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Abilene resident alleges excessive force by officers, criticizes city leadership during public comment
Summary
During the Abilene City Council meeting that began at 8:30 a.m., resident Eddie Pugh used the public comment period to accuse Abilene Police Department officers of using excessive force in a recent arrest and to sharply criticize city leaders and the council’s handling of the RISE matter.
During the Abilene City Council meeting that began at 8:30 a.m., resident Eddie Pugh used the public comment period to accuse Abilene Police Department officers of using excessive force in a recent arrest and to sharply criticize city leaders and the council’s handling of the RISE matter.
Pugh said detectives had reviewed materials with him and described an arrest involving a man he identified as “Rocky,” saying officers restrained the man and ‘‘break his leg and then made him walk on it’’; Pugh attributed that description to his account. He said officers found a…
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