NEW YORK — An often-sued NYPD officer with an extensive history of misconduct allegations has been indicted on charges that he re-enacted finding a gun in a suspect’s car so he could record the discovery with his body camera.
Officer Kevin Martin, 45 — the subject of 34 misconduct complaints and at least a half-dozen civil suits that cost the city more than $1 million in settlements — was indicted Wednesday and charged with tampering with evidence and official misconduct.
The charges stem from a March 1, 2019, car stop by Martin and his partner, Officer Matthew Puleo, while they were on patrol in the 109th Precinct in Queens, according to a criminal complaint. Both were given body cameras.
