Local and state leaders are calling for the resignation of Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody and for the deputies involved in Javier Ambler’s death to be fired.
Some Texas Democrats are urging Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special legislative session to pass laws on policing and criminal justice and asking why the governor hasn’t yet publicly acknowledged the Ambler case even as he condemned Floyd’s death as a “horrific act of police brutality” that he said must be prevented in Texas.
All four of the Republicans condemned Floyd’s death, and the actions of the Minneapolis police department, however, they have not publicly acknowledged Ambler’s case.
In a tweet, Chody denied accusations from Travis County DA Margaret Moore that he’s purposefully slowed the investigation of Ambler’s death or tried to cover it up.
Sen. John Whitmire, chair of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, proposed the Texas Rangers take over the investigation into Ambler’s death, according to reports.
