Sgt. Dana Martillo defied a superior officer’s order to zip up her jacket and hide the logos before the Feb. 5, 2021, protest, according to a newly released disciplinary report.
Martillo was also suspended for 10 days in a decision approved by NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell on Sept. 16.one with the Punisher skull logo with Trump-style hair, and a second with a similar image and the words, “Trump 2020″ and “Make Enforcement Great Again.″
“I have to brush up on my First Amendment rights,” she told the protesters, later saying, “I didn’t know I was so photogenic,” according toAt her departmental trial, Inspector Matthew Galvin testified that he pointed out the patches that day, and when she asked, “Am I going to get in trouble for it?” he responded, “You’re not going to be in trouble. Just zip the jacket up,” according to Gamble’s report.
Gamble dismissed her counterarguments, writing, “It is impossible for this department to maintain public trust if its members are perceived to be partisan while executing their official duties.” Martillo’s lawyer, Joe Murray, said he plans to appeal the ruling, and accused Gamble of “bias” and of putting his thumb on the scale of justice during the departmental trial.
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