Austin police officer fired for punching man on Sixth Street

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An Austin police officer who was caught on video punching an unsuspecting bar-goer on Sixth Street last October has been fired.

Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis issued an indefinite suspension for former Officer Andy Garcia earlier this month. The memo effectively terminates Garcia's employment, though he can appeal the decision.

Garcia was one of several officers who were criticised for their actions last year after a video of the incident surfaced online. James Rodriguez was one of a handful of people on Sixth Street approached by officers during a scuffle before Garcia suddenly punched him, knocking him out. Rodriguez has since sued the city and Garcia for excessive force in federal court. Garcia and another officer were taken off patrol after the incident, which Austin Mayor Kirk Watson called "inexcusable and indefensible" in October.

Garcia's disciplinary memo, obtained by KUT News, calls his response "unreasonable and unnecessary."

"His actions ... brought embarrassment to APD and/or the City of Austin," Davis said, adding that the case has been referred to the department's Special Investigations Unit, which works with the Travis County District Attorney's Office to prosecute police misconduct.

Garcia's disciplinary memo lays out 18 violations of the Austin Police Department's general orders, including an incident in which he allegedly struck a man in the spine with a flashlight days before knocking out Rodriguez. Davis said allowing him to continue as an officer would be a "disservice to the members of the public."

"Any one of the above-mentioned ... cases individually warrants Officer Garcia's indefinite suspension," Davis wrote. "The cumulative cases unquestionably do as well."

Categories: Bad Cop Bad Day

Tags: Texas police

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2 +1 Browser12 2 months ago

Should have givin him a raise

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2 +1 Zipcreature9 2 months ago

Everyone’s a tough guy until the police hit back. Then they become litigious babies!

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4 +1 Internetfullofretards 2 months ago

Definitely didn't cut out any context in this 12 second clip.... Question is why?

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0 +1 MarGarTar 2 months ago

If anyone did that to anyone, in a developed country, they'd get at least 10-15 years for that. That's an unprovoked punch that could easily have resulted in death.

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2 +1 Internetfullofretards 2 months ago

@MarGarTar wtf are you on? In my socialist country they are removing the 3 year minimum for illegal firearms trafficking... Criminals get it too easy outside of the US in develed countries. You seem to know very little about the world.

2 +1 D.I.N.A.S. 2 months ago

Fired but not arrested? How is that not an arrestable offense? This is one cop that needs his ass beat!

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1 +1 Internetfullofretards 2 months ago

@D.I.N.A.S. did you not get a high school diploma yet? You are asking questions which everyone should know the answer to.

2 +1 L.X 2 months ago

Fucking broccoli headed cop? That's Austin for you.

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5 +1 deadmanj82 2 months ago

Make him the commish bro.

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7 +1 f...liberals 2 months ago

Should have gave him a promotion ,instead !!

5 +1 Lemmiwinks 2 months ago

Media burying this. They’re right. It’s my fault for seeing a light skin cop punch a white guy. I’m sorry I saw something I wasn’t supposed to. I’ll go back to talking about the Super Bowl like a good goyim

6 +1 oroboros 2 months ago

We must have no illusions about the professionalism of the police. The police force is full of incompetent individuals and among them are psychopaths who want revenge for the wrongs they suffered in their childhood.