A jury found former Harris County Sheriff’s Sergeant Garrett Hardin not guilty of murder Monday in the 2022 shooting death of Roderick Brooks.
FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas on June 22, 2017.
Investigators reported that during a struggle on the ground, Brooks gained control of Hardin’s Taser, prompting the sergeant to fire his weapon.He emphasized that the video evidence clearly showed Brooks attempting to grab the Taser during the encounter. “If you look carefully at that video, you will see the suspect is starting to turn and grab the Taser,” Keiter said.Christian Terry covered digital news in Tyler and Wichita Falls before returning to the Houston area where he grew up. He is passionate about weather and the outdoors and often spends his days off on the water fishing.
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