The initial reason for the confrontation was that the man allegedly ran a stop sign, even though he was never cited for that. Instead, David Braxton Scherz Jr., 26, was charged with criminal mischief for denting the hood of a deputy’s car, apparently from when they slammed him against it. Also arrested in the September 10, 2011 incident were his father, mother, aunt and sister, all who ran out the house after he had pulled into the driveway, and saw him laying facedown with a bunch of deputies on top of him. They were arrested for refusing to go back inside the house. The dash cam video, which was only released last month after the family filed a lawsuit, shows the usual routine of cops piled on top of a suspect, punching and kicking him, while yelling at him to place his hands behind his back, even though the man is pleading that he is unable to breathe. Drummond, who was promoted from sergeant to captain since the incident, is no longer working for the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, even though the local media hasn’t given an explanation as to what happened. On September 3, 2013, ABC Local stated that Captain Jimmie Drummond was under investigation by the district attorney as well as by his own department. Then on September 9, ABC Local was referring to him as a “former” deputy without explaining why, which is typical media spin to help the sheriff’s office save face, even though they had promoted and protected him for two years after the incident.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 09:08:09 +0000
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