In the past three months, grand juries have indicted as many law enforcement officers in use-of-force cases under Garza s administration as they did within the entire four-year term of his predecessor, Margaret Moore. But even while his office is accruing indictments, experts say there is no guarantee that Garza and his prosecutors will see a courtroom victory. Generally, it is really difficult for prosecutors to get a conviction at trial in a police fatality or police brutality case, said Alissa Marque Heydari, a former prosecutor with the Manhattan district attorney s office. There are many reasons for that. A lot of laws are written such that it is difficult to secure a conviction. Juries can be reluctant to convict a police officer, for various reasons. It is difficult but not impossible to prevail at a trial.
Former Texas Sheriff Indicted on More Evidence Tampering Charges in ‘Live PD’ Death Case
Robert Chody now faces charges in both Williamson County and Travis CountyReid Nakamura | April 1, 2021 @ 3:00 PM Last Updated: April 1, 2021 @ 3:08 PM
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Former Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody has been indicted by a grand jury in Travis County on evidence tampering charges related to the death of 40-year-old postal worker Javier Ambler in 2019.
Chody now faces charges in both Travis County and Williamson County for his actions related to the destruction of footage from the “Live PD” camera crew that captured Ambler’s death. According to the Austin American-Statesman, Chody and the county’s former general counsel, Jason Nassour, were both indicted on Thursday. The two men were later released on $15,000 bail.
Celebrity sheriff is charged for second time with evidence tampering after destroying footage from reality TV show Live PD which showed officers repeatedly tasering black man who died in custody
Former Texas Sheriff Robert Chody, 50, is alleged to have destroyed footage of two deputies tasering black suspect Javier Ambler in custody
Ambler was pursued for 22 minutes by sheriff s deputies in Austin for failing to dim his headlights to oncoming traffic
Sheriff s deputies Zachary Camden and James Johnson repeatedly tasered the 400-pound man as he gasped for breath, and died an hour later
The incident was captured by cameraman filming reality TV police show Live PD
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