Officer pulls over a man for not stopping at a stop sign, and it escalates to a place that it should never have. Lawsuit coming. ​On May 18, 2026, Galveston Police Officer Joshua Nino De Guzman initiated a traffic stop on a black Lincoln driven by 47-year-old Randy Martin near Avenue L and 55th Street—an area police noted was under active narcotics surveillance. The stated reason for the stop was rolling through stop signs. ( on the video to me it sure looks like he stopped) ​Things deteriorated rapidly once Martin was ordered out of the vehicle for a pat-down. Rather than de-escalating the encounter, Officer De Guzman quickly resorted to physical strikes on Martin during the attempt to search and restrain him. As the two struggled along the driver’s side door, Martin fought back and pulled away, but dashcam and bodycam footage show he never had a weapon even though the officer calls out like one was there. ​While investigators claimed Martin grabbed at the officer’s holstered firearm, the video shows a chaotic grapple where Martin appeared focused on pulling away and discarding suspected narcotics (later identified as crack cocaine) back inside the vehicle—a detail corroborated by the female passenger. In short, Martin was completely unarmed. ​Despite Martin having no firearm, Officer De Guzman disengaged, drew his duty we@pon, and f!red eight sh0ts. The medical examiner confirmed Martin was struck causing him to pass. ​In September 2026, a Galveston County grand jury declined to indict Officer De Guzman, returning a no-bill following the Texas Rangers' investigation. While the officer remains on administrative support duties pending an internal affairs review. Martin’s family and civil rights attorneys are preparing civil litigation, challenging the escalation tactics, the strike that ignited the scuffle, and the decision to discharge at an unarmed man. I'm honestly blown away by the grand jury as I wonder what video they saw. To me it felt like if the officer was following his training and trying de-escalate vs his actions in it video, this could have been avoided.