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HOUSTON Two suburban Houston officers and a jailer were indicted Thursday in an alleged assault of a man during a traffic stop.
Baytown police Officers Teddy Sims and Samuel Serrett and detention officer Shan Dunlap were each indicted on a felony charge of aggravated assault.
Prosecutors allege they assaulted Kedric Crawford after officers stopped him in July 2019. Baytown police say Crawford resisted officers as they searched his vehicle and were forced to use a stun gun on him. They charged him with assaulting an officer, but that count was later dropped.
Three officers were each indicted on a felony charge of aggravated assault
Published July 1, 2021 •
Updated on July 1, 2021 at 7:45 pm
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Two suburban Houston officers and a jailer were indicted Thursday in an alleged assault of a man during a traffic stop.
Baytown police officers Teddy Sims and Samuel Serrett and detention officer Shan Dunlap were each indicted on a felony charge of aggravated assault.
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Prosecutors allege they assaulted Kedric Crawford after officers stopped him in July 2019. Baytown police say Crawford resisted officers as they searched his vehicle and were forced to use a stun gun on him. They charged him with assaulting an officer, but that count was later dropped.
Grand jury indicts 2 Baytown officers, detention officer for 2019 aggravated assault of Kedric Crawford
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Baytown officers, jailer indicted for 2019 assault of Kedric Crawford
HOUSTON – A Harris County grand jury indicted two Baytown police officers and a detention officer for their involvement in the July 2019 assault of Kedric Crawford, according to a press release from the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.
Teddy Sims, Samuel Serrett and Shane Dunlap were all indicted for first-degree felony aggravated assault.
“Nobody is above the law, including those who have a duty to enforce the law,” said Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg. “Prosecutors presented all the evidence to grand jurors who decided that these defendants should be charged with a crime.”
Two Baytown police officers indicted for controversial arrest in 2019
Two Baytown police officers have been indicted for the controversial 2019 arrest of Kedric Crawford.
HOUSTON - Two Baytown police officers have been indicted for a controversial arrest.
Kedric Crawford s attorneys claim Crawford was attacked and tased during an arrest back in July 2019.