Five officers â including two supervisors â were identified by the Temple Police Department as those involved in a January police use-of-force incident.
Lts. Edward âBuddyâ Best Jr. and Tim Simeroth, and Officers Nick Prouty, Andrew R. Kramer and Bryan Pedigo are under internal investigation for the Jan. 11 incident in which Walter Beasley Jr. of Temple was reportedly struck by at least one of the officers during his arrest after a traffic accident.
Police spokeswoman Alejandra Arreguin provided the officersâ names to the Telegram on Thursday afternoon after an open records request.
The use-of-force incident was captured on videos posted on social media. The videos from afar show an officer striking Beasley while he is strapped to a gurney.