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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...
As a result of his plea, Shimanek had to forfeit his peace officer license, meaning he can't work in law enforcement in Texas, prosecutors said.
Ex-Texas officer indicted after man pepper sprayed by police May 9, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 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 a...
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.