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Residents allege officer misconduct at Gonzales City Council meeting
Summary
During public comment at the April 23 Gonzales City Council meeting, two residents alleged misconduct by Gonzales police officers, citing videos and claiming officers failed to perform duties and used excessive force; no formal investigation was announced during the meeting.
At the Gonzales City Council meeting on April 23, resident Andrew Martinez and Zoom commenter Henry Martinez Jr used the public comment period to allege police misconduct by Gonzales police officers, including dereliction of duty and use of force around minors.
Andrew Martinez, who identified himself as living on 112 10th Street, told the council he could not proceed with his court case because, he said, "the officers, all 20 of them, are violation of the unbecoming an officer because they're refusing to do their duties." Martinez named Officers Perez and Ferrero as being at the scene of his incident and said video evidence supported his account. "These…
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