Two years ago,
J.J. Johnson and
Zach Camden were among the Williamson County sheriff s deputies featured on the highly rated reality television show
Live PD. Their boss, former Sheriff
Robert Chody, had brought the show to Williamson County and regularly promoted it on social media as a recruiting tool, he said, though he also enjoyed the TV spotlight. County commissioners tried to cancel the contract with the show, which Chody ignored, leading to his being sued by his own county government. But then it was revealed that
Javier Ambler, an unarmed Black man with a heart condition, had died after being chased into Travis County by Johnson and Camden and the
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.