Nineteen Austin police officers indicted on aggravated assault charges following May 2020 racial justice protests face up to life in prison if convicted, an attorney representing eight of them says.
have been indicted on charges connected to the protests. Attorney Douglas O’Connell and his partner, Ken Ervin, represent eight of them.
The cases stem from officers firing less lethal munitions at protestors. Ervin believes most, if not all charges, are likely "aggravated assault with a deadly weapon." The Travis County District Attorney’s Office makes $1 bonds available to those who would be eligible for personal bonds prior toMonday, Brad Heilman, an attorney representing Detective Nicholas Gebhart, told FOX 7 Austin his client was also booked and released from the Travis County Jail on a $5,000 bond. in the head. Video shows the teen standing on a hill observing the protest when he was shot with a less-lethal round.
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