Texas Attorney – Amidst Claims of Alleged Police Brutality, Conroe Police Release a Video to Refute those Claims
Adrian Salazar, age 22, was arrested on July 4 on Airport Road and has been charged with resisting arrest and, for the second time, driving while intoxicated (DWI). At the same location, 27-year-old Luis Pineda was also arrested. Both are from Conroe, Texas. According to police, Salazar allegedly admitted to having four alcohol beverages before rolling his pickup truck. Salazar’s family claims that he was afraid after the accident and a police officer treated him with excessive force and brutality. The family took a brief video and shared it, as alleged proof of the actions of the law enforcement officer at the scene. In response, the Conroe Police Department released the full dashcam video of the incident, which supposedly refutes those claims.
The video released by police is almost 10 minutes long. Philip Dupuis, Conroe Police Department Chief of Police, stressed that the officer who has been accused of alleged misconduct handled himself as he was trained to act in the circumstances involved. He said the officer behaved professionally.
Salazar has alleged that a police officer began punching him without provocation and when he was doing nothing at all. The police chief pointed out that the dashcam video shows the officer coaxing Salazar out from under the truck and then Salazar allegedly resisting arrest and scuffling with the officer.
On the one hand, Salazar’s family claims excessive force was used. The Police Department claims that the video from the dashcam proves their allegation to be wrong.
Chief Dupuis says that no formal complaints have been filed against the police department in connection with the arrest. The chief also said the police officer suffered injuries to his thumb and hand during the alleged altercation, and he missed several days of work to recover.
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