The trial involving former Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody and former county attorney Jason Nassour is set to begin Monday. The pair is accused of tamper
The trial involving former Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody and former county attorney Jason Nassour is set to begin Monday. The pair is accused of tampering with evidence and conspiracy to tamper with evidence involving the in-custody death of Javier Ambler back in 2019.
“We as an organization just want to see some type of justice for the family,” says Chas Moore with the Austin Justice Coalition. Moore says it’s been a long process involving trials and lawsuits over the death of Ambler. He says both he and the coalition hope for an outcome favorable for Ambler’s family. “We just hope that the courts and the jury come to a conclusion that satisfies some of the family needs,” he said. A recent indictment alleges both Chody and Nassour took steps to conceal footage of Ambler’s death, which happened back in March of 2019. Chody is accused of ordering deputies to turn off their body and vehicle cameras, as well as withholding information from investigators. Moore says this indictment only further drives a wedge in the trust between the community an law enforcement. “It's kind of difficult when we tell people that you have to trust the process, you have to just be involved in the process, get involved in the process, and then stuff like this happens,” he said. The indictment against Chody and Nassour further outlines a contract provision with the documentary series “Live PD” to destroy raw unaired footage within 30 days, along with allowing the crew to take footage from the crime scene the day of Ambler’s fatal arrest. Criminal defense attorney and former federal prosecutor John Teakell says this indictment could prove important in the eyes of the jury, but it’s on the prosecution to be able to bring forth evidence. “It sounds like if they had the undisclosed agreement then I guess it's going to depend on how the prosecutor can prove that and what evidence they have to prove that,” he said. On the flip side, Teakell also adds the defense is “probably going to focus, or at least to a good extent on the same thing, on what evidence is there.” Two Williamson County deputies, Zach Camden and James Johnson, were acquitted of manslaughter charges in connection to this case back in March.
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