cause. Defendant was tightly handcuffed and arrested. Defendant officers provided false affidavits and police reports, and conveyed false information to prosecutors. On January 24, 2020, the charges against plaintiff were dismissed (plaintiff was in custody for approximately 210 days) and defendant officers were found to have violated plaintiff's constitutional rights.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=MjM_PLUS_ouKV1yPk1awwXK8XxA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Robles, Tomas vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-02-19","disposition_date":"2020-02-11","payout_amount":20000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"021413/2019E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Medina, Christopher","summary":"On or about June 28, 2018, police officers Christopher Media, John Doe, and James Doe. improperly arrested Tomas Robles near Willis Ave. between 141th st. and 142nd St. based on racial bias. Robles was properly at the location when the officers approached, questioned, and searched him without a justifiable cause. While being detained, Robles was seized of his property, but upon release, the officers failed to return them to Robles. As a consequence, Robles suffered from shock, fright, emotional distress,","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=mj/39818RJ/YgR/rlgqhsQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Palmer, Naquan vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-12-22","disposition_date":"2015-07-28","payout_amount":7501,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV06580","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Medina, Christopher","summary":"On January 28, 2014, around 8:00 P.M., Plaintiff Naquan Palmer was lawfully in the vicinity of 433 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. A group of police officers, including Defendants Medina, Ryan, and Layton, approached Palmer and his cousin, Latoya, and inquired about the presence of marijuana. When Palmer denied having any, his arm was twisted behind his back, and he was violently thrown into a wall. Despite his requests, the officers refused to disclose the reason for his arrest. Palmer was taken to the precinct, where officers falsely informed the Kings District Attorney's Office that they had observed him committing the crimes of Obstruction of Governmental Administration and Resisting Arrest, despite not witnessing any criminal activity. Consequently, Palmer was transported to Central Booking and arraigned in Kings County Criminal Court, where all charges against him were ultimately dismissed. As a result of this encounter, Palmer suffered deprivation of liberty, assault, battery, emotional distress, mental anguish, pain, fear, anxiety, embarrassment, humiliation, damage to his reputation, and loss of income.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.362822/gov.uscourts.nyed.362822.9.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920287-Palmer-v-The-City-Of-New-York-City-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920286-Palmer-v-The-City-Of-New-York-City-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4323870/palmer-v-the-city-of-new-york-city/"},{"name":"Vaughn, John vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-09-17","disposition_date":"2015-01-15","payout_amount":45000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"013436/2014","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Medina, Christopher"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-01-29","case_no":"2022-27039","penalty":"C - Command Discipline, vacation days (3 days)","recommendation":"Command Discipline - C","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to activate their body-worn camera."},{"desc":"Failed to notify the radio dispatcher about a vehicle pursuit."},{"desc":"Unauthorized vehicle pursuit."}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-01-26","case_no":"2022-25799","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Violated patrol rules."}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-01-26","case_no":"2022-25802","recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully deactivated their body worn camera."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22085752-seh_952000","type":"employment-history"}],"payroll":{"salary":"119314","regular":"115072","overtime":"48398","other":"15681","total":"179151"},"id":"A5","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/A5"}