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.
Ex-Texas officer indicted after man pepper sprayed by police
May 9, 2021
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KELLER, Texas (AP) A former North Texas police officer has been indicted for his role in arresting and pepper spraying a man after he filmed his son’s encounter with police.
Ex-Keller Police Sgt. Blake Shimanek is facing a charge of official oppression, a misdemeanor, the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office announced Friday.
If convicted, he faces up to a year in jail. Court records did not list an attorney for Shimanek.
Bodycam footage shows Marco Puente being pepper-sprayed and arrested on Aug. 15, 2020.
Dillon Puente was pulled over for a traffic violation which his dad was recording on his phone across the street. Footage showed Shimanek ordering Officer Antik Tomer to arrest and pepper spray Puente for filming the arrest.
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.