{"active":true,"first_name":"Ezequiel","last_name":"Martinez","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"NARCBBXS","assignment_date":"2026-05-20","id":"943"},"shield_no":1925,"taxid":"941069","complaint_ids":[201309947,200611099],"command_history":[{"command":"NARCBBX"},{"command":"046 PCT","id":"46pct"},{"command":"040 PCT","id":"40pct"}],"appt_date":"2006-01-31","shield_no_history":[29845,1763],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Candelaria, Jose vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2025-05-06","disposition_date":"2025-11-03","payout_amount":35000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"809977/2025E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx"},{"name":"Burks, Isaiah & Guzman, Alexander vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2025-02-21","disposition_date":"2025-09-11","payout_amount":90000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"804099/2025E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx"},{"name":"Phillibert, Khani vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-11-19","disposition_date":"2025-05-27","payout_amount":40000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"818732/2024E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On February 16, 2024 Plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of an intersection when Det. Joseph Higgins, Det. Ezequiel Martinez, PO John Doe, and PO John Roe stopped Plaintiff on the basis of his race and summarily assaulted, battered, searched, and arrested him without legal justification. Plaintiff was incarcerated for over 24 hours and maliciously prosecuted, compelling Plaintiff to return to court multiple times over an extended period until all charges against him were terminated. Plaintiff sustained physical and emotional pain and injuries as a result of this incident.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=C8/QwPjeSWVnhim2XpZriA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Soto, Shawn vs Cityof Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-01-19","disposition_date":"2024-03-15","payout_amount":24000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"800697/2023E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On March 24, 2022, as the plaintiff exited a store, defendant police officers grabbed and searched him without reasonable cause. Despite finding no contraband or illegal items on the plaintiff, the defendant officers detained him in a van for two hours and subsequently made an unlawful arrest. Upon arrival at the precinct, when the plaintiff requested medical assistance, the defendant officers disregarded his request. Additionally, defendant Detective Ezequiel Martinez provided the District Attorney's office with false, misleading, and incomplete information, alleging that the plaintiff had committed a crime on January 13, 2022, with the malicious intent to initiate prosecution against the plaintiff. The criminal charge against the plaintiff was dismissed on May 5, 2022.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=Bg/dFUyFkutQrssGA3Xqzw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Alicea, Luis vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-07-18","disposition_date":"2024-05-09","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"810432/2022E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On September 11, 2020, Plaintiff was lawfully present in the vicinity of a building in Bronx when Defendants, including EZEQUIEL MARTINEZ and other unknown police officers, immediately and aggressively approached Plaintiff and, without identifying themselves as police officers, grabbed Plaintiff while he was taking his daughter upstairs, causing Plaintiff to experience shock and emotional distress. They conducted an illegal and humiliating search of Plaintiff’s person and then violently applied metal handcuffs. Plaintiff was transported to the precinct where he was subjected to an extreme and humiliating inspection. He was transported the Central Booking where he stayed 43h. Plaintiff was maliciously prosecuted up until the criminal charges were dismissed on January 24, 2022, which  constituted a termination of the criminal proceedings in his favor.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=FJ2fX8VKmxFFob/ZGrjCEw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Mccallum, Douglas vs Police Dept, Nyc","start_date":"2022-04-07","disposition_date":"2024-08-19","payout_amount":41000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"22CV00081","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","documents":[{"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.572767/gov.uscourts.nysd.572767.32.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/61690341/mccallum-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Pabon, Johnnie vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-01-28","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"801380/2022E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On September 11, 2020, at around 9PM, Plaintiff was on his way to a store to purchase ice cream when he was stopped, thrown to the ground, and assaulted by Defendant Officer Martinez, Defendant Officer Nin, and other Defendant officers. The Defendants struck Plaintiff, punching him and kicking him in the face, head, body, back, arms, and legs. Plaintiff experienced substantial pain in his face, head, body, back, arms, and legs. The Defendants knew that Plaintiff had not engaged in any criminal conduct and allowed Plaintiff to be arrested anyway. \n\nHe was strip-searched at the Bronx police precinct, and nothing unlawful or illegal was recovered. Plaintiff received treatment at a local Bronx hospital for pain he sustained during the search and the stop. Plaintiff was charged with Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana. Eventually, the matter was dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=PcqnsW7Lx0B8kz/rlCVWfg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Millan, Andy vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-02-06","disposition_date":"2018-07-26","payout_amount":15000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"021312/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Martinez, Ezequiel","summary":"On December 1, 2016, Plaintiff Andy Millan was lawfully present in the vicinity of East 147th Street and Third Avenue, in the Bronx, New York. Defendants, several NYPD Officers, which include Officer Ezequiel Martinez (Shield No. 29845) and Officer Jose Gordian (Shield No. 19453), summarily stopped, frisked, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner—absent an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause or any legal justification. Specifically, Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search by Defendants during the incident and sustained physical and emotional pain and injuries. Following his arrest, Plaintiff remained incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make numerous court appearances over an extended period of time until all charges against him were terminated favorably.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=IfB_PLUS_3BC2Pph_PLUS_pjvu_PLUS_YMYCw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Tiburcio, Luis vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-06-24","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"303264/2014","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Martinez, Ezequiel"},{"name":"Hill, Kevin vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-03-04","disposition_date":"2013-09-04","payout_amount":50000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV01145","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Martinez, Ezequiel","summary":"On March 4, 2011 Plaintiff Kevin Hill was at an apartment building on 428 E 157th St to visit his friend. Two officers, including Defendant Ezequiel Martinez, stopped Plaintiff as he exited the building to ask why he had been in the apartment building. Without any attempt to verify his explanation, the officers arrested Plaintiff and took him to the 40th Precinct, where he was strip searched and held for almost 48 hours in custody until he was released without charges. Defendant officers also asked a white man what he was doing in the building, when he said he lived there the officers let him go without verifying.\n\nOn March 8, 2011 Plaintiff Kevin Hill was at 320 East 156th St to visit another friend, when he was stopped by two officers, including Defendant Oliver Castillo. Again the officers asked why he was there and when he told them he was there to see a friend, they got into the elevator with him and put him in excessively tight handcuffs. They did not attempt to verify Plaintiff's explanation, instead they took him to PSA 7 Precinct, then to Central booking and charged him with criminal trespass in the second and third degree and trespass. He was held for 24 hours. On July 19, 2011 all charges against plaintiff were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.408094/gov.uscourts.nysd.408094.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/8103715/hill-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"payroll":{"salary":"119980","regular":"115753","overtime":"54021","other":"22694","total":"192468"},"id":"XBNP","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/XBNP"}