Federal jury finds 2 San Antonio police officers liable in excessive force case
A federal jury on Wednesday determined that a pair of San Antonio police officers violated a local man's civil rights by using excessive force against him, the Express-News reports. An undercover officer identified as Detective John Doe and then-SWAT officers Carlos Chavez and Virgilio Gonzalez subdued Rogelio "Roger" Carlos III on his family's property in May 2014 after they mistook him for a fleeing drug suspect, according to the daily. During court arguments, Carlos' attorney, Philip G. Bernal, alleged the officers beat his client during the encounter and that Chavez pressed his knee into the subdued man's head with his full weight, the Express-News reports.
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