NYPD Officer Robert Castillo, 51, of the 42nd Precinct was arrested for domestic violence assault on his ex-wife over the weekend. His ex-wife called 911 after she says that Castillo came to her place, shoved her into a wall so hard that the telephone was broken when her head smacked into it, and punched her in the face hard enough to leave her with a swollen bloody lip.
According to mainstream media sources this is Castillo's second arrest for domestic violence, but is not clear if they were talking about the same victim. Castillo was also arrested in 2017 for violating a protective order. According to the NYPD he has an unknown number of sealed arrests. We did a background check on him and found records of what appear to be multiple child support warrants. Those records are as follows:
Warrant Date: 01/20/2009
Warrant Number: C060004846W003
Warrant Type: CHILD SUPPORT WARRANT
Bail: $992.00
Warrant Date: 01/15/2008
Warrant Number: C060004846W002
Warrant Type: CHILD SUPPORT WARRANT
Bail: $992.00
Warrant Date: 07/12/2006
Warrant Number: C060004846W001
Warrant Type: CHILD SUPPORT WARRANT
Bail: $2,503.92
Warrant Date: 08/03/1998
Warrant Number: C970008544W001
Warrant Type: CHILD SUPPORT WARRANT
Bail: $8,534.00
Warrant Date: 01/15/2008
Warrant Number: C060004846W002
Warrant Type: CHILD SUPPORT WARRANT
Bail: $992.00
Warrant Date: 07/12/2006
Warrant Number: C060004846W001
Warrant Type: CHILD SUPPORT WARRANT
Bail: $2,503.92
Warrant Date: 08/03/1998
Warrant Number: C970008544W001
Warrant Type: CHILD SUPPORT WARRANT
Bail: $8,534.00
We also learned that Castillo was one of three defendant officers sued in Sandel et al v. The City of New York et. al. in which "Defendant Officers forcibly entered basement of residence without a warrant, arrested Plaintiffs, took them to the 42nd Precinct, strip searched them (one Plaintiff was strip-searched twice), and charged them with disorderly conduct, which was later dismissed as legally insufficient." (https://www.capstat.nyc/lawsuit/SDNY15cv8950/). That lawsuit led to a settlement of $38,500.