Texas GovAbbott said he would consider exonerating Austin police officers indicted on charges of using excessive force against protesters who took to the streets in 2020 after the murder of George Floyd.
The Republican governor said in a statement Wednesday that last week's grand jury indictment of 19 officers might be politically motivated, and he would mull using his pardon power should they be convicted."Those officers should be praised for their efforts, not prosecuted," Abbott said."Time will tell whether the accusations against the courageous Austin police officers is a political sham.
"In 2020, Texas experienced violent protests that wreaked havoc on our cities," Abbott added."In Austin, law enforcement officers defended the state Capitol from criminal assault, protected the Austin Police Department headquarters from being overrun, cleared the interstate from being shut down, and disrupted criminal activity in areas across the city."
A grand jury indicted 19 unidentified Austin police officers on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, which could carry penalties up to life in prison. Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon was critical of the indictments at a press conference. Chacon said he believed the officers were defending themselves.
"While I respect the grand jury process, I am disappointed to hear the DA's press conference statements regarding anticipated indictments of APD officers related to the 2020 protests," he said."As a department, we asked these officers to work under the most chaotic of circumstances in May of 2020 and to make split-second decisions to protect all participants.
Austin recorded its highest murder rate since 1984 in 2021 following a $150 million cut to the police department's budget.
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