FORT WORTH, Texas A former Keller police sergeant pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally pepper-spraying and arresting a man who filmed his son s interactions with Keller police in August 2020.
A former Keller police officer who resigned last year after the city agreed to a settlement with a man who accused the officer of excessive force and of.
The city of Keller has agreed to pay $200,000 to a man who was pepper-sprayed and arrested after he videotaped a police officer who pulled over his son for making a wide right turn, according to the father’s attorney.
Keller police officer seen pepper spraying dad filming son s arrest indicted by Grand Jury
Former Keller Police Sgt. Blake Shimanek was indicted on a charge of official oppression, a Class A misdemeanor Author: WFAA Staff Updated: 8:33 PM CDT May 7, 2021
KELLER, Texas
Editor s note: The above video is from Jan. 5, 2021.
Former Keller Police Sgt. Blake Shimanek was indicted on a charge of official oppression, a Class A misdemeanor punishable by a maximum of $4,000 and jail time of up to one year.
In August 2020, Dillon Puente, 22, was on his way to his grandmother’s house, when he was stopped by police in the Riverdance neighborhood.