{"active":false,"first_name":"Marlene","last_name":"Welch","race":"Black","gender":"Female","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"071 PCT","assignment_date":"2016-11-11","id":"71pct"},"shield_no":10748,"ended_date":"2022-10-03","taxid":"898755","complaint_ids":[202002665,201906713,201112404,200805649,200803673,200515187,9804741],"appt_date":"1990-10-15","middle_initial":"A","lawsuits":[{"name":"Wynter, Tamara vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-07-02","disposition_date":"2023-03-08","payout_amount":40000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"20CV02924","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Welch, Marlene","summary":"On April 9, 2020, plaintiff Tammara Wynter was shopping at a grocery store when she noticed PO Welch touching produce randomly amidst a global pandemic. Plaintiff approach PO Welch and suggested Welch be more cautious when handling the produce. PO Welch was angered by the suggestion and PO Welch, Sergeant Cheng, and PO Mirza slammed plaintiff into a table and handcuffed her in the store. Plaintiff repeatedly informed the POs that the handcuffs were too tight and causing pain, but the officers refused to loosen them. Plaintiff was eventually taken outside, where she was slammed on the POs RMP and repeatedly slammed her with the RMP door while attempting to place her in the vehicle. Plaintiff already had a brace on the leg that was being hit with the door and she requested the officers take her to receive medical attention but the officers took her to the 71st precinct instead. Plaintiff continued to complain of knee pain and an ambulance was called, she was then taken to the Kings County Medical Center while still in custody. Plaintiff was at the hospital for approximately ten hours and she even wetted herself after an unidentified female PO refused to allow plaintiff to use the restroom. Plaintiff was then forced to strip from the waist down in front of a male officer that stared at her private area for approximately three minutes before she was allowed to change clothes. After this ordeal, plaintiff was returned to the 71st precinct where she received a desk appearance ticket. PO Welch attempted to have plaintiff placed back into a cell despite this not be the proper procedure after a person receives at desk appearance ticket. Plaintiff refused and was eventually released after being in custody for a little over fourteen hours. All false charges were dismissed and sealed after the Kings COunty District Attorney office reviewed the evidence from the arrest, which did not include body cam footage from PO Welch because her body cam was turned off during the incident.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.449774/gov.uscourts.nyed.449774.31.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17316990/wynter-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2014-03-31","case_no":"2014-11330","penalty":"Vacation days (10 days)","charges":[{"desc":"While on-duty, wrongfully failed to comply with the order of a Sergeant.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While on-duty, was discourteous to a Sergeant.","disposition":"Guilty"}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22119532-898755_11102015_2015097pdf","date":"2015-11-10T00:00:00.000Z","type":"trial-decision"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21030062-welch-a326432b641c0531df8095bfe4ec216f9bf63239","type":"brady-giglio"}],"id":"K2UC","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/K2UC"}