{"active":true,"first_name":"Nicholas","last_name":"Castiello","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DTS","command":{"command":"ESS 07","assignment_date":"2020-05-13","id":"ESS7"},"shield_no":2065,"taxid":"952555","complaint_ids":[202502459,202307361,201801128,201606058,201410175,201407662],"command_history":[{"command":"006 PCT","id":"6pct"}],"appt_date":"2012-07-11","shield_no_history":[22523],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Martiza, Ted vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-11-12","disposition_date":"2016-09-20","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"161249/2015","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Castiello, Nicholas","summary":"On January 24, 2015, Plaintiff was apprehended in the vicinity of 6th Avenue and Thompson Street (New York County) upon belief that Plaintiff had run after having spray-painted graffiti on a building. Plaintiff was immediately grabbed and violently thrown to the ground. Two or more Defendant Officers- William Morris, Brian Benvenuto, Nicholas Castiello, Kelvin Ozuna, Michael Alfieri, pushed Plaintiff to the ground, where one Defendant officer grabbed his arms and the other put a knee into his back, with his face pressed to the ground.  One Defendant officer punched the Plaintiff in the face and another kicked him in the body. Defendant officers called Plaintiff derogatory names and instead of escorting Plaintiff to a hospital for medical attention he was instead brought to the precinct. Plaintiff was later taken to the hospital for stitches and suffered from pain and injury to the wrists for handcuffs being too tight.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=af3tvzvFw65FSM27DNEwKA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Duffy, Steven vs Castiello, Nicholas, et al.","start_date":"2015-10-26","disposition_date":"2016-09-29","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV07684","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Castiello, Nicholas","summary":"Defendant officers approached Plaintiff while he was in a social club, searched him, tightly handcuffed him,  and brought to 6th precinct. Plaintiff was held for 20 hours until the DA declined to prosecute.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.448036/gov.uscourts.nysd.448036.13.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4355882/duffy-v-castiello/"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/JY9V-nicholas-castiello.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"119429","regular":"115144","overtime":"30608","other":"10899","total":"156651"},"id":"JY9V","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/JY9V"}