{"active":true,"first_name":"Christopher","last_name":"Malzahn","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"CRC","assignment_date":"2025-01-23","id":"CRC"},"shield_no":18645,"taxid":"967984","command_history":[{"command":"048 PCT","id":"48pct"}],"middle_initial":"T","appt_date":"2019-07-01","lawsuits":[{"name":"Askew, Ahmed vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-02-06","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"820128/2023E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On October 27, 2022, Plaintiff was inside the 48th Precinct  because he made numerous 911 calls that were never responded to. Plaintiff wanted to make a formal complaint in person, but was told that he could not and he must leave. Plaintiff asked to speak with a supervisor, this is when he was surrounded by multiple police officers and was backed into a corner. Defendant Officers grabbed Plaintiff's wrists, arms, and waist, and slammed Plaintiff into the floor of the lobby. This is when Defendant Police Officers, including Police Officer Christopher Malzahn unlawfully detained and arrested Plaintiff without legal justification. Defendant officers also included Defendants Police Officer Christopher Malzahn, Ariel Mallol, Ashley Delia, and Sergeant Byan Ortiz. \n\n\nDefendants used excessive force by, amongst other things, yanking Plaintiff by the arms and torso, throwing Plaintiff to the ground, placing handcuffs upon Plaintiff’s wrists in an excessively and abusively tight manner, threatening the use of an electronic taser device despite the fact that Plaintiff was not resisting arrest and was already handcuffed, and suffer other injuries. Additionally, Defendant officer threatened to use a taser on Plaintiff. While Plaintiff was in custody, the Defendant Police Officers provided the Bronx County DA's Office with false, misleading, and/or incomplete information that Plaintiff committed a crime. Plaintiff was unlawfully detained for approximately 28 hours. Plaintiff's criminal case was eventually dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=qhL7veh/XiXTgggyajaTJg==","type":"complaint"}]}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/GYBB-christopher-malzahn.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"84758","overtime":"19320","other":"18347","total":"122426"},"id":"GYBB","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/GYBB"}