Officer Profile

Matthew Ensley

Agency: LAPD

Rank: Police Lieutenant I

Division: Pacific

Serial: 37229

Badge: 2268

Ethnicity: White

Gender: Male

Age: 41

Pay & Benefits (2023): $247,672

Misconduct

On 3/31/2024, Lieutenant Ensley was arrested for DUI and causing a crash that caused injuries. Ensley was charged with the following:

PC12022.7(a) SPEC ALLEG: Great Bodily Injury (2 counts)
VC23578 SPEC ALLEG: Driving with a .15% BAC
VC23558 SPEC ALLEG: Bodily Injury or Death to More Than One Victim
VC23153(b)-F Driving Under Influence With .08% Alcohol Causing Bodily Injury
VC23578 SPEC ALLEG: Driving with a .15% BAC
VC23558 SPEC ALLEG: Bodily Injury or Death to More Than One Victim
VC23153(a)-F Driving Under The Influence: Alcohol Causing Bodily Injury

Los Angeles County Superior Court docket for The People of the State of California vs. Ensley, Matthew Michael

Incident 2

Lying/Dishonesty — made false claim against community member

While working at Metro headquarters, Lieutenant Ensley falsely and maliciously accused a community activist–and high-profile critic of the Los Angeles Police Department–of having a criminal record and being arrested for battery.

These claims were entirely untrue.

Video of LAPD Lieutenant Matthew Ensley (video credit: Jason Reedy)

Incident 3

A rookie LAPD officer, now a detective, has filed a lawsuit alleging he was sexually assaulted by fellow LAPD officers during a hazing incident in 2009. The detective claims LAPD Matthew Ensley was present during the assault.

The then rookie claims after a football team practice he was pressured to strip, verbally abused, and physically assaulted by over 30 officers, including a now-captain and other high-ranking officials.

The victim claims he was forced to strip naked, endure homophobic abuse, and was physically violated with a hard object. The incident was never reported out of fear of retaliation.

LAPD Chief Michel Moore stated an investigation is ongoing.