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Former Austin Police Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Excessive Force Charges, Surrenders License – Texas Herald News – Texas News, covers news and events in Houston, Austin, West Texas

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Former Austin Police Department Sergeant Brian Yarger pleaded guilty on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, to Assault Causing Bodily Injury and Official Oppression, both Class A misdemeanors. The plea stems from an investigation into his use of excessive force during the arrest of Shaun Johnson on June 2, 2024. As part of a plea agreement, the State also resolved two subsequent incidents where Yarger allegedly used excessive force against Marcos Cardoza on…
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texasheraldnews.com broke the news in on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
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