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Lawsuit filed against former Wilco sheriff over 2019 traffic stop
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WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas - More lawsuits are being brought against former Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody over his deputies use of force while the reality TV show Live PD recorded incidents.
Ramsey Mitchell claims that back in June 2019, he was pulled over for allegedly missing a front license plate. After pulling him over, the lawsuit says deputies issued a call to have a TV crew film the encounter.
Mitchell claims he was assaulted by five deputies suffering many life-altering injuries, including a fractured eye socket, broken teeth, and damaged vertebrae.
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Scott Lewis, 31, was arrested in Austin in January 2019 after a traffic stop
His DUI arrest was broadcast on the now-canceled reality TV show Live PD
He is now suing Williamson County claiming that deputies arrested him in a humiliating fashion to make for more entertaining TV
Lewis alleges that former Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody encouraged his officers to play up situations for the show
His suit cites the death in custody of Javier Ambler, 40, in March 2019
Ambler died after being tased and pleading with officers that he couldn t breathe during an arrest that was also filmed by LivePD
Former Sheriff Chody has since been indicted on a felony charge of tampering with evidence in relation to Ambler s death