{"active":true,"first_name":"Brandon","last_name":"Gentz","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"075 DV SQD","assignment_date":"2026-07-17","id":"75pctDV"},"shield_no":9505,"taxid":"961785","complaint_ids":[202408269,202003958,201909471,201904933,201903215,201807584,201806389,201802866],"command_history":[{"command":"PA UPTU","id":"398"},{"command":"075 PCT","id":"75pct"}],"appt_date":"2016-07-13","middle_initial":"R","lawsuits":[{"name":"Johnson, George Jr. vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-04-04","disposition_date":"2025-01-24","payout_amount":75000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"509443/2024","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On April 25, 2023, the plaintiff observed an individual running up from behind him. Unable to identify the person and fearing for his safety, the plaintiff ran forward. He eventually stopped near some unmarked NYPD vehicles, where he felt safe and spoke with the officers. However, instead of assisting him, the defendant officers, including Christopher Meyer and Brandon R. Gentz, arrested the plaintiff, restraining him with metal handcuffs and subjecting him to an unlawful pat-down search. During the arrest, the officers slammed the plaintiff to the ground, pushed his face into the concrete, and bent his thumb backward, causing severe pain and physical injuries. Despite not committing any crime or resisting arrest, the plaintiff was unlawfully arrested and maliciously prosecuted. All charges against the plaintiff were dismissed on July 31, 2023.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=uQKilTxxsKSVK1Xyb7Yhlw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Williams, John vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-10-30","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"531511/2023","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On June 12, 2019, the Plaintiff was lawfully in his car near the intersection of Livonia Avenue and Warwick Street in Brooklyn, New York, when Defendant officers Gentz, Mccurry, Salazar, and John or Jane Doe 1-10, illegally stopped, questioned, assaulted, and battered him without probable cause or reasonable suspicion, acting solely based on improper characteristics such as race, religion, or national origin. The officers illegally searched the Plaintiff, twisted his arm excessively, and applied tight handcuffs despite his complaints of pain. Some Defendants present failed to intervene. After arresting him, the Plaintiff was taken to the NYPD 75th precinct against his will, subjected to an illegal interrogation without being Mirandized, then transported to Central Booking, where he underwent illegal scans and searches without counsel and remained in a filthy cell until being transferred to the Brooklyn Detention Complex. The Plaintiff was detained for about 17 days until his release from physical custody. The Defendant officers filed charges of assault and criminal possession of a weapon, which were dismissed in plaintiff's favor on June 17, 2021. As a result, the Plaintiff suffered significant damages.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=4c_PLUS_083IdkpDOZ0gvl6oCGg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Thomas, Dermont vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-05-31","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"000277/2023","court":"Supreme Court - Kings"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-02-23","recommendation":"Charges and Specifications","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully discourteous to an individual known to the Department."},{"desc":"Wrongfully used physical force."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21023556-gentz-69e5d00b27524cf7fe0ca10d83cc7e18849fdd15","type":"brady-giglio"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/KXF3-brandon-gentz.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"17301","other":"23199","total":"149010"},"id":"KXF3","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/KXF3"}