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LULAC Calls Jailing Of Texas Sheriff And $10K Bond Insufficient In Case Of
Afro-Latino’s Death By Police On Reality TV Show
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Nation’s Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Says Arrest and
Processing of Williamson County Sheriff Is Not Justice!
Washington, DC - The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) issued a
statement today after Sheriff Robert Chody was arrested and charged with one
count of evidence tampering, a third-degree felony for destroying a video in the
death of Javier Ambler last year during the taping of a national TV police show.
“Monday’s arrest comes three months after the fact and it is outrageous that this
is the best our communities can expect when a black or Latino is killed at the
hands of police,” said Domingo Garcia, LULAC National President. “Mr. Ambler’s
death was caught on tape and instead of letting a jury decide the circumstances
of what happened to determine the fate of the officers involved, Sheriff Chody
took the law into his own hands and denied the community and Mr. Ambler’s family
the justice they deserve,” adds Garcia.
The chase and death of Ambler from Georgetown, Texas to the north edge of Austin
was caught on-camera during a broadcast on A&E Network’s, “Live PD”. Ambler is
shown being shot with a Taser four times and struggling to breath as officer’s
pinned him to the ground on his stomach. Deputies said they arrested Ambler
because he refused to dim his car lights and failed to stop when they pursued
him.
Sheriff Chody’s arrest comes just days after published reports about gift cards
being awarded to two of the deputies involved in Ambler’s death and other members
of the department. A former-deputy-turned-whistleblower says the gift cards to a
local steakhouse and other area restaurants were handed out with knowledge from
the top to officers who were “Wilco badasses” engaged in “good use of force”.
“This tragic incident happened more than a year ago in March, 2019 and the video
would have shed important light on what happened that led to 40-year old Javier
Ambler’s death,” says Garcia. “To add insult to injury, for the grand jury to
charge Chody with evidence tampering when his clear intent is obstruction of
justice after the fact is beyond explanation or justification. LULAC demands
action by the U.S. Justice Department if local or state officials can’t or won’t
do their jobs and we intend to seek that immediately,” he added.
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About LULAC
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation’s largest and
oldest civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic Americans
and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with 1,000
councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC’s programs, services and
advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting critical needs of
today and the future. For more information, visit www.LULAC.org [ [link removed] ] .
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