North Texas mother says the Garland Police Department failed to protect her from a rogue officer who pepper-sprayed her while she was handcuffed and buckled inside a police cruiser.
Garland police officer Matthew Mitchell was among several officers who responded to the domestic disturbance.Body camera video obtained by NBC 5 and authenticated by GPD shows officers confronting an upset Sanchez.An officer tells the girls he’s been to the house before and asks them if they have any family who they can stay with.Meanwhile, Sanchez is heard yelling at other officers saying they do not have the right to talk to the minors or be in the house.
He told internal affairs that he sprayed Sanchez as he was trying to lawfully arrest her when Sanchez was already cuffed and secured, the investigation found.Officers are also trained to use ‘spit guards’ for suspects who might begin spitting on officers.The night before, Mitchell is accused of kneeing on a man who was on the ground and handcuffed following a foot chase.The suspect began running away from police while handcuffed and was brought down by another officer.
Officer Mitchell was placed on restrictive duty after being involved in two use-of-force incidents on back-to-back nights, although no citizen complaints had been filed. The Garland Professional Standards Unit launched an internal investigation and determined that, while both arrests were lawful, Officer Mitchell's conduct was in violation of Departmental Policy. Chief Bryan issued a termination order for Officer Mitchell.
Robinius stresses the focus should not be on whether the suspect spat on or simply sneezed on the officer.
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