Police Notebook: Blayne Williams (APD)
Officer: Blayne Williams.
Agency: Austin Police Department.
Alleged Misconduct: Off-duty assault of an elderly HEB employee.
Disciplinary Action: 90-day suspension.
Other Information: According to the Statesman, this is the harshest punishment an officer can receive, short of being fired. The facts of the case would have made it a Class C Assault (mere offensive contact) rather than Class A Assault (ordinarily requires bodily injury) except that the victim was elderly, which is an enhancement factor.
Agency: Austin Police Department.
Alleged Misconduct: Off-duty assault of an elderly HEB employee.
Disciplinary Action: 90-day suspension.
Other Information: According to the Statesman, this is the harshest punishment an officer can receive, short of being fired. The facts of the case would have made it a Class C Assault (mere offensive contact) rather than Class A Assault (ordinarily requires bodily injury) except that the victim was elderly, which is an enhancement factor.
Source: Statesman article.
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