A Travis County grand jury has indicted two Austin police officers on felony assault charges in connection with the violent arrest of a Black man nearly two years ago that had been cleared in a department investigation with no findings of wrongdoing against the officers.
The indictments of officers Chance Bretches and Gregory Gentry on aggravated assault by a public servant charges highlight a disparity in how Chief Brian Manley and his administration viewed the case and how new Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza and grand jurors evaluated it. Holding law enforcement officers accountable when they break the law is critical to rebuilding community trust, and also to the safety of our community, Garza said Friday.
In an emphatic break from his predecessors, Travis County District Attorney
José Garza has released the first of what are promised to be bimonthly reports on his office s investigations into allegations of potential misconduct by local law enforcement officers. The five-page brief, issued on Jan. 14, compiles information on each case his office is working – there are more than two dozen, including three that have already resulted in indictments – including the names of those hurt or killed (except when minors or in cases of sexual assault) and of police officers involved. It also estimates when the cases will be presented to grand juries or brought to trial.
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Bush’s supporters, on the other hand, praised her for being consistent on her anti-death penalty stance.
Wait, she’s against the death penalty regardless of the prisoner’s politics or crimes? Just as some sort of principled stand? Outrageous.
“Wait, she’s against the death penalty regardless of the prisoner’s politics or crimes? Just as some sort of principled stand? Outrageous,” another user apparently sarcastically tweeted.
Many users particularly pointed out the horrific nature of Daniel Lee’s crimes as a self-proclaimed white supremacist. Lee died in July 2020 in what was the first federal execution in 17 years.
Lee was convicted of three counts of murder in connection with the slayings of local gun dealer William Frederick Mueller, his wife, Nancy Ann Mueller, and Sarah Elizabeth Powell, his eight-year-old stepdaughter, in Arkansas in 1996.
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