{"active":false,"first_name":"Risel","last_name":"Martinez","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"MELD","assignment_date":"2021-10-29","id":"MELD"},"shield_no":22049,"ended_date":"2022-03-01","taxid":"953063","complaint_ids":[201604395,201604293,201410022],"command_history":[{"command":"C A B","id":"CAB"},{"command":"032 PCT","id":"32pct"}],"appt_date":"2012-07-11","age":36,"middle_initial":"V","lawsuits":[{"name":"Flores, Dayson A/k/a Dayshawn Bettway vs Martinez, Risel, et al.","disposition_date":"2025-10-03","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Administrative Closing","docket":"021266/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx"},{"name":"Strudwick, Destiny, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-03-25","disposition_date":"2022-07-22","payout_amount":99000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"21CV02236","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"On June 4, 2020, Plaintiffs were participating in lawful protests related to the death of George Floyd. The protest continued in front of a roadblock erected by the NYPD for several minutes. As the Plaintiffs turned to leave the area, NYPD officers including the defendants charged into the protesters and began using force against them. The Plaintiffs were separated from each other as they attempted to avoid the officers’ use of force against them. As she was looking for others, one of the defendant officers approached Plaintiff Strudwick aggressively, and tackled her to the ground. Other officers joined the assault. They applied force to Plaintiff Strudwick about her body, as she lied on the ground. P.O. Sheppard tased Plaintiff Strudwick. During the whole process, Plaintiff Strudwick did not resist arrest or pose a risk to any officer’s safety. Plaintiff Strudwick was arrested and was taken to the emergency room for treatment of her injuries. The charges alleged in the Summons issued to Plaintiff Strudwick were later dismissed.\n\nPlaintiff Geurts experienced the same thing. She lied on the ground face first surrendering herself to avoid the offices using force against her. The officers nevertheless grabbed Plaintiff Geurts forcibly by the arm, applied force to her back using their knees and other body parts, and pushed her face first into the ground. Plaintiff Geurts did not resist arrest or pose a risk to any officer’s safety. Plaintiff Geurts was arrested and placed in handcuffs that were unnecessarily tight, in a manner designed to cause pain. She requested multiple times for the officers to loosen her handcuffs as they were causing her pain but defendant officers only tightened her handcuffs further. Defendant officers also made sexually suggestive remarks regarding Plaintiff Geurts while she was in their custody. The charges alleged in the Summons issued to Plaintiff Geurts were later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.463134/gov.uscourts.nyed.463134.18.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59847291/strudwick-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Flores, Dayshon Aka Bettway, Dayshawn vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-11-09","disposition_date":"2018-01-11","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"17CV05303","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Martinez, Risel V.","summary":"Plaintiff was in the lobby entrance of a building when Officer Martinez used a chokehold and arm lock on the plaintiff. Officer Martinez also punched a man in the face as he was videotaping the incident. Plaintiff was accused of being disorderly and intoxicated.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.477434/gov.uscourts.nysd.477434.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6125730/flores-v-martinez/"},{"name":"Diallo, Amadou vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-06-26","disposition_date":"2017-10-30","payout_amount":7500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"17CV04239","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Martinez, Risel V.","summary":"Plaintiff was driving to pick up his 5 year old brother from school when three police officers in plain clothes pulled his car over. Plaintiff started filming the encounter, but police officer Martinez grabbed the phone from his hand. Three police officers then directed him to get out of the car and then frisked the plaintiff. Without a warrant, the police officers then searched plaintiff's vehicle. Police officers then let plaintiff go without explanation.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.475517/gov.uscourts.nysd.475517.7.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6125793/diallo-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"West, Calvin vs City of New York","start_date":"2017-05-17","disposition_date":"2017-10-10","payout_amount":22500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"154395/2017","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Martinez, Risel V.","summary":"On May 19, 2016, plaintiff was recording the arrest of another individual who was assaulted by police officers, when he was threatened with a gun and shoved by defendant PO Martinez without cause.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=wiA_PLUS_3JBmh7VdQ8BNh32ung==","type":"complaint"}]}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2017-02-07","case_no":"2016-16344","penalty":"Vacation days (30 days)","charges":[{"desc":"While on duty used force against a person known to the deparment without justification.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While on duty wrongfully caused an arrest of a person known to the Department without reasonable cause to believe that a crime or offense had  been comitted in his presence.","disposition":"Guilty"}]}],"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/21025508-martinez-672c918c3ae61c8a0bf694977783447d53296efa","type":"brady-giglio"}],"socials":[{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/dayslayerhimself/","type":"instagram"}],"news":[{"title":"NYPD bodybuilding cop filed complaint against sergeant claiming she grabbed his crotch","url":"http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nypd-bodybuilding-claims-boss-grabbed-crotch-article-1.3575467","source":"New York Daily News","date":"2017-10-19"},{"title":"NYPD Officer Loses Badge After He Points Gun at Man Videotaping Him, Punches Bystander","url":"https://mic.com/articles/144051/nypd-officer-loses-badge-after-he-points-gun-at-man-videotaping-him-punches-bystander#.OwHDDLz1r","source":"MIC","date":"2016-05-21"}],"id":"CZX9","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/CZX9"}