{"active":true,"first_name":"Carlos","last_name":"Velasquez","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"040 DV SQD","assignment_date":"2026-07-17","id":"40pctDV"},"shield_no":15592,"taxid":"966384","complaint_ids":[202201115,201901999],"command_history":[{"command":"040 PCT","id":"40pct"}],"appt_date":"2018-07-02","middle_initial":"G","lawsuits":[{"name":"Smith, Roger vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-03-11","disposition_date":"2022-08-08","payout_amount":50000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"800865/2021E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On February 26, 2019, Plaintiff was inside of a Department of Homeless Services Facility, Plaintiff, who was a resident of the shelter was lawfully present in the building and was speaking with an employee seated at the front-desk station when Defendant Officers John and Jane Doe 1-5 approached Plaintiff from behind and without cause, warning, or provocation utilized a taser/stun gun upon Plaintiff multiple times. Defendant Officers Malachi McKenith and Carlos Velasquez arrived at the scene and used a chokehold upon Plaintiff causing them to be fearful for their life and safety. Defendant McKenith handcuffed Plaintiff and transported Plaintiff to Lincoln Hospital, where they were unlawfully detained for several hours, and was unlawfully searched. The force used by Defendant Officers caused Plaintiff personal, physical, and emotional injuries for which they later sought medical treatment.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240618215036/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=ErG6QCxoHxcWV5Ch686Ciw==","type":"complaint"}]}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-07-27","case_no":"2023-28400","penalty":"A - Command Discipline","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongful entry of a premises"}]}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/GSCP-carlos-velasquez.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"36895","other":"24905","total":"170311"},"id":"GSCP","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/GSCP"}