According to the Houston Police Department, an officer who is at the focus of an inquiry into the use of force against a prisoner at the Harris County Jail has been moved to administrative duties while the investigation is ongoing.
Three months prior to the officer’s admission to the police academy, the use of force event occurred when he was working as a detention officer at the jail.
According to a social media statement, the Houston Police Department has learned of a video that depicts a use of force incident involving a jail officer at the Joint Processing Center in January 2024.
The officer joined the Houston Police Department’s police academy in April, graduated in November, and is currently a probationary cop.
According to the police department, an inquiry was launched to ascertain the incident’s circumstances and the information that the employee revealed when he enrolled at the police school.
According to the department, he is currently assigned to administrative tasks while the investigation is ongoing.
“The former detention officer, who resigned in April, is at the center of multiple Internal Affairs investigations that led to a recommendation from the Administrative Disciplinary Committee that he be terminated for policy violations,” the Harris County Sheriff’s Office told ABC13 in a statement.
According to that statement, the district attorney’s office received evidence from the sheriff’s office’s investigations to assess if criminal charges are appropriate.
According to a purported video of the event that the outlets posted, a detention officer inside the joint processing center is seen pinning an inmate in handcuffs against the wall and then dumping him to the ground.
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