Houston Woman Says Video Reveals Sheriff's Deputy Used Excessive Force
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Harris, Texas, County Sheriff’s deputy is in the hot seat after a video suggests he was unnecessarily rough to a suspect he apprehended at a Target store, MyFoxHouston reports.
According to the surveillance tape, it appears the deputy grabs the woman, slams her up against a wall and tackles her to the ground.
Veronica Gonzalez has filed a federal lawsuit against that deputy.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Gonzalez and her son were walking in front of a Target store in northwest Houston back in June 2010.
The deputy was in uniform, but not on the job. He was walking into the store.
"I don't know. I was talking to him and then next thing I know, I'm in handcuffs. Beaten up," said Gonzalez." He says I resisted arrest and failed to (show my identification), which none of those are true," Gonzales said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}After watching the video, the Harris County district attorney’s office dropped two charges filed against Gonzalez.
In the meantime, the deputy remains on the job.
Caught on Tape: Woman Says Deputy Used Excessive Force: MyFoxHOUSTON.com