West Calls Pioneering Police Camera Legislation He Authored a “Game Changer,” but Only Step One in Process of Achieving Systemic Change
DALLAS– State Senator Royce West (D-Dallas) called for the immediate resignation of Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody, in the wake of new revelations about the death of another unarmed black man while in the custody of Chody’s department.
“The medical examiner ruled his death a homicide after he was tased at least three times by Williamson County Sheriff’s Deputies–after he told them he had a heart condition,” West said.
West also noted the in-custody death itself was very disturbing, and he questioned why, under Chody’s leadership, officers were engaging in 22-minute police chases while under the lights and cameras of a reality television show.
The TV producers’ deleted footage that could have been critical evidence surrounding the death of Javier Ambler,” West noted.
“Were it not for the legislation I wrote and passed in 2015 concerning body cameras, we would not have the information we have today about the death of Javier Ambler and many others,” West said.
