Texas grand jury indicts 19 police officers over protests in Austin

[mystery-ak]

Published February 18, 2022 7:56am EST
Texas grand jury indicts 19 police officers over protests in Austin
They face charges of aggravated assault for their actions during 2020 protests
Associated Press

A Texas grand jury indicted 19 Austin police officers on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for their actions during 2020 protests over racial injustice that spread nationwide following the killing of George Floyd, according to people familiar with the matter.

Multiple people spoke to The Associated Press Thursday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case publicly. Austin Police Association President Ken Cassidy confirmed 19 officers are facing charges but did not have details.

It ranks among the most indictments on a single police department in the U.S. over tactics used by officers during the widespread protests — methods that led to the resignation or ouster of several police chiefs across the country.

Word of the indictments came hours after Austin city leaders approved paying $10 million to two people injured by police in the protests, including a college student who suffered brain damage after an officer shot him with a beanbag round.

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Cassidy, the president of the Austin Police Association, called the move "devastating" for law enforcement in the city, but also said he’s confident that no officer will be convicted. He criticized Garza, calling the investigation politically motivated.

"DA Garza ran on a platform to indict police officers and has not missed the opportunity to ruin lives and careers simply to fulfill a campaign promise," Cassidy said.

Garza said his office prosecutes anybody who causes harm "regardless of who causes it."

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[catfish1957]

Austin rioters get a pass, and the cops wrongly get indicted?  While in Ottawa we watch a Jack Booted Thug Hoof a person to death, and is likely to go unscathed.  Just shows how much ideology plays in the scale of justice in the business of demonstrating.